I didn't even know there was a Dectalk USB -- my guess is that it works just like the serial device once the usb port's params are set up correctly. I suspect the emacspeak dtk server will just work once you set DTK_PORT to the right value for the usb port where the unit is connected. >>>>> "Jason" == Jason White <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Jason> Hart Larry <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Well I really wanna ask Jason this, as you may be able to >> suggest a solution, since I think you are also a DecTalk >> user? You mention how much you like EmacsSpeak. Well, it >> supposedly has good or great DecTalk support? Would their >> be an easy way of running my DecTalk USB from an Emacs >> server, but still run Speakup or even YASR? Jason> Jason> Yasr can run from an emacspeak speech server, Jason> including the DECTALK server (see its configuration Jason> file and documentation). As far as I know, Speakup Jason> cannot. Jason> Jason> Emacspeak works very well with a DECTALK, but I have a Jason> DECTALK Express, not DECTALK USB. There may be Jason> compatibility issues with the latter that I don't know Jason> about. Jason> Jason> Jason> _______________________________________________ Jason> Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx Jason> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Best Regards, --raman _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list