Questions about Mac, emacspeak and Braille

[Linux for blind general discussion]

> There are plenty of voices. Go into voiceover utility into the speech category ...

I know how to switch voices with voiceover but I'm asking about emacs.
Alex always comes up with no obvious way to change it.

> However, I don't understand what this has to do with your job interview.

It's probably overkill but I thought it would be nice to have an
environment that I feel comfortable coding in. Terminal with voiceover
is still awkward.

On 9/26/17, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> There are plenty of voices. Go into voiceover utility into the speech
> category and the voices tab. There are the voices already on your Mac and
> there are ones you can download. Also infovox voices can be purchased. You
> can switch between the voices on your Mac by using
> cmd-option-control-downarrow. If you hold down command-option-control and
> right arrow you can also change the pitch and reate and volume.
>
> As for setting up brltty, if you have Macports installed on your computer
> and are using a supported display, it doesn't need to be that hard. You
> don't mention which display you are using. I am sure there are probably
> others on the list that could help you with that and I will be glad to try
> to help you. You can also use the brltty list if you have not already
> subscribed to it.
>
> However, I don't understand what this has to do with your job interview. I
> don't think Apple cares how well you use terminal or how well you use
> emacspeak or some other system with another braille program. They are going
> to want you to be using Apple braille and Text Edit and Pages. Perhaps you
> are talking about your own personal use which will make it easier for you to
> do the job? I am assuming apple braille works on your computer with your
> braille display and you are talking only about work in terminal.
>
> On Sep 26, 2017, at 1:23 PM, Linux for blind general discussion
> <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, I know it's the Linux list but this is super important because I
> have a job interview with Apple coming up.
>
> The latest emacs + emacspeak is running on my MacBook but the Braille
> doesn't work. The only way I can think to make it work is to set up
> brltty. I found this process way too hard when I attempted it last
> year. Has it gotten easier, or is there another way to get Braille
> with emacspeak on MacOS?
>
> Also, can I use some other voice besides Alex. He sounds awful when I
> speed him up (I purchased a machine, not a human). Basically, has
> anyone found a way to get clear, fast speech under this setup?
>
> Thanks!
>
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