I also think that Viavoice would be a good addition to Speakup if it can be done. I know that Emacspeak does supportit, and I use it on my laptop for that purpose. ----- Original Message ----- From: Terry D. Cudney <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 7:54 AM Subject: Re: Speakup Sans Synth? > Hi Janina, > > This sounds very interesting, especially for a laptop/portable w/ builtin sound support. Care to share with us what was involved in getting it running with alsa? > > > You wrote: > > -=> Hmmm, what would it take to wire up ViaVoice TTS? Believe it or not, I > -=> have ViaVoice working under ALSA, though I understand it's not supposed > -=> to. At least the kernel I'm now running has no OSS compiled in though > -=> there are some OSS modules in /lib/modules/2.2.17. > -=> > -=> > -=> On 10 Dec 2000, Kirk Reiser wrote: > -=> > -=> > Hi Janina: With the cvs code you certainly can boot with the synth > -=> > either turned off or not connected. There isn't much if any > -=> > performance hit as you call it. > -=> > > -=> > I was planning on not releasing a new version of speakup until I had > -=> > the synth modules stuff written, but a number of folks have been > -=> > lobbying for a new release before then. I'd be interrested in hearing > -=> > folks opinion on this subject. > -=> > > -=> > Kirk > -=> > > -=> > > -=> > -=> -- > -=> > -=> Janina Sajka, Director > -=> Technology Research and Development > -=> Governmental Relations Group > -=> American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > -=> > -=> janina at afb.net > -=> (202) 408-8175 > -=> http://www.afb.org/gov.html > -=> > -=> > -=> The invention of the printing press has been named the crowning > -=> achievement of the past millennium. Yet, electronic publishing will soon > -=> eclipse it. Read our White Paper: "Surpassing Gutenberg" available at: > -=> > -=> http://www.afb.org/ebook.html > -=> > -=> Are you developing software? Make it accessible to blind computer users. > -=> Read http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html to learn how. > -=> > -=> > -=> > -=> _______________________________________________ > -=> Speakup mailing list > -=> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > -=> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -=> > > --terry > > Name: Terry D. Cudney > Phone: (905)735-6127 > E-mail: terry at wasagacottage.com > WWW: www.wasagacottage.com > > > > Q: How many college football players does it take to screw in a lightbulb? > A: Only one, but he gets three credits for it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
