Yes, if it's commented, absolutely. Uncomment it. I simply don't recall what the default state of that config file is. I suppose I could go get an untweaked copy, but such wasn't immediately at hand today. Janina Robert Spangler writes: > > On 3/10/2014 10:58 AM, Janina Sajka wrote:3.) Make sure the TTS you > want is correctly specified. I made sure > espeak was uncommented: > > DefaultModule espeak > > It is also necessary to uncomment the appropriate line to add the > module, correct? > > I find Pulse Audio to add yet another layer of irritation to my > sound system, so if I can get your method to work, it is preferred. > > Thanks, > Robert > On 3/10/2014 10:58 AM, Janina Sajka wrote: > >Robert Spangler writes: > >>I even tried Janina's suggestion of disabling Pulseaudio (using her > >>steps) and that just resulted in Orca not speaking. > >> > > > > > >Oh, and one more thing ... > > > >You have to edit /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf > > > >You need at least: > > > >1.) Set alsa as your environment. SD defaults to pulse. Change that. > >the file shows you how. > > > >2.) Double check that you're correctly specifying the also device > >you want to drive. On my old Lenovo laptop this currently reads: > > > >AudioALSADevice "plughw:0,0" > > > >3.) Make sure the TTS you want is correctly specified. I made sure > >espeak was uncommented: > > > >DefaultModule espeak > > > > > >hth > > > >Janina > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup at linux-speakup.org > >http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina at asterisk.rednote.net Email: janina at rednote.net Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Protocols & Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf Indie UI http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/