No, it is a commercial application. I managed to get it about 12 months ago. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcel Oats" <moats@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:00 AM Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
