I would try doing that, but to be honest, I use the dear old multivoice, and unless you specify a serial port, speakup will look for it automatically. Also, remember to use the "speakup.synth" keyword, and not the older "speakup_synth," I know it sounds silly, but I've done it. Marcel -------------------------------------------------- From: "Butch Bussen" <butchb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:45 AM To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Subject: Re: image for windows or linux > I found the help file, but I can't seem to get it to come up talking. Does > it matter what port my speakout is on? Do I need to tell it which com > port? > 73 > Butch Bussen > wa0vjr > open Node 3148 > Las Vegas > > > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010, Marcel Oats wrote: > >> Hi, I love the subject line. Image for Linux (IFL) comes with the >> IFNET.ISO, if I recall the name correctly, but it certainl is present >> with the linux version of image as well. If you download the package >> containing all three programmes, and install the image for linux files >> when you are asked if you'd like to, you can create the ISO or burn it to >> a cd. >> >> In the "help" folder under the linux files, is a file called speakup.txt. >> It tells you how to enable speakup. It's not bad, though Terabyte know >> that I wish they'd include a basic sound driver that has USB support at >> least, then we can have software speech included, as not many new systems >> have a serial port, and it's near impossible to get a system with ISA >> slots now. >> >> You'd burn the ISO to a cd, and well I guess you know the rest? >> >> Marcel >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Butch Bussen" <butchb at shellworld.net> >> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 3:08 AM >> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> Subject: image for windows or linux >> >>> I just downloaded the latest terabyte programs, and I remember reading >>> some where a while back that they have a way to make their Linux >>> version >>> speak. Was that on this list? >>> 73 >>> Butch Bussen >>> wa0vjr >>> open Node 3148 >>> Las Vegas >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
