The TripleTalk has stopped working for some reason. I have both Doubletalk and TripleTalk synths here. The Doubletalk always works, but the TripleTalk never works. It didn't used to be like that. Janina al Sten-Clanton writes: > 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 at braille.uwo.ca [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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina at CapitalAccessibility.Com Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and Canada Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com Chair, Open Accessibility janina at a11y.org Linux Foundation http://a11y.org
