Speakup without a synth

Janina Sajka janina at rednote.net
Tue Jul 19 11:40:59 UTC 2005


Read the message to which you've been responding. You cannot use
software speech during the installation. You said you don't care. It's
still there--in writing--down below this note.

Pay attention. Your not going to get far with Linux if you can't get 4
by adding 2 plus 2.

Chris Norman writes:
> Right, ok then.
> 
> With the install, do I tell speakup to use the spkout keyword to send it to 
> the sound card?
> 
> 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: Saturday, July 16, 2005 1:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth
> 
> 
> >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.
> >>
> >><!-- 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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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
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