The config file message is dumb, but harmless and it goes on to find them in the correct place anyway. I have had both the swift and dec modules working, but swift does not do well in a normal console environment, its much more suited to asterisk or some such where it just plays a short phrase. Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg84 at dreamwld.com> wrote: > Hello! > Yes, it is that I do too, and I run as a system service. > but it says that config files are not found anyway. > Is there a plase in the files where I can specify where dispatcher > looks for config files? > Also, could you please send your swift and dectalk files to me > privately, so that I can get this to work? > /Kristoffer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 3:39 PM > Subject: Re: speech dispatcher with speakup > > > Hi. I don't run speech-dispatcher as a user. I run it system wide. > With that > config, I don't have any problems using Deqtalk or Swift. > Never used spd-conf, so can't help with that. > You might need to ask on ubuntu-accessibility. > I believe Ubuntu is the distro that created that > program and wants users to run speech-dispatcher from there home dir. > Spd-conf does exist in the Debian package, but I just edit config > files in /etc/speech-dispatcher. > > Kenny > > On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 03:03:56PM +0200, Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote: > > Hello! > > Ok, I got speechd-up working at first. > > Then I wanted to implement support for both swift aand dectalk. > > I messed around very much, but didn't get software dectalk to work. > > Then suddenly, I get errors that a config file isn't found in my > > home directory. > > when running spd-conf it seems to work, but when I press enter after > > the final question I get a very much python errors, and that it > > can't find my config file. > > What is this? > > speech dispatcher doesn't say anything either. > > /Kristoffer > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenny Hitt" > > <kenny at hittsjunk.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:51 PM > > Subject: Re: speech dispatcher with speakup > > > > > > Hi. The current state of speech-dispatcher speechd-up and the > > opentts fork is confusing. > > Speech-dispatcher exists in Debian, but speechd-up and the opentts > > fork appear to only > > be available in Ubuntu. > > For now, I use speech-dispatcher for Orca and espeak for speakup. > > > > Kenny > > > > On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 01:32:02PM +0200, Willem van der Walt wrote: > > >Sorry, thought it came from Debian, but I am running Ubuntu Jaunty which > > >has the package under the name of speechd-up. > > >Regards, Willem > > > > > > > > >On Thu, 3 Jun 2010, Kenny Hitt wrote: > > > > > >> Hi. Although speech-dispatcher exists in Debian, speechd-up doesn't. > > >> This is according to apt-cache search speech on a box running > > >Debian > Sid. > > >> > > >> Kenny > > >> > > >> On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 12:13:18PM +0200, Willem van der Walt wrote: > > >> > Once speech-dispatcher is running, you just run speechd-up -d > > >> > There is a fork of speech-dispatcher and speechd-up under the name > > >> > opentts. > > >> > The programs have different names, but are the maintained > > >versions of > > the > > >> > mensioned programs. > > >> > > > >> > The debian based distros have packages for both speech-dispatcher and > > >> > speechd-up. > > >> > HTH, Willem > > >> > > > >> > On Tue, 1 Jun 2010, Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > Hello! > > >> > > How do I use speakup with speech dispatcher? > > >> > > I used to use speechd-up, but that was a long time ago, and > > >now that > > > seems to be abandonware. > > >> > > /Kristoffer > > >> > > > > >> > > Kristoffer Gustafsson > > >> > > Trelleborgsv?gen 1b > > >> > > 514 33 Tranemo > > >> > > > > >> > > tel: 0325-42093 > > >> > > mobil: 073-8226473 > > >> > > e-post: kg84 at dreamwld.com > > >> > > Eller > > >> > > kristoffer_gustafsson at allmail.net > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > >> > > Speakup mailing list > > >> > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > >> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >> > > > > >> > -- > > This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms > > >and conditions, > > e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open > > >Document Format (ODF) > > standard. > > >> > The full disclaimer details can be found at > > > > >http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. > > >> > > > >> > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous > > >content by > > MailScanner, > > >> > and is believed to be clean. 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