Speakup without a synth

Sat Jul 16 12:39:43 UTC 2005

Well, what you do is capture the understanding you gain as you learn to
make it work in a document and then share it with us for comments. At
the end of the process you have something that could be a FAQ.

Chris Norman writes:
> I could write you a FAQ if I understood.
> 
> I'll have a look and then post again.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris Norman.
> 
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> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth
> 
> 
> >Yes, but you'll need to get speech0-dispatcher (and speechd_up) compiled
> >and working. You'll also need to get flite (or some other software TTS
> >engine). Troll via Google for messages on this subject. It has been
> >discussed in the past quite thoroughly. Perhaps you wil write up the FAQ
> >for us so we don't have to keep answering this way?
> >
> >Chris Norman writes:
> >>I don't need to install with speach, I have parents who can help with the
> >>install, it's just for when I'm actually using the thing, I'll need it to
> >>speak, but I don't have, or want to buy a synth. Can it work just through
> >>my onboard sound card or headphones or something?
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>
> >>Chris Norman.
> >>
> >><!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com -->
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> >>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 10:47 PM
> >>Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth
> >>
> >>
> >>>It will compile speech-dispatcher and you can find flite rpms for it.
> >>>You cannot install with speech unless you use a hardware synth.
> >>>
> >>>Chris Norman writes:
> >>>>I am using the modified fedora 3 distro. I have it coming from
> >>>>ftp.linux-speakup.org.
> >>>>
> >>>>Cheers,
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris Norman.
> >>>>
> >>>><!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com -->
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> >>>>From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> >>>>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> >>>>Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 1:42 PM
> >>>>Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Chris Norman writes:
> >>>>>>Hi guys, I've just read the how-to on the speakup page (while I'm
> >>>>>>downloading the images), and it keeps saying about hardware
> >>>>>>synthasizers.
> >>>>>>The problem is, I don't have one, I've been running Hal and SuperNova
> >>>>>>for
> >>>>>>all my years of using computers, can I run Linux and SpeakUp without
> >>>>>>buying a synthasizer?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Yes, maybe. But, you cannot install using speech without a hardware
> >>>>>synth.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I say "maybe," because I have not had success compiling
> >>>>>speech-dispatcher under gcc-4, but you are probably downloading a 
> >>>>>distro
> >>>>>with
> >>>>>an earlier gcc. Do a Google search for speech-dispatcher to find
> >>>>>messages about how to get it working.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Cheers,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Chris Norman.
> >>>>>>
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