Speakup without a synth

Tue Jul 19 23:45:04 UTC 2005

OK. No problem.

PS: In the case of starting Speakup with software speech, you would be
"launching" not "installing."

Just FYI.

Chris Norman writes:
> Sorry mate, I meant after the install, I was thinking the boot box where 
> you type the synth, I'm tired OK? LOL.
> 
> 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 19, 2005 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Speakup without a synth
> 
> 
> >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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