Forwarding back on list. On Thu, Apr 09, 2020 at 01:01:12AM -0500, Glenn K0LNY wrote: > If pulseaudio is removed, what does espeakup use as a sound device? It uses the alsa driver directly. > I don't really understand the different parts. > I believe speech-dispatcher is the go-between for a screenreader and a sound > module. It can be, but doesn't have to be. > But I don't know what they all use, espeakup and Orca. The espeakup package uses alsa directly as far as I know, while orca uses speech-dispatcher, which can use multiple audio backends, alsa directly, and through pulseaudio among them. There is another package, speechd-up which was written as a proof of concept, and it can replace espeakup to join speakup's software synthesizer with speech-dispatcher. Greg > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "Glenn K0LNY" <GlennErvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Speakup is a screen review > system for Linux." <speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2020 3:15 PM > Subject: Re: Installing eSpeakup > > > You'll likely need to add speakup_soft to /etc/modules, and apt-get > install espeakup. You may also have to work with, or purge pulseaudio. > > Greg > > > On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 11:16:21AM -0500, Glenn K0LNY wrote: > > Hi, > > I keep trying different distros on this netbook, an Asus 701 with little > > success. > > I did get Ubuntu 11.04 working with Orca. > > I want to try something newer, so I downloaded Ubuntu Server 14.10, and it > > will come without the GUI. > > So if I can get it talking with eSpeakup, I will try to install Mate or > > Gnome. > > But what are the proper steps to get espeakup going in the CLI after it > > boots up? > > perhaps just apt-get install espeakup? > > Or will I need to get something going first? > > I have had no luck with Talking Arch or Vinux 4.1. > > Thanks. > > > > Glenn > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list > > Ubuntu-accessibility@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- 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
