Newbie to Linux, Speakup software speech question.

[Janina Sajka]

Kristoffer Gustafsson writes:
> Hello!
> you need a package called speech dispatcher, and a package called 
> speechd-up in order for software speech to work.


True, but that isn't sufficient, is it? Neither of those packages
provides the tts engine, in other words. Or are you saying that
speech-dispatcher and speechd_up will default to using his installed
Festival?

I confess I don't know because I've been using TTSynth with Speakup for
some time.

> 
> I have forgotten where to get them, but perhaps a google search on speech 
> dispatcher can give a clue.
> 
> /Kristoffer
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Nick.Adamson at generaldynamics.uk.com>
> To: <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 2:09 PM
> Subject: Newbie to Linux, Speakup software speech question.
> 
> 
> >Hi All.
> >
> >Firstly I'm a newbie to Linux. I'm a software developer in the UK for a
> >military subcontractor and I've just been moved over to a project using
> >Fedora Core 7 as the OS for a concept demonstrator.
> >
> >I've installed the Speakup Modified distribution of Fedora Core 7 and I
> >can get Orca to speak using festival however I can't seem to get Speakup
> >to work.
> >
> >I think my problem is that I'm not launching the software speech before
> >loading Speakup.
> >
> >1. are there any software speech engines for Speakup installed as part
> >of the standard install of Speakup.
> >2. if so can some one give me a list of commands to use to get Speakup
> >to work.
> >
> >I don't have a hardware synth so it's got be software.
> >
> >Any help gratefully received.
> >Cheers.
> >Nick.
> >
> >
> >Nick Adamson
> >Software Engineer
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