tried accessing /proc/speakup/voice and "permission denied" tried oepening it in vi /proc/speakup/voice and just got a 0 and a bunch of tildes in it. Blind Tech website: http://www.users.qwest.net/~drjann/epyd/ contact info can be found on website email list: EPYD Radio-subscribe at yahoogroups.com EPYD the only place to be! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 6:18 PM Subject: Re: changing voice in speakup | Hi. | | Be careful when you assume. | | Have you tried playing with the value of /proc/speakup/voice? | | Post back with your results, and we can go from there. Hint: the values | are ints. | | Kenny | | On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 12:06:15PM -0700, EPYD Productions wrote: | > so am i correct to asume that the voices and or tones i speak of are just | > predefined pitch and freq rates or by the settings i remember like in jaws | > for example, and in the m40 with the internal dbtk chip the voices were such | > as perfect paul and so on? would i have to define these in the specified | > path below?? | > Blind Tech | > website: http://www.users.qwest.net/~drjann/epyd/ | > contact info can be found on website | > email list: EPYD Radio-subscribe at yahoogroups.com | > EPYD the only place to be! | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net> | > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> | > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:11 AM | > Subject: Re: changing voice in speakup | > | > | > | Hi. | > | | > | Echo values to /proc/speakup/voice. cat the file to see the current | > | value. | > | | > | BTW, I don't think zipspeak is being maintained any more, so you might | > | want to consider a modern Linux install. | > | | > | Hope this helps. | > | Kenny | > | | > | On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 10:40:11AM -0700, EPYD Productions wrote: | > | > i'm sorry you feel i did not do my reading sir. but i have, all i found | > was | > | > how to change pitch and punc rate, reading rate and things of that | > nature. | > | > i've searched google, the msg archives. i've done my research sir. i | > don't | > | > know everything, and don't feel i do, that is why i am asking for help. | > and | > | > there is no speakup help module in zipspeak. so if i could get some | > help, | > | > i'd appreciate it. thanks | > | > Blind Tech | > | > website: http://www.users.qwest.net/~drjann/epyd/ | > | > contact info can be found on website | > | > email list: EPYD Radio-subscribe at yahoogroups.com | > | > EPYD the only place to be! | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > | > From: "Kirk Reiser" <kirk at braille.uwo.ca> | > | > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." | > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> | > | > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:21 AM | > | > Subject: Re: changing voice in speakup | > | > | > | > | > | > | Well blind tech, maybe you should read the user manual or possibly | > | > | check speakup help. Just exactly what kind of tech has to ask those | > | > | types of questions? Almost as bad as calling yourself a guru. If you | > | > | think you are then learn to read. | > | > | | > | > | Kirk | > | > | | > | > | -- | > | > | | > | > | Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility | > | > | e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario | > | > | phone: (519) 661-3061 | > | > | | > | > | _______________________________________________ | > | > | 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 |
