Well, what you do is capture the understanding you gain as you learn to make it work in a document and then share it with us for comments. At the end of the process you have something that could be a FAQ. Chris Norman writes: > I could write you a FAQ if I understood. > > I'll have a look and then post again. > > Cheers, > > Chris Norman. > > <!-- chris.norman4@xxxxxxxxxxxx --> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:21 PM > Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth > > > >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. 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