the cursor_time option (I think) controls a cursor delay when you do the arrow keys. I think the delimiters are what delimit a word fr speakup, I changed it to space only, so it would work better for me. On Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:53:52 -0400, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 05:46:23PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 11:23:19AM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > To readers of the linux-speakup: could you help on this so we can get > > > Speakup in mainline? Neither Okash or I completely know what user > > > consequences the files in /sys/accessibility/speakup/ have, so could > > > people give brief explanations for each file (something like 3-6 lines > > > of explanation)? > > > > I have a recollection of documenting most of this on the speakup list > > in response to a similar query a number of years ago. Unfortunately, > > the speakup mailing list archives aren't easily searchable, and I > > don't have a local copy of that mail. > > > > Kirk, doing grep with a few of the file names in > > /sys/accessibility/speakup against the list's mbox file archive should > > find that message if it's in fact there. If you can please find it, > > and post the date when it was sent, we can provide a URL to that > > thread as a starting point. If my recollection is wrong, and such a > > message isn't in the archives, I'll write up what I know about. > > I've located the message I was thinking of in the archives, but that > describes some speakup key commands, not > /sys/accessibility/speakup. So, here's what I know, and hopefully > someone else can fill in the rest. > > attrib_bleep > Beeps the PC speaker when there is an attribute change such as > foreground or background color when using speakup review commands. One > = on, zero = off. I'm not currently at a machine with a working PC > speaker, so can't test this right now. > > bell_pos > As far as I know, this works much like a typewriter bell. If for > example 72 is echoed to bell_pos, it will beep the PC speaker when > typing on a line past character 72. Again, no PC speaker at the moment > here, so can't actually test this. > > bleeps > Not 100% sure, but I believe this controls whether one hears beeps > through the PC speaker when using speakup's review commands. If no one > jumps in on this, I'll experiment when at a machine with a working PC > speaker, and will reply back with details. > > bleep_time > Again, not 100% sure, but I believe this controls the duration of the > PC speaker beeps speakup produces. I'm not sure of the units this is > in either, possibly jiffys. I'll come back with more details on this > one if no one else does. > > cursor_time > Don't know. > > delimiters > Don't know. I've tried echoing various characters to this and looking > for differences when reviewing the screen, but no luck. > > ex_num > Don't know. > > key_echo > Controls if speakup speaks keys when they are typed. One = on, zero = > off or don't echo keys. > > keymap > I believe this is the currently active kernel keymap. I'm not sure of > the format, probably what dumpkeys(1) and showkey(1) use. Echoing > different values here should allow for remapping speakup's review > commands besides remapping the keyboard as a whole. > > no_interrupt > Controls if typing interrupts output from speakup. With no_interrupt > set to zero, typing on the keyboard will interrupt speakup if for > example the say screen command is used before the entire screen is > read. With no_interrupt set to one, if the say screen command is used, > and one then types on the keyboard, speakup will continue to say the > whole screen regardless until it finishes. > > punc_all > This is a list of all the punctuation speakup should speak when > punc_level is set to four. > > punc_level > Controls the level of punctuation spoken as the screen is displayed, > not reviewed. Levels range from zero no punctuation, to four, all > punctuation. As far as I can tell, one corresponds to punc_some, two > corresponds to punc_most, and three as well as four seem to both > correspond to punc_all, though I do stand to be corrected. I am using > the soft synthesizer driver, so it is possible that some hardware > synthesizers have different levels each corresponding to three and four > for punc_level. Also note that if punc_level is set to zero, and > key_echo is set to one, typed punctuation is still spoken as it is > typed. > > punc_most > This is a list of all the punctuation speakup should speak when > punc_level is set to two. > > punc_some > This is a list of all the punctuation speakup should speak when > punc_level is set to one. > > reading_punc > Almost the same as punc_level, the differences being that reading_punc controls > the level of punctuation when reviewing the screen with speakup's > screen review commands. The other difference is that reading_punc set > to three speaks punc_all, and reading_punc set to four speaks all > punctuation, including spaces. > > repeats > a list of characters speakup repeats. Normally, when there are > more than three characters in a row, speakup just reads three of those > characters. For example, "......" would be read as dot, dot, dot. If a > . is added to the list of characters in repeats, "......" would be > read as dot, dot, dot, times six. > > say_control > If set to one, speakup speaks shift, alt and control when those keys are > pressed. Perhaps more keys are spoken, but those three are the ones I > found. If say_control is set to zero, shift, ctrl, and alt are not > spoken when they are pressed. > > say_word_ctl > Don't know. > > silent > Don't know. > > spell_delay > As far as I can tell, this controls how fast a word is spelled when > speakup's say word review command is pressed twice quickly to speak > the current word being reviewed. Zero just speaks the letters one > after another, while values one through four seem to introduce more of > a pause between the spelling of each letter by speakup. > > synth > Gets or sets the synthesizer driver currently in use. Reading synth > returns the synthesizer driver currently in use. Writing synth > switches to the given synthesizer driver, provided it is either built > into the kernel, or already loaded as a module. > > synth_direct > Sends whatever is written to synth_direct > directly to the speech synthesizer in use, bypassing speakup. This > could be used to make the synthesizer speak a string, or to send > control sequences to the synthesizer to change how the synthesizer > behaves. > > version > Reading version returns the version of speakup, and the version of the > synthesizer driver currently in use. > > Synthesizer Driver Parameters > In /sys/accessibility/speakup is a directory corresponding to the > synthesizer driver currently in use (E.G) soft for the soft > driver. This directory contains files which control the speech > synthesizer itself, as opposed to controlling the speakup screen > reader. As far as I know, the parameters in this directory have the > same names and functions across all supported synthesizers. Also as > far as I know, the range of values for freq, pitch, rate, and vol is > the same for all supported synthesizers, > with the given range being internally mapped by the driver to more or > less fit the range of values supported for a given parameter by the > individual synthesizer. I will below describe the values and > parameters for the soft synthesizer, which I believe is the > synthesizer currently most commonly in use. > > caps_start > I believe this is the string that is sent to the synthesizer to cause > it to start speaking uppercase letters. For the soft synthesizer and > most others, this causes the pitch of the voice to rise above the > currently set pitch. > > caps_stop > I believe this is the string sent to the synthesizer to cause it to > stop speaking uppercase letters. In the case of the soft synthesizer > and most others, this returns the pitch of the voice down to the > currently set pitch. > > delay_time > Don't know. > > direct > Controls if punctuation is spoken by speakup, or by the > synthesizer. For example, speakup speaks ">" as "greater", while the > espeak synthesizer used by the soft driver speaks "greater than". Zero > lets speakup speak the punctuation. One lets the synthesizer itself > speak punctuation. > > freq > Gets or sets the frequency of the speech synthesizer. Range is 0-9. > > full_time > Don't know. > > jiffy_delta > As far as I know, this controls how many jiffys the kernel gives to > the synthesizer. I seem to recall Kirk saying that setting this too > high can make a system unstable, or even crash it. > > pitch > Gets or sets the pitch of the synthesizer. The range is 0-9. > > punct > Gets or sets the amount of punctuation spoken by the synthesizer. The > range for the soft driver seems to be 0-2. I'm not exactly sure how > this relates to speakup's punc_level, or reading_punc > > rate > Gets or sets the rate of the synthesizer. Range is from zero slowest, > to nine fastest. > > tone > Gets or sets the tone of the speech synthesizer. The range for the > soft driver seems to be 0-2. This seems to make no difference if using > espeak and the espeakup connector. I'm not sure even if espeakup > supports different tonalities. > > trigger_time > Don't know. > > voice > Gets or sets the voice used by the synthesizer if the synthesizer can > speak in more than one voice. The range for the soft driver is > 0-7. Note that while espeak supports multiple voices, this parameter > will not set the voice when the espeakup connector is used between > speakup and espeak. > > vol > Gets or sets the volume of the speech synthesizer. Range is 0-9, with > zero being the softest, and nine being the loudest. > > Additions, clarifications, and corrections are welcome and > appreciated. > > Greg > > > -- > web site: http://www.gregn.net > gpg public key: http://www.gregn.net/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > If we haven't been in touch before, e-mail me before adding me to your contacts. > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@xxxxxx > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
