John Heim p??e v P? 02. 03. 2007 v 09:49 -0600: > So there are a couple of things that are left out of the instructions at > http://www.freebsoft.org/doc/speechd-up/speechd-up_1.html Thank you, I'm going to add them and update the instructions with the new library versions. > I have my linux box talking via the default software synth, festival, I > think. All I need to do now is figure out how to get it to speak via DECtalk > software and then I will be happy. You must edit the /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf. Uncomment the AddModule line containing the dtk-generic module and set the DefaultModule to dtk-generic. LanguageDefaultModule options should either be commented out or set to your likings. In case of troubles it might also be useful to review /etc/speech-dispatcher/dtk-generic.conf , especially the GenericExecuteString option. It is prepared for the case that the shell command to produce speech via dectalk is called 'say', but you might need to change this to suit your instalation. Have a nice day, Hynek Hanke