Speakup without a synth

[John G. Heim]

Often the best documentation is written by people who didn't have a clue as 
to what they were doing when they got started because they don't assume 
others will know anything.


>Chris Norman writes:
> > I could write you a FAQ if I understood.
> >
> > I'll have a look and then post again.
> >
> > 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: 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 -->
> > >>>>----- 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 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.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>><!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com -->
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