Hi Janina!
Thank you for information. I am beginner.
Gradimir
| Hi, Bastono:
|
| Welcome to to Linux and welcome to the Speakup list.
|
| In the long run you will be happiest if you find a way to get a good
| hardware speech synthesizer. I understand that doing this may be a
| burden for you, but you will always be goad you have one after the pain
| of getting it has been forgotten. It is possible to get a Doubletalk LT
| (also known as a Litetalk) for as little as $150 U.S. These units are
| still available new for just under $300 U.S. My advice to you is that
| you make it a goal to get a hardware synth eventually. Get familiar with
| the synths supported by Speakup and start saving for one, and start
| looking around for one to buy.
|
| Meanwhile, you can use the Linux console and emacs with yasr and
| emacspeak respectively, using flite as your speech driver. Look at:
|
| http://eflite.sf.net
|
| The rest of the information and software you need is hyperlinked from
| this page.
|
| Of course, this means working in English. But, I advise taking your
| time. You can certainly afford to have all the freely available software
| speech that exists for Linux. So, since cost isn't a problem, start with
| the simple things before you take on the more difficult ones.
| Interfacing Festival to Speakup or Emacspeak is more difficult, so work
| on that after you have flite and eflite working for you.
|
|
| Bastono writes:
| > From: "Bastono" <bastono at teol.net>
| >
| > Hi all!
| >
| > Please help to me.
| > I have Windows SE and JAWS 4.51 installed on my computer, with
| > recently added Linux Slckware v.9, on a separate partition. I do not
| > have any Linux sintesizer, ither software or hardware one. What can I
| > do in order to make my Linux speak?
| > I am primarily interested in software solutions, but if anyone suggess
| > any hardware solutions I would need more detailed information. Such
| > information may be posted privately if considered so (private address:
| > bastono at teol.net).
| > I am less interested in hardware solutions because
| > I am not in position to apply/buy them (I live in Bosnia and
| > Herzegovina)
| > Is there anyone with more concrete experience with 'Festival'
| > sintesizer. I am specially interested in it, since it supports
| > Esperanto also.
| >
| > Gradimir Kragic,
| > E-mail: bastono at teol.net
| >
| >
| >
| >
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|
| 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
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