-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Okay. Actually, I forgot about the speakup commands to change rate! I have been doing it by echoing a value to the /proc/speakup variables. The thing about killing speechd_up is what I was missing. I have been changing back to the ltlk just fine, but have then been unable to bring the softsynth back since I had not been killing speechd_up. The more I use this facility, the more I like it. You mentioned the clicks once (or someone did). But you hear the same clicks from the doubletalk if you pipe it into a decent sound system, such as patching it into "line in" on the sound card. Maybe not quite as bad, but definitely choppy. Chuck On Sun, 2 May 2004, Jacob Schmude wrote: > Hi > I'm not quite sure what you mean by this. You're changing the rate, pitch, > and voice while in speakup, so why wouldn't the /proc/speakup directory > files be used? Since you're changing the parameters from speakup, that is > indeed the preferred way to make use of them. You do this the same way you > would for other synths. BTW, pitch and rate have ranges 0-9, voice has > range 0-8 although what values work depends on the software synth being > used, values 0-7 work on dectalk. > To switch back to your ltlk, echo ltlk >/proc/speakup/synth_name and then > kill speechd_up. To switch back, change to sftsyn and start speechd_up > again. > HTH > > On Sun, 2 May 2004, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Congratulations! That solves my problem too. > > > > Next problem: How to set those voice parameters $VOICE, $PITCH, > > and $RATE! The /proc/speakup variables pitch and rate affect > > them, but I doubt that is the intended way. > > > > Problem #2. Is there a preferred way to abandon the softsynth and > > switch to another speakup driver using the external doubletalk? > > For instance should speechd_up be killed? speech-dispatcher? > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > On Sun, 2 May 2004, Jacob Schmude wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > Well, thanks to Mr. Hanke of the speechd time who made a change to > > > the generic.c module, I have been able to discover and resolve the problem > > > of DECTalk not starting at system boot-up. It turns out to be one of those > > > simple, should-have-been-obvious things that one feels like an idiot for > > > missing. > > > The Problem: > > > DECTalk is installed in the /usr/local tree, and say resides in > > > /usr/local/bin. However, the initscripts don't include /usr/local/bin in > > > their path statements, for valid security reasons. As a result of this, > > > the shell couldn't find the say command and thus it wasn't being > > > executed. > > > The Solution > > > Edit dtk-generic.conf. Where the say command is referenced, put > > > the full path to say like: > > > /usr/local/bin/say > > > Save the file. That's it. Now it will execute properly on startup. > > > HTH > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > - -- > > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (94% of Full) > > My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iQCVAwUBQJVH6jVdG8M9x9tGAQJzBQQAo5WW0/c5dEzl2K6hraE9xfOh3banNrEi > > uLsxrsNThFvt6SRR2D0hjl9vt8vLtggj56QWbdVAEL4rM6Xpw5exYLtm3pXgPUk2 > > UNQ5JgKTM2NIqWPSE37eIwv5aJtHgMqBUbeyx7lF6Z0E/iRxF3s5vHfIdjStRx1v > > idCUEK/FI+w= > > =nEAG > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > - -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (95% of Full) My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iQCVAwUBQJV1yTVdG8M9x9tGAQIIAwQAnxT4qJoAx2cbGRM9Xbqg2JIwNkxPkbkH CMrWMmvU7AJ6If/++bI94KB0wCxRrGeXFH+ixuUEcbDswbS7O30srv9zTFjxGtYf UhK09YccxZszo5KwNypjRTA5+RuGTPmHBaicNUHyXiW1NhenrjI0Gmr5EOjTi7v9 NfwUgDAYiIw= =gv/T -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
