Yes, but you'll need to get speech0-dispatcher (and speechd_up) compiled and working. You'll also need to get flite (or some other software TTS engine). Troll via Google for messages on this subject. It has been discussed in the past quite thoroughly. Perhaps you wil write up the FAQ for us so we don't have to keep answering this way? Chris Norman writes: > I don't need to install with speach, I have parents who can help with the > install, it's just for when I'm actually using the thing, I'll need it to > speak, but I don't have, or want to buy a synth. Can it work just through > my onboard sound card or headphones or something? > > Cheers, > > Chris Norman. > > <!-- chris.norman4@xxxxxxxxxxxx --> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 10:47 PM > Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth > > > >It will compile speech-dispatcher and you can find flite rpms for it. > >You cannot install with speech unless you use a hardware synth. > > > >Chris Norman writes: > >>I am using the modified fedora 3 distro. I have it coming from > >>ftp.linux-speakup.org. > >> > >>Cheers, > >> > >>Chris Norman. > >> > >><!-- chris.norman4@xxxxxxxxxxxx --> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 1:42 PM > >>Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth > >> > >> > >>>Chris Norman writes: > >>>>Hi guys, I've just read the how-to on the speakup page (while I'm > >>>>downloading the images), and it keeps saying about hardware > >>>>synthasizers. > >>>>The problem is, I don't have one, I've been running Hal and SuperNova > >>>>for > >>>>all my years of using computers, can I run Linux and SpeakUp without > >>>>buying a synthasizer? > >>>> > >>> > >>>Yes, maybe. But, you cannot install using speech without a hardware > >>>synth. > >>> > >>>I say "maybe," because I have not had success compiling > >>>speech-dispatcher under gcc-4, but you are probably downloading a distro > >>>with > >>>an earlier gcc. Do a Google search for speech-dispatcher to find > >>>messages about how to get it working. > >>> > >>> > >>>>Cheers, > >>>> > >>>>Chris Norman. > >>>> > >>>><!-- chris.norman4@xxxxxxxxxxxx --> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >>>-- > >>> > >>>Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >>>Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > >>>Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go > >>>to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > >>> > >>>Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >>>janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>> > >>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>No virus found in this incoming message. > >>>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >>>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.11/45 - Release Date: > >>>09/07/2005 > >>> > >>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >> > >>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >-- > > > >Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > >Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go > >to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > > >Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > >-- > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > >Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.11/45 - Release Date: 09/07/2005 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list