All, Trying to test speakup with espeak on wheezie. Installed espeakup package made /dev/softsynth as per instructions in speakupguide first there is no /speakup/synth closest I can find is /sys/module/speakup/parameters/synth when try, as root, to echo soft >/sys/modules/speakup/parameters/synth get permission denied when run espeakup get cannot open softhsynth, no such device. /dev/softhsynth exists. Oh yes, espeak is on system, works with orca Tom Fowle wa6ivgtf@xxxxxxxxxxx On Tue, May 19, 2015, at 10:03 AM, John G Heim wrote: > There is a page on my space on the web site of the International > Association Of Visually Impaired Technologists that explains how to get > a doubletalk working with speakup. You do have to compile a kernel and > that may be something you don't want to try. It is really not that > difficult but you can make it so your machine doesn't boot if you do it > wrong. You're not likely to do that but it can happen. > > Anyway, you could try mypage at http://www.iavit.org/~john/debian/ for > more information. I'll see if I can compile a kernel for debian jessie > sometime over the next week. I have eleventy gazillion irons in the fire > right now so I cannot promise anything. > > > > On 05/18/2015 08:20 PM, Tom Fowle wrote: > > Thanks all for various comments. > > I did read the wikki but didn't seem to find anything about speakup. > > which > > is my only serious interest in screen readers for now. > > Yes use brltty also but unfortunately brltty's speech system doesn't > > support > > the doubletalk. > > My box is too slow for software speech unless I want a lot of naps. > > > > I believe running version 3.2.60-1+deb7u3 > > > > > > Looks like my cowardly best bet is to wait till more experienced users > > have > > a go. > > Since I don't care about multiple desktops only reason to upgrade > > appears > > to be so as not to get behind the upgrades and eventually have to > > entirely > > reinstall. > > Thanks > > Tom Fowle > > wa6ivgtf@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > On Mon, May 18, 2015, at 12:21 AM, Mike Ray wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I did a full net install of Debian Jessie rather than upgrade Wheezy to > >> Jessie to Wheezy because Jessie gives alternative desktops. > >> > >> I picked the Mate desktop and it works very well, and accessibility is > >> excellent. > >> > >> Debian Jessie now includes Emacspeak in the repos, so no need to build > >> it from source. > >> > >> I have found no big accessibility problems. > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> On 18/05/2015 03:41, acollins@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>> Hi Tom. I would suggest you test Jessie with a live cd, and if that > >>> works, then upgrade. > >>> > >>> Gene Collins > >>> > >>> > >>>> SGkgYWxsLApmaW5hbGx5IHJlYWxpemVkIERlYmlhbiA4LjAgSmVzc2llIGlzIHJlbGVhc2VkLgpJ > >>>> IHNlZSBub3RoaW5nIGluIGEgcXVpY2sgcGVydXNhbCBvZiB0aGUgcmVsZWFzZSBub3RlcyBlZmZl > >>>> Y3RpbmcKYWNjZXNzaWJpbGl0eSwKb3IgYW55dGhpbmcgZWxzZSBpIGNhcmUgYWJvdXQsIGJ1dC0t > >>>> LS0tCgpVc2luZyBhbiBvbGQgMS4zIGdpZyBBc3VzIFAyYiB3aXRoIGRvdWJsZXRhbGsgUEMgaW50 > >>>> ZXJuYWwuCgpBcmUgdGhlcmUgYW55IHJpc2tzIGluIGp1c3QgZG9pbmcgYSBzdHJhaWdodCB1cGdy > >>>> YWRlIGZyb20gY3VycmVudGx5Cmluc3RhbGxlZCByZWNlbnRseSB1cGRhdGVkIHdoZWV6aWUgdXNp > >>>> bmcgCmFwdC1nZXQgdXBncmFkZQoKU2hvdWxkIEkgd29ycnkgYWJvdXQgYmFja2luZyB1cCBtdWNo > >>>> LCBub3QgcmVhbGx5IGFueXRoaW5nIGNyaXRpY2FsIG9uCnRoZQpib3guCgpJIHVzZSBhbG1vc3Qg > >>>> ZW50aXJlbHkgY29tbWFuZCBsaW5lIHNpbXBsZSBzdHVmZiwgbHlueCwgbGlua3MsIG11dHQgYW5k > >>>> CnRoZQpsaWtlLgoKVGhhbmtzCgogIFRvbSBGb3dsZQogIHdhNml2Z3RmQGZhc3RtYWlsLmZtCl9f > >>>> X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fClNwZWFrdXAgbWFp > >>>> bGluZyBsaXN0ClNwZWFrdXBAbGludXgtc3BlYWt1cC5vcmcKaHR0cDovL2xpbnV4LXNwZWFrdXAu > >>>> b3JnL2NnaS1iaW4vbWFpbG1hbi9saXN0aW5mby9zcGVha3VwCg== > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Speakup mailing list > >>> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Michael A. Ray > >> Analyst/Programmer > >> Witley, Surrey, South-east UK > >> > >> "In the beginning there was Debian, and Ubuntu was without form, and > >> void" > >> > >> Eyes-free Linux: > >> http://eyesfreelinux.ninja/ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > John Heim, jheim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, skype:john.g.heim > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
