Just wondering, do I need to be connected to the Internet to use freetts? Sent from my iPhone On Jul 31, 2009, at 11:30 AM, Kyle <kyle4jesus at gmail.com> wrote: > yasr -s "emacspeak server" -p 127.0.0.1:2222 > > should all be on one line, and yes, the quotes are required, since > emacspeak server has a space in it, the -s option is looking for a > single string argument and spaces usually separate command line > strings. If you don't want to quote the emacspeak server part, you > can put a backslash before the space, so that it says emacspeak\ > server, but the quotes make it a little easier. > > 127.0.0.1 specifies the IP address of your local computer rather > than another computer on your network or the internet. 2222 is the > port, or maybe you could think of it as a door, on your computer > that YASR will be sending data to so that it can be spoken by > Freetts. So basically, 127.0.0.1:2222 is the address where YASR's > data should be sent. Freetts is "listening" at the door at > 127.0.0.1:2222 for any data coming to it so that it can speak it. I > hope this clarifies some of how this setup works. You are basically > using network communication on your own computer, so it's kinda like > how the internet works, it just doesn't leave your computer and go > somewhere else. > > Kyle > > -- > Jesus you're my life. > I live only to serve You > Each and every day. > --Kyle > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
