Hi there, the correct command is speechd-up Incidentally, what's the story with viavoice? I remember it was free, but I can't find it anywhere. I guess the correct name is IBM tts, but at any rate, would a debian package exist? Marcel At 10:34 Ay M 3/12/2006, you wrote: >Hi Scott. > >Steps to get software synths to work are: > >1. Modify the speech-dispatcher configuration file found in the >/etc/speech-dispatcher directory. You have to modify this file to support >the software synth you want to use. The configuraiton file already has some >defualt free and non-free synths. EG: espeech, flight, Dectalk Software >and Viavoice. Make sure you restart speech-dispatcher via the >'/etc/init.d/speech-dispatcher restart' command before trying to get >software to work with Speakup. I don't know If this is really required, but >I do it to make sure. > >2. Once you have done that, load the speakup moduel for software speech by: > >modprobe speakup_sftsyn > >3. Then run dispatcher: > >speech-dispatcher > >4. Then run: > >speakd-up (I hope I hav this command correct, I am working from memory). > >Assumming your sound is correctly configured on your machine. Then it all >should work. > >I have this in a script to do for myself. > >Sean >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Scott Ford" <scott at adaptiveit.us> >To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" ><speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 1:15 AM >Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu > > > > Hi, > > Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth? > > I cannot seem to figure it out. Thank you in advanced. > > Scott > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > > On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor > > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next to > > the > > scroll lock to the right of f12. All other consoles will work correctly > > at > > that point. > > > > Lorenzo > > - -- > > I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse. > > - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment) -----BEGIN PGP > > SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFFcNcxG9IpekrhBfIRApFXAKCcvdYYHR05v9yKHPCMR90QgNLFmQCdGCRy > > m+Wbzs5pZ/LoQg4Kcthi/S4= > > =EyFK > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.3/562 - Release Date: 12/1/2006 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
