Re: speech output for Linux, speakup-0.03 released

[Whistler <whistler@blinksoft.com>]

While I have not used your product yet I want to just send a mail of
support.  I want to use it as soon as I am able to get a machine set up
witht he development kernal.  I have to many machines that just use 2.0.
Anyway I just wanted tos end my mail of support for your product.

ken /whistler

On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Kirk Reiser wrote:

> 	Announcing the third alpha release of speakup v-0.03.
> 
> Speakup is a screen review package for the Linux operating system.  It
> allows you to hear all output directed to the console and move around
> the screen using the typical screen review functions.
> 
> This is an alpha release which means it is by no means complete.  It
> only supports the Double Talk internal synthesizer currently, but
> hopefully we will increase it's variety of synths in the not to
> distant future.
> 
> It is quite usable in it's current incarnation though, with the
> blaring lack of cursor output support.  That means in an editor it
> doesn't read each line as you move up and down the screen.  It tracks
> the cursor so you just need to do a say current line but it doesn't do
> it all by itself.  There is more to be said for cursor tracking and
> speaking than meets the ear at first glance.
> 
> Speakup is a set of kernel patches which means you should have some
> experience with kernel compiling.  It currently works on the Linux
> development kernels 2.1.125 and above.  At this release we are at
> kernel 2.1.130.
> 
> What's new in v-0.03?  Read the Changes file included in the tar
> archive for full descriptions of my changes.  Say phonetic character
> is new.  Speakup now says the status of caps_lock, num_lock and
> scroll_lock when they are toggled.  Rewrote portions of various files
> to speed up operation and clean up some bugs.  Oh, don't worry there's
> still plenty of bugs to squash!
> 
> There is a mailing list for speakup which you are welcome to join if
> you are interested in it's on going development.  You can subscribe to
> the mailing list by sending a message to listserv@braille.uwo.ca with
> a line in the body of the message like this:
> 
> subscribe speakup (YourFirstName YourLastName)
>  
> The mailing list is currently a very low traffic forum so you probably
> won't be overwhelmed with mail.
> 
> The official speakup distribution point is
> ftp://ftp.braille.uwo.ca/pub/speakup.  For now, I am just dropping the
> documents there as I write them.  It will probably become more
> organized as time goes on but for now I just want to get information
> written and out there for public consumption as quickly as possible.
> 
> Speakup is written by Kirk Reiser and Andy Berdan.  It is covered by
> the GPL (GNU Public License).
> 
> So, like I think that's about it.  If you have any questions feel free
> to write me at kirk@braille.uwo.ca.  If you have a DoubleTalk internal
> synth, we could really use your feedback.  If you are just diing to
> get involved in a software project, boy do we have a bridge to sell
> you! 'grin'
> 
>   Kirk
> 
> email: kirk@braille.uwo.ca
> phone: (519) 679-6845 (home)
> 
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