can you make a rpm or .deb package or something for people who are new to linux? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:35 AM Subject: Re: how can I get libXm.so.1 - was Re: software TTS > 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 require outdated libs to get the utilities to run, and there isn't any 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.24/100 - Release Date: 9/13/2005 > >
