What I did was: Go into a console as root. Make sure your box is updated. Go into /etc/apt/sources.list (I think), and remove all the hash (#) symbols from the lines otherwise starting with "deb" or "source" or whatever they are, with addresses starting with http after them, then do: apt-get install speech-dispatcher apt-get install speechd-up Now you can type: modprobe speakup_sftsyn speech-dispatcher speechd-up My /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf set festival as the default synth anyway. I always start with the GUI on ubuntu, so festival is always started to. Otherwise just do `festival --server` or whatever the command is and then run the above. I have a start-speakup file which is named in my .bash_login file, the script looks like this: #!/bin/bash modprobe speakup_sftsyn speech-dispatcher speechd-up echo -e "\7" THis script is prety self-explanitory, except for the echo which makes the system speaker beep once. This script has never failed. HTH, Chris Norman <!-- cnorman at rnibncw.ac.uk --> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Ford" <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 2:15 PM 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
