From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA59A3EABA for ; Sun, 26 May 2002 07:27:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g4Q5Rhm15838 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sun, 26 May 2002 01:27:43 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g4Q5Rhr15834 for ; Sun, 26 May 2002 01:27:43 -0400 Received: from lexx.delysid.org (mail@212186194087.graz.teleweb.at [212.186.194.87]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g4QBKkf23214 for ; Sun, 26 May 2002 07:20:46 -0400 Received: from mlang by lexx.delysid.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17BwBh-00012X-00 for ; Sun, 26 May 2002 13:27:49 +0200 To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Any other software synthesizer? References: <20020525211807.15286.qmail@webmail27.rediffmail.com> From: Mario Lang In-Reply-To: <20020525211807.15286.qmail@webmail27.rediffmail.com> ("Krishnakant Ramesh Mane"'s message of "25 May 2002 21:18:07 -0000") Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 13:27:46 +0200 Message-ID: <87vg9bcfnx.fsf@lexx.delysid.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.090006 (Oort Gnus v0.06) Emacs/21.2 (i386-debian-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: "Krishnakant Ramesh Mane" writes: > does any one know a software synthesizer that can be freely downloaded > for linux? Mbrola, Festival, Festival lite > And if so does it work with speakup or jupiter audio system? I don't know about Jupiter, but speakup can't be used with software synthesizers right now. That's mainly because speakup is part of the kernel, and it isn't to easy/nice to call user-space applications from within the kernel. Speakup would infact need a a speech synthesizer written as a kernel module. > I know IBM outloud but I don't know weather it works with speakup. No, it doesn't. And if I gather the situation right, it's already illegal to use IBM ViaVoice, the license ended somewhere around 2001. > And does speakup support The GUI of linux with support to > applications like ABI word etc. No, speakup is just for the linux console, no X support. It wouldn't make much sense anyway to write a screen reader for X windows as a kernel driver. -- CYa, Mario