Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Zahari Yurukov, on sam. 11 mars 2017 19:04:04 +0200, wrote: >> I didn't know about the direct mode - enabling it indeed fixes the >> problem, but has another unplesent effect - espeak doesn't read most >> characters, i.e. punctioation, space, etc. > > That's not expected. Which version of espeakup are you using? Version > 0.80 should be working fine in that regard. Here's what you need to do to make synth punctuation spelling work in direct mode: echo 1 > /sys/accessibility/speakup/soft/punct That sets espeakup's punctuation setting to "all". There are multiple punctuation settings in Speakup. soft/punct is the synthesizer's punctuation level. It is the amount of punctuation that will be spoken by the synthesizer when it receives punctuation characters. There's only one way to change this: via /sys/accessibility/speakup/soft/punct. Ordinarily, you set it once and don't mess with it. punclevel and reading_punc are used by the screen reader, and control what amount of punctuation gets delivered to the synthesizer. These are independent of the synth punctuation setting, and they're the ones that can be changed with keyboard commands. So we have three punctuation settings: * synthesizer punctuation: what amount of the *received* punctuation is actually spoken by the synthesizer? Set by /sys/accessibility/soft/punct. * punclevel: when speaking text as it is displayed on the console, what amount of punctuation do we deliver to the synthesizer? Set by /sys/accessibility/speakup/punclevel, or keyboard commands. * reading_punc: In review mode, when reviewing by line, what amount of punctuation do we deliver to the synth? Set by /sys/accessibility/speakup/reading_punc, or keyboard commands. So to make a long story short, in direct mode, set soft/punct to 1 and forget it. Just use punclevel and reading_punc keyboard commands to control how much punctuation actually gets delivered to the synth. Now here's another problem that I see. I don't think the synth punctuation setting was ever documented. speechd-up does one thing, espeakup does another. With espeakup, 0 is no punctuation, 1 is all punctuation, and 2 is some punctuation. With speechd-up, 0 is all punctuation, 1 and 2 are some punctuation, 3 is no punctuation. I don't think espeakup will speak the space character in direct mode, and I don't know of the best way to make this happen. It just speaks silence when you cursor over it. There's one more problem with direct mode and punctuation. The various messages that Speakup uses for help, errors, or indicating something to the user have punctuation characters in them. With the synth punctuation setting set to 'all", you're going to hear those characters, even though they should never be heard by the user. Perhaps they need to be stripped? Hope this is all clear. PS. Zahari, I am not seeing your messages. I'm seeing Samuel's. Are you subscribed to the list? I think at one time the list was dropping mail from non-subscribers, but I don't know whether that is still the case. -- Chris _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
