As suggested to you there is voxin which is basically the same as ttsynth but much less. As for your question about how to change the editor, I just tried: update-alternatives --config editor it then listed editors and prompted me to make a choice. Michael Whapples On -10/01/37 20:59, David Sexton wrote: > o I finally threw away windows! > I just needed an excuse and the million and two errors I got while > trying to repair my soundcard drivers did it for me. > I have been using grml that I installed on my laptop for the last > week. I've learned how to use lynx, mutt, msn, and even how to check > my battery status and change the brightness of my screen. > Does ttsynth still work with speakup? I bought a license about 2 years > ago, but sadly, I lost the link to download it and the key or whatever > it came with so it looks like I'll have to buy it all over again. > Is dectalk responsive on linux? > What browsers and other such programs are people out there using with > speakup these days? > Did someone write a program to interface brltty and speakup? It would > be nice if brltty would follow the speakup curosor. > I'm sure I'll find a million more questions as time goes by. > For example, in zsh how do I change my default editor vim is driving > me nuts! > David >