Terminal screen reader

John covici covici at ccs.covici.com
Wed Jun 18 08:37:27 UTC 2008


Which screen reader have you tried and did you read its documentation?
You should look at the documentation for speech dispatcher and read
how each screen reader works with speech dispatcher and that will get
espeak running.

on Wednesday 06/18/2008 Asuka Langley(hunkumori at gmail.com) wrote
 > Well. Round2. I tried the readers, but neither one knew espeak. Can you tell
 > me WHAT reader can use espeak, and how to configure them. My friend says
 > (who needs that app), he made espeak+speech-dispatcher working last time,
 > but that was where he did  go.  To be honest, he asked me to ask a favor
 > from you. Can anybody write how to get a working terminal reader with
 > speech-dispatcher and espeak?
 > 
 > (As you can see, I'm not that experienced with screen readers, nor with this
 > technology. I'm not blind, thats why. My friend cant speak english, thats
 > why I writing these questions and mails, thats all. Thanks for your
 > understanding.)
 > 
 > Asuka
 > 
 > 2008/6/18 Asuka Langley <hunkumori at gmail.com>:
 > 
 > > Yeah I know that. He uses now Orca, but it have some annoying bugs. He uses
 > > SVN version, after he tried the stable one, and neither one is 100% usable.
 > > Yeah I know its not too easy to write one, and so on. I just say, a console
 > > reader would be useful. By the way, thanks the "names" and so on, I will
 > > install now a Debian Lenny to give them a try. :)
 > >
 > > 2008/6/17 John covici <covici at ccs.covici.com>:
 > >
 > > You can't use screader with gnome, it works on the text console only.
 > >> For gnome you will need to use orca.
 > >>
 > >> on Tuesday 06/17/2008 Asuka Langley(hunkumori at gmail.com) wrote
 > >>  > Thank you very much. I will install a Debian Testing with Gnome, cause
 > >> my
 > >>  > friend uses that. I want to try it out to make sure its okay, but I can
 > >> help
 > >>  > him with VNC or SSH. Well.. I hope it will work. :)
 > >>  >
 > >>  > Asuka
 > >>  >
 > >>  > 2008/6/16 Jos Lemmens <jos at jlemmens.nl>:
 > >>  >
 > >>  > > Hello Asuka,
 > >>  > >
 > >>  > > You can try screader:
 > >>  > >
 > >>  > >   http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html
 > >>  > >
 > >>  > > This is a screen reader based on the Screen package. It reads the
 > >>  > > Linux virtual console screen and puts it through to a speech
 > >>  > > synthesizer like espeak. I thought espeak can speak hungarian.
 > >>  > >
 > >>  > >    Regards,
 > >>  > >
 > >>  > >        Jos.
 > >>  > >
 > >>  > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:39:55PM +0200, Asuka Langley wrote:
 > >>  > > > Hello
 > >>  > > >
 > >>  > > > I know, I'm new on the list, and so on, but my blind friend asked
 > >> me to
 > >>  > > > search for an answer. We are searching a terminal screen reader.
 > >> Yasr was
 > >>  > > > the most hopeful, but its failed, tomorrow I will try to get it
 > >> working
 > >>  > > > again. But still, we never found one, what meets with the
 > >> requirement: Be
 > >>  > > > able to speak up with hungarian language.
 > >>  > > >
 > >>  > > > Shorter summary: Work with espeak, or be able to read up with
 > >> hungarian
 > >>  > > > mbrola sound.
 > >>  > > >
 > >>  > > > Thank you in advance.
 > >>  > > > Asuka
 > >>  > >
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 > >>  > Thank you very much. I will install a Debian Testing with Gnome, cause
 > >> my friend uses that. I want to try it out to make sure its okay, but I can
 > >> help him with VNC or SSH. Well.. I hope it will work.
 > >> :)<br><br>Asuka<br><br>
 > >>  > <div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/16 Jos Lemmens <<a href="mailto:
 > >> jos at jlemmens.nl">jos at jlemmens.nl</a>>:<br><blockquote
 > >> class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
 > >> margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
 > >>  > Hello Asuka,<br>
 > >>  > <br>
 > >>  > You can try screader:<br>
 > >>  > <br>
 > >>  >    <a href="http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html"
 > >> target="_blank">http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html</a><br>
 > >>  > <br>
 > >>  > This is a screen reader based on the Screen package. It reads the<br>
 > >>  > Linux virtual console screen and puts it through to a speech<br>
 > >>  > synthesizer like espeak. I thought espeak can speak hungarian.<br>
 > >>  > <br>
 > >>  >     Regards,<br>
 > >>  > <font color="#888888"><br>
 > >>  >         Jos.<br>
 > >>  > </font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br>
 > >>  > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:39:55PM +0200, Asuka Langley wrote:<br>
 > >>  > > Hello<br>
 > >>  > ><br>
 > >>  > > I know, I'm new on the list, and so on, but my blind friend
 > >> asked me to<br>
 > >>  > > search for an answer. We are searching a terminal screen reader.
 > >> Yasr was<br>
 > >>  > > the most hopeful, but its failed, tomorrow I will try to get it
 > >> working<br>
 > >>  > > again. But still, we never found one, what meets with the
 > >> requirement: Be<br>
 > >>  > > able to speak up with hungarian language.<br>
 > >>  > ><br>
 > >>  > > Shorter summary: Work with espeak, or be able to read up with
 > >> hungarian<br>
 > >>  > > mbrola sound.<br>
 > >>  > ><br>
 > >>  > > Thank you in advance.<br>
 > >>  > > Asuka<br>
 > >>  > <br>
 > >>  > </div></div><div class="Ih2E3d">>
 > >> _______________________________________________<br>
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 > >> </a><br>
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 > >> you spend it?
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 > >
 > Well. Round2. I tried the readers, but neither one knew espeak. Can you tell me WHAT reader can use espeak, and how to configure them. My friend says (who needs that app), he made espeak+speech-dispatcher working last time, but that was where he did  go.  To be honest, he asked me to ask a favor from you. Can anybody write how to get a working terminal reader with speech-dispatcher and espeak?<br>
 > <br>(As you can see, I'm not that experienced with screen readers, nor with this technology. I'm not blind, thats why. My friend cant speak english, thats why I writing these questions and mails, thats all. Thanks for your understanding.)<br>
 > <br>Asuka<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/18 Asuka Langley <<a href="mailto:hunkumori at gmail.com">hunkumori at gmail.com</a>>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
 > Yeah I know that. He uses now Orca, but it have some annoying bugs. He uses SVN version, after he tried the stable one, and neither one is 100% usable. Yeah I know its not too easy to write one, and so on. I just say, a console reader would be useful. By the way, thanks the "names" and so on, I will install now a Debian Lenny to give them a try. :)<br>
 > 
 > <br><div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/17 John covici <<a href="mailto:covici at ccs.covici.com" target="_blank">covici at ccs.covici.com</a>>:<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
 > 
 > You can't use screader with gnome, it works on the text console only.<br>
 > For gnome you will need to use orca.<br>
 > <br>
 > on Tuesday 06/17/2008 Asuka Langley(<a href="mailto:hunkumori at gmail.com" target="_blank">hunkumori at gmail.com</a>) wrote<br>
 > <div><div></div><div> > Thank you very much. I will install a Debian Testing with Gnome, cause my<br>
 >  > friend uses that. I want to try it out to make sure its okay, but I can help<br>
 >  > him with VNC or SSH. Well.. I hope it will work. :)<br>
 >  ><br>
 >  > Asuka<br>
 >  ><br>
 >  > 2008/6/16 Jos Lemmens <<a href="mailto:jos at jlemmens.nl" target="_blank">jos at jlemmens.nl</a>>:<br>
 >  ><br>
 >  > > Hello Asuka,<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > > You can try screader:<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > >   <a href="http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html" target="_blank">http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html</a><br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > > This is a screen reader based on the Screen package. It reads the<br>
 >  > > Linux virtual console screen and puts it through to a speech<br>
 >  > > synthesizer like espeak. I thought espeak can speak hungarian.<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > >    Regards,<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > >        Jos.<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:39:55PM +0200, Asuka Langley wrote:<br>
 >  > > > Hello<br>
 >  > > ><br>
 >  > > > I know, I'm new on the list, and so on, but my blind friend asked me to<br>
 >  > > > search for an answer. We are searching a terminal screen reader. Yasr was<br>
 >  > > > the most hopeful, but its failed, tomorrow I will try to get it working<br>
 >  > > > again. But still, we never found one, what meets with the requirement: Be<br>
 >  > > > able to speak up with hungarian language.<br>
 >  > > ><br>
 >  > > > Shorter summary: Work with espeak, or be able to read up with hungarian<br>
 >  > > > mbrola sound.<br>
 >  > > ><br>
 >  > > > Thank you in advance.<br>
 >  > > > Asuka<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > > > _______________________________________________<br>
 >  > > > Blinux-list mailing list<br>
 >  > > > <a href="mailto:Blinux-list at redhat.com" target="_blank">Blinux-list at redhat.com</a><br>
 >  > > > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list</a><br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > > --<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > >   -------------------------------<br>
 >  > ><br>
 >  > > _______________________________________________<br>
 >  > > Blinux-list mailing list<br>
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 >  > ><br>
 > </div></div> > Thank you very much. I will install a Debian Testing with Gnome, cause my friend uses that. I want to try it out to make sure its okay, but I can help him with VNC or SSH. Well.. I hope it will work. :)<br><br>Asuka<br><br><br>
 > 
 > 
 >  > <div class="gmail_quote">2008/6/16 Jos Lemmens &lt;<a href="mailto:<a href="mailto:jos at jlemmens.nl" target="_blank">jos at jlemmens.nl</a>"><a href="mailto:jos at jlemmens.nl" target="_blank">jos at jlemmens.nl</a></a>&gt;:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
 > 
 > 
 >  > Hello Asuka,<br><br>
 >  > <br><br>
 >  > You can try screader:<br><br>
 >  > <br><br>
 >  >  &nbsp; <a href="<a href="http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html" target="_blank">http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html</a>" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html" target="_blank">http://www.jlemmens.nl/homepage/uk/screader.html</a></a><br><br>
 > 
 > 
 >  > <br><br>
 >  > This is a screen reader based on the Screen package. It reads the<br><br>
 >  > Linux virtual console screen and puts it through to a speech<br><br>
 >  > synthesizer like espeak. I thought espeak can speak hungarian.<br><br>
 >  > <br><br>
 >  >  &nbsp; &nbsp;Regards,<br><br>
 >  > <font color="#888888"><br><br>
 >  >  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Jos.<br><br>
 >  > </font><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>
 >  > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:39:55PM +0200, Asuka Langley wrote:<br><br>
 >  > &gt; Hello<br><br>
 >  > &gt;<br><br>
 >  > &gt; I know, I&#39;m new on the list, and so on, but my blind friend asked me to<br><br>
 >  > &gt; search for an answer. We are searching a terminal screen reader. Yasr was<br><br>
 >  > &gt; the most hopeful, but its failed, tomorrow I will try to get it working<br><br>
 >  > &gt; again. But still, we never found one, what meets with the requirement: Be<br><br>
 >  > &gt; able to speak up with hungarian language.<br><br>
 >  > &gt;<br><br>
 >  > &gt; Shorter summary: Work with espeak, or be able to read up with hungarian<br><br>
 >  > &gt; mbrola sound.<br><br>
 >  > &gt;<br><br>
 >  > &gt; Thank you in advance.<br><br>
 >  > &gt; Asuka<br><br>
 >  > <br><br>
 >  > </div></div><div class="Ih2E3d">&gt; _______________________________________________<br><br>
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 > 
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