Hi, the demmo has a simple x-windows application which you start and it will read a text file or speek to you. Naturally, if you don't have access to Gnome the demmo is not much help. However, the full version is allot more useful, and I think the full version is worth the $50. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kenny Hitt <kennyhitt@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:16 AM Subject: Re: plan for software dectalk? > Don't know. I didn't know there was a demo until he started complaining > about it. I bought the and haven't had any problems with it. > > Kenny > > On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 12:42:02AM -0500, Ryan Mann wrote: > > What is the difference between the Demo and the product that you pay for? > > > > > > On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Kenny Hitt wrote: > > > > > The Linux demo works fine here. I have it working with emacspeak and > > > gnopernicus. It's the best software synth I've found so far in Linux. > > > $50 for a Linux version beats the $300 I payed for the Windows version > > > in 1998. > > > > > > Kenny > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 12:54:58PM -0700, Tyler Spivey wrote: > > > > most of us can't afford software dectalk. $50 is a lot, and in canada it's > > > > doubled since it's probably in american dollars. > > > > the linux demo doesn't work, so i don't have any good way to try it. > > > > the windows demo is... so-so, but very limiting. > > > > i hate having to load windows. i only use it for games, and maybe the > > > > occasional test of a new screen reader that i find - which is not very > > > > good. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <jacobs at surferie.net> > > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:22 PM > > > > Subject: plan for software dectalk? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi speakup developers: > > > > > Just wondering if there are plans for speakup to support the linux version > > > > > of software dectalk, or whether it's even possible. It's really the only > > > > > good software synth for linux as far as voice quality goes, imho, unless > > > > by > > > > > some miracle festival develops a sudden improvement. Are there plans to > > > > > support it at all? Is it even possible, given the way speakup is designed? > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
