Yeah it does! and thanks! I'm used to typing in the blind! literally so won't kill me to bash at it that way. Thank you. - Amanda Lee On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Dawes, Stephen wrote: > Amanda, > > As I understand it, it is one size fits all. > > When you start the install, you give the installation 2 parameters > firstly, you tell the installer that you want to use text mode. > secondly you tell the installer the type of synthesizer you want to use. > > E.G. > text, speakup_synth=acntsa > would be the parameters for the accent sa > > Does this answer your question? > > Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc. > Web Business Office, The City of Calgary > PHONE: (403) 268-5527. > FAX: (403) 268-6423 > E-MAIL ADDRESS: Stephen.Dawes at gov.calgary.ab.ca > Internet: http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Amanda Lee [mailto:amanda at shellworld.net] > > Sent: 2001 August 23 12:36 PM > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > Subject: Re: Hello to everyone > > > > > > I haven't looked on this ftp site but are there different archives for > > different speech synthesizers? Seems the only way to have a speaking > > install of redhat with speakup is to have it configured to > > work with the > > type of synthesizer one is using??? > > > > Guess will go on a hunt to see for myself! ha! - Amanda Lee > > > > On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > > > Peter, are you looking to install with speech? If so, the > > question is > > > about where you got the Redhat. If off one of the official > > mirrors, it > > > doesn't come with speech. If you want a Redhat with speakup > > already in it, > > > use anonymous ftp to speakup.octothorp.org and download > > from there. At > > > least goot a boot floppy image to get going--though you > > really should get > > > the entire disk1 iso image, at least. > > > > > > Of course, you can always compile speakup in after the > > fact. But, if you > > > need to rely on speech, it's easier to get the speakup > > enabled Redhat up > > > front. > > > On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Peter M. Konka wrote: > > > > > > > Hey Raul: > > > > > > > > I have a copy of Redhat 7.1 which i might install > > sometime this week and > > > > play around with it. > > > > > > > > --- Peter > > > > > > > > At 08:20 AM 8/23/01 -0500, you wrote: > > > > >Hi Peter. Glad you can join the list and feel free to > > jump in at any > > > > >time. Everyone here is very friendly and helpful. I've > > learned a lot > > > > >from reading and asking this list. I wish that at 16 I > > would have known > > > > >how to be a webmaster and a technician, hehehe, but at > > 16 I was playing > > > > >apple 2e games with my good old texttalker card. I have > > a laptop with a > > > > >dual boot setup, the primary boot is into slackware linux and the > > > > >secondary boot is into windows 2000 professional so it > > can be done. One > > > > >thing to decide about linux is which distribution to go > > with when you > > > > >decide to install. All are good, some are better for > > one while others are > > > > >better for other people. I personally have always liked > > slackware and > > > > >debian the best. Others on this list use redhat and a > > few others I > > > > >imagine. > > > > > > > > > >Best regards > > > > > > > > > >--- Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul at asmodean.net > > http://www.asmodean.net > > > > >For millions of years, mankind lived just like the > > animals.. Then > > > > >something happened, which unleashed the power of our > > imagination... > > > > >We learned to talk... > > > > > > > > > >On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Peter M. Konka wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > My name is Peter. I would like to iuntroduce myseelf > > for i have just > > > > > > subscribed to this list. Let me tell you all a little about. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am 16 years old, and I live in Boston Massachusetts... > > > > > > > > > > > > I attend high school at Charlestown High school, in > > Charlestown, MA. > > > > > > > > > > > > I work at a computer store, Computer Warehouse in > > SOuth Boston, MA, as a > > > > > > computer technican,l network administrator, > > webmaster, sales, and a little > > > > > > of everything else... > > > > > > > > > > > > I am just starting to learn linux. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am legally blind, i do see, i will be installing > > Linux as dual boot on my > > > > > > laptop so hopefully some people out there can give me > > some good tips on > > > > > > linux if i ever ask.. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am glad to join this list... > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > >Speakup mailing list > > > > >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > > Technology Research and Development > > > Governmental Relations Group > > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > > > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > > > > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > > > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > > > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > > > > > Learn how to make accessible software at > > > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
