Well, "ALSA_CARD=1 espeakup" sets the environment variable ALSA_CARD to 1 for the command about to run (espeakup); It doesn't export anything, it just sets the variable for that program. Adding quotes changes what that does -Devon May 11, 2013 15:35?ChuckH <chuckh at ftml.net> ??????: > Difficulty implementing Rynhardt's suggestion, which was: > > ALSA_CARD=1 espeakup > > When I exported the above environment variable, I saw that it needed > quoting, so I added single quotes: > > ALSA_CARD='1 espeakup' > > I somehow got it to work, so that screen reader output went to alsa card 1 > instead of my default card 0, but found that I could no longer issue output > to that default card. It appears that setting ALSA_CARD implies hw:x,0 and > plughw:x,0 no longer works. That means I lose dmix, and the only sounds I > can play are my screen reader output. > > Seems like the solution may require some asound.conf programming, and I'm > not sure I'm up to that. > > There is a speech-dispatcher package for my distro, and after installing it > I saw in the speechd.conf file that an alternative alsa device can be > specified. But I can't seem to locate a speechd-up connector to use with > speech-dispatcher. Anybody know where I can get a current copy of > speechd-up that works? > > Ain't computers fun? > > > -- > > Chuck in Hudson. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
