If you want to set the rate by default on launch, rather than setting it by hand every time you launch, do something like the following in your $HOME/.emacs file: (declare (special outloud-default-speech-rate dtk-default-speech-rate)) (setq-default dtk-default-speech-rate 285 outloud-default-speech-rate 95) (tts-configure-synthesis-setup) (dtk-set-rate tts-default-speech-rate t) PS: One of the cooler emacspeak features is the calendar. Check it out with an m-x calendar. Read about the cool things you can do with your calendar in the info pages. Too bad there's no straight forward way to may your calendar mobility sensitive, i.e. it's fairly tied to stationary computing. On Sun, 19 May 2002, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > Hi Brian, > > First of all there is an Emacspeak list. As for reading, there is the > Emacspeak guide, and tutorial. All of this is available at > emacspeak.sourceforge.net. > > As a quick answer to the rate question - you need to do c-e d r. You can > make this apply to all buffers rather than just the current buffer by doing > c-u c-e d r. > > Saqib > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brian Moore" <admin at bmoore.yi.org> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:51 AM > Subject: emacspeak > > > > HI all, I am primarily a speakup user on my linux system, however, > > yesterday, I was able to get emacspeak and via voice to actually work > > on my rh 7.3 system and would like to give this thing a really good > > try. I suspect there is a list for it but don't know where. > > > > also, does anyone have any quick pointers to docs I can read or > > something to get familiar with using it and what things I may need to > > install to try mail, web browsing etc? also, one urgent question. > > the default speech rate is intolerabally slow. I thought I could do it > > with control e and then I think f1 but couldn't get it to happen. > > would like to get that changed asap because reading at that speed > > drives me mad. > > > > thanks. Brian. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
