Orca speech still messed up

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Mon Aug 14 23:19:49 UTC 2017


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On 8/14/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> do you have team viewer?
> should i take a look at?
> Am 15.08.2017 um 01:08 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion:
>> it creates the default setup.
>> thats what we want.
>> orca ignores the speech-dispatcher configuration. it has its own
>> preferences. so changing the "espeak.conf" will not have any affect to
>> orca. it is just used as default if the application did not overwrite
>> with there own settings (spd-say i.e. use it i think).
>> the pitch is found on voice tab in orca.
>> you can select different pitches, volume and voices for Capital,
>> hyperlink, system and default text.
>>
>> Am 15.08.2017 um 01:01 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion:
>>> Yes. I've done all those things. Still messed up.
>>>
>>> There is now a new espeak.conf under
>>> /usr/share/speech-dispatcher/conf/modules. I tried changing the max
>>> rate in that one with no results.
>>>
>>> On 8/14/17, Linux for blind general discussion
>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>>>> But you moved the settings away bevore reinstalling right?
>>>> so speech-dispatcher cannot use it anymore
>>>> Am 15.08.2017 um 00:40 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion:
>>>>> My espeak.conf file is still there and is unchanged, but the speed has
>>>>> not improved.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/14/17, Amanda Lacy <lacy925 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I reinstalled speech-dispatcher and restarted Orca. No change.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/14/17, Linux for blind general discussion
>>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> it should be no problem as long you dont stop speech-dispatcher
>>>>>>> while
>>>>>>> reinstalling.
>>>>>>> you should be able to do this with
>>>>>>> |sudo apt-get --reinstall install speech-dispatcher
>>>>>>> on an debian system.
>>>>>>> you should not remove and install it since removing will maybe also
>>>>>>> remove orca as dependency.
>>>>>>> |
>>>>>>> Am 15.08.2017 um 00:11 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion:
>>>>>>>>> and resinstall speech-dispatcher then?
>>>>>>>> How can I do this without losing speech? I assume you mean apt-get
>>>>>>>> remove speech-dispatcher and apt-get install speech-dispatcher?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 8/14/17, Linux for blind general discussion
>>>>>>>> <blinux-list at redhat.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> howdy,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> did you try to renew all configuration files for speech-dispatcher
>>>>>>>>> # move global configuration for speech-dispatcher
>>>>>>>>> sudo mv /etc/speech-dispatcher/ /etc/speech-dispatcher-old
>>>>>>>>> # remove your user specific settings
>>>>>>>>> sudo rm -r /home/<user>/.config/speech-dispatcher/
>>>>>>>>> # remove any root specific settings
>>>>>>>>> sudo rm -r /root/.config/speech-dispatcher/
>>>>>>>>> and resinstall speech-dispatcher then?
>>>>>>>>> cheers chrys
>>>>>>>>> Am 14.08.2017 um 23:53 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion:
>>>>>>>>>> The only espeak.conf file now left on my system is my modified
>>>>>>>>>> version, the same file that allowed me to adjust the rate before.
>>>>>>>>>> Espeak is still slow and raises the pitch for capitalized words.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> BTW, under Orca preferences I cannot select espeak as the
>>>>>>>>>> synthesizer.
>>>>>>>>>> It only lets me select "default synthesizer".
>>>>>>>>>>
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