Alternatively you can use the gnome-speech espeak module. I have managed to get the espeak gnome-speech driver to go through alsa. If you want more details on this I can give them. It would be good for those with slower computers where lag is going to be more noticable to compare the two ways of using espeak. I found that speech-dispatcher lead to less chance of speech becoming choppy, but there were times (eg. when changing folders in evolution, using evolutions mail folder list) did have a bit of a lag with speech-dispatcher. From Michael Whapples On Sun, 2007-04-29 at 15:33 -0700, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hello, > Orca doesn't have an 'espeak' module for speech synthesis, as I recall. > What it does have is a Gnome Speech module. Gnome Speech in turn hooks into > Speech Dispatcher, which hooks into Espeak. > Now, I have had no difficulties with Orca forgetting any preferences of > mine--it uses Espeak just fine. > Hope this is helpful, > Zack. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garrett Klein" <garrettklein at comcast.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 3:22 PM > Subject: Unable to use espeak with orca > > > > Hello all, > > > > I got orca working yesterday. And I had it using espeak. > > However, sometimes Orca seems to "forget" that it's supposed to > > use espeak, but keeps my speech rate/key echo settings in tact. > > I upgraded to svn orca this morning, and it was working fine, > > until it forgot my preferences again. I should note, at this > > point, that espeak isn't available in the GUI preferences, > > regardless of version. And in the newest orca, I get a python > > traceback at the end of running orca --text-setup. > > > > Anyone else have this problem? > > > > Garrett > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > >
