GRML has been my good buddy in moments of great trouble for a while, now. One thing I haven't been able to do so far with the latest version, however, is get it to boot up with my TripleTalk LT. The command that used to work just doesn't, even when I replace the underscore with the period in "speakup_synth=". I think this was mentioned here before, but don't think anybody mentioned doing something different that worked. Any suggestions? Thanks! Al -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Michael Whapples Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:01 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: RE: speakup is nice If a hardware synth is a problem then look at GRML (www.grml.org) as that comes with speakup and everything to run software speech on the CD. GRML allows a fully accessible (with speakup and software speech output) install of GRML or debian to the hard drive and this is how I installed linux on my laptop. I too would like to add how speakup has been so useful to me (helping me get out of situations I could not have solved with other screen readers) and it probably will continue to be useful. Also I am glad that GRML exists, allowing me a fully portable distribution where I don't need to carry round a hardware synth. Michael Whapples On 23/12/42 20:59, James Homuth wrote: > My only knock against Speakup is it's strictly command line based. If > I'm sitting in front of a linux desktop, I want to be able to use a > lot of the actual desktop applications. Certain IM clients, for > example. Plus, my limited money for hardware means I can't wander out > and get my hands on a speech synth. Otherwise, when I install linux on > my laptop in the next month or so I'd go with Speakup over Orca. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Trevor Astrope > Sent: January 13, 2009 12:07 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: speakup is nice > > Yep. I've tried orca and even bought a mac. The only time I use them > is for online banking and sites where links doesn't work. Otherwise, > speakup is my goto screen reader. > > I agree that we don't say enough just how great and liberating it is! > > On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, John G. Heim wrote: > > >> I think it's not said often enough. Speakup is really, really nice. >> Lets face it, when the chips are down, you always fall back on >> speakup don't you? I know I do. The accessible debian install,er, >> talking grml CD, plus several a talking Windows installer I built >> myself. They all depend on speakup. Speakup is like that old PC you >> have that always works even when that new flashiy one is on the fritz >> again.You know what I mean? You've got your flashy new laptop or >> whatever but in an >> > emergency, don't you want your old one running speakup? > >> Say your network is down and you need to make a serial port >> connection. What do you want? I want speakup. When a machine won't >> boot, you put in your grml CD with speakup don't you? If I'm in a >> panic, I always just want something with speakup. >> >> -- >> John G. Heim >> jheim at math.wisc.edu 3-4189 >> http://www.math.wisc.edu/~jheim/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
