That's interesting about the -t option. I'm pretty sure I run speechd-up with no options and I can still control punctuation with Speakup's punct level controls. You got me wondering now.:) On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 09:41:26PM +0100, Hynek Hanke wrote: > On Tue, 2007-02-27 at 12:05 -0800, Zachary Kline wrote: > > I did not do this, actually. When I did, the thing works now. > > What I'm wondering is how to change punctuation settings? I'm not getting > > any punctuation at all spoken, and I want to get at least some. (Changing > > defaultpunclevel in speechd.conf didn't seem to do the trick, unless I need > > to reboot the machine first?) > > Hi, > > this is a problem that is being worked on. If you need just to make it > work for Speakup in English, the trick for now is to run speechd-up > with the -t (or --dont-init-tables option). Speakup will care of > punctuation, but this only works for English. > > If you want internationalization, don't do this. Modify > the /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-generic.conf (or similar path) > so that the option GenericExecuteSynth contains the --punct parameter > for eSpeak > > This should work: > > GenericExecuteSynth \ > "echo \"$DATA\" | espeak -w /tmp/espeak.wav --punct -v $VOICE -s $RATE > -a $VOLUME -p $PITCH --stdin && aplay /tmp/espeak.wav" > > Make sure GenericStripPunctChars is commented out with the # sign. (It > is by default.) > > This second way works with internationalization and will likely result > in better synthesis etc. However, you will not be able to switch between > punctuation on and of at runtime. > > Sorry for the hacks. We are working on it. > > Have a nice day, > Hynek Hanke > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://holmesgrown.ld.net/
