The reason I got interested in speechd-up is that the espeak module does not let you use the equivalent of indexing, as far as I know, to test in a document try speakup-r and see if it works. On Fri, 07 Feb 2020 18:02:58 -0500, Gregory Nowak wrote: > > I forgot to add one more thing. The idea of using speechd-up to let > both speakup and gnome-speech use speech-dispatcher is not a bad > one. However, speechd-up was written as a proof of concept, and > doesn't implement full functionality like espeakup does. I suppose I > could look at that code too, and polish it to the level of espeakup, > but I frankly don't feel like it. A different module to drive a > different synth would still be required if speakup didn't do the heavy > lifting, instead of writing just one module. > > Greg > > > On Fri, Feb 07, 2020 at 09:10:24AM +0100, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > An even better approach is to use > > > /sys/accessibility/speakup/synth_direct for the speech output. This > > > would use speakup settings in use for the synthesizer. The problem > > > with this is the same as with the cat command; no way to interrupt > > > speech, > > > > Indeed. But there is another approach, which was made for this: using > > /dev/synth. For now that file only supports writing to it to get > > text emitted, but ioctls can be defined to drive it, such as setting > > pitch etc. in a portable way across synthesizers (speakup will handle > > these details), but also interrupting. That all happens in speakup's > > devsynth.c and can be a relatively easy task for kernel hacking > > beginners. > > > > Samuel > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > 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
