Hi, I have Viavoice outload now working with speakup. I used the old rpms ro install viavoice, modified the script runcmdlinespeak, and used the generic module of speech-dispatcher to get speechd_up to use it. I had to install glibc-2.3.1 and one or two other older libs to get it working. I also had another viavoice copy which cut off words and is not stable in general. I moved the compiled version of glibc-2.3.1 onto different machines with success. I have tested under Fedora 2 and 3 and Debian. HTH Willem On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Darragh wrote: > Helo Kenny, I'm not entirely sure where I'm going to get it yet how I have an idea so when I know more I'll let you know. > > The only lib that I haven't got installed is libXm.so.1. where the hell can I find that. I have libXm.so.3 installed with SuSE but this doesn't seem to work. wouldn't the version 3 of this lib work? would it not have the features of version 1? I've set up a simlink to that lib and called it libXm.so.1 but I'm not sure how to get the rpm to find it. > > > -----Original message----- > From: Kenny Hitt kenny at hittsjunk.net > Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:31:06 +0100 > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: software TTS > >> Hi. >> >> So far, I've found my copy of ttsynth to be useless. It appears to be >> Viavoice under a new name with few (if any) changes. It still seems to >> require outdated libs to get the utilities to run, and there isn't any >> documentation on the utilities included. >> >> My problems could be the seller, so where do you plan to get it? >> >> Kenny >> >> On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 08:36:00PM +0100, Darragh wrote: >>> Hello, I'm looking for good software TTS. I don't mind paying for it at this stage as the apollo sounds horrible in my opinion and when using a laptop its not always practicle to plug it in. >>> >>> I'd like something that I can use on a few applications. At the moment I use/try depending on my mood Gnopernicus, Speakup, Yasr, Emacspeak, BrlTTY, and in a few weeks the SuSE sbl packages. >>> >>> So far I've tried Flite, F lite, Festivle and of course the apollo but all have sounded terrible or have been very sluggish. I've been told about a TTS package from ibm called ttsynth that works with gnopernicus and sbl so I'm thinking of buying that but I'd like your input first. Does it work with some or all of the above packages and is it responsive in the console and in Gnome? >>> >>> I've had the IBM viavoice package for years but never got it running. Today I almost got there however I had problems trying to find libXm.so.1 so I think that's going to be left for another very quiet day. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Darragh >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CSIR. CSIR E-mail Legal Notice http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to HelpDesk at csir.co.za. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.
