for setting volume from the console I prefer a program called rexima which comes with slackware in the ap series. On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 10:18:33AM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > Yes, I agree about aumix. It's the only part of OSS that I like. > > Tom and Esther Ward writes: > > From: "Tom and Esther Ward" <tward1978 at earthlink.net> > > > > Hi, the speech rate is very easy to set. > > Simply do a numpad-0 and the letter 8 which should put you in layer 8. > > Pressing the numpad-4 and numpad-6 keys will slow down and speed up the > > speech rate. > > Also the numpad-1 and numpad-3 keys will lower and increase the volume of > > the speech. > > Note, becareful to check the state of your numlock key as this all depends > > if your numlock is on or off. > > As far as setting volume gnome has a very speech friendly volume controle > > located in the Gnome 2.4 main panel menu. It's location is a little > > different in different Linux distros, but it is in the multimedia group with > > the cd players etc... > > If you are more interressted in setting volume from the command line there > > is a nice program called aumix which will set your volume. For example: > > > > aumix -v 100 100 -w 75 75 -m 0 0 > > > > Personally, I like the gnome volume controle better, but aumix is a pretty > > nice commandline tool as well. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Juan Hernandez" <juan at labradorable.net> > > To: "speakup" <Speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:06 AM > > Subject: gnopernicus too fast > > > > > > Hello, I got gnome and gnopernicus running. Now my problem is that the rate > > of speech is way to fast, also how do I turn up the volume of my sound card > > in console and in x? Thanks > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > Email: janina at rednote.net > Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Director, Technology Research and Development > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > http://www.afb.org > > Chair, Accessibility Work Group > Free Standards Group > http://accessibility.freestandards.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
