Linux with speech: which way to go?

Linux with speech: which way to go?

[Beth Wright]

Hi.  I'm just starting to learn about Linux, and am wondering which speech
package (if that's the right word) I should choose, EmacSpeak or SpeakUp.
>From what little I can understand, I gather that the folks on this list much
prefer SpeakUp, but like to have EmacSpeak around as sort of a backup.  My
problem is that I only have software speech on my PC, and apparently won't
work with SpeakUp.  I don't have Linux installed yet and, before I get
someone over here to help me, I'd like to be in a position to give them a
few suggestions on how to proceed.  I'd sure appreciate any pointers I can
get from some of you more experienced users.

Beth Wright

Re: Linux with speech: which way to go?

[Alexandre Alves Tôco]

Hi, speakup and Emacspeak are different things. Emacspeak is an audio
desktop. If you work in it, you will edit text, send e-mails and other
things more straitforward. But you will not learn linux commands. Speakup,
on the contrary, is a screen reader. So, you will have to learn to use the
same applications that every one uses and will need to learn some shell
commands.
In terms of study, speakup is preferible because you will interact with
linux at the bottom line.
There is a software synthesizer for speakup but I didn't figure out how to
install it. But if you have an external synthesizer, maybe a good idea is to
use zipspeak, a mini distribution that can be installed in a harddisk
formated to use DOS or windows. It already has speakup patched so you will
only need to unzip it and use!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Beth Wright" <beth.wright@mindspring.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 1:02 PM
Subject: Linux with speech: which way to go?


> Hi.  I'm just starting to learn about Linux, and am wondering which speech
> package (if that's the right word) I should choose, EmacSpeak or SpeakUp.
> From what little I can understand, I gather that the folks on this list
much
> prefer SpeakUp, but like to have EmacSpeak around as sort of a backup.  My
> problem is that I only have software speech on my PC, and apparently won't
> work with SpeakUp.  I don't have Linux installed yet and, before I get
> someone over here to help me, I'd like to be in a position to give them a
> few suggestions on how to proceed.  I'd sure appreciate any pointers I can
> get from some of you more experienced users.
>
> Beth Wright
>
>
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> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
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>

Re: Linux with speech: which way to go?

[Thomas D. Ward]

Hi, when software speech is an issue I would also suggest looking at yasr.
I've been playing with it on my laptop, and I really like the screen reader.
I've got it working with flite and also Viavoice, and it is a pretty nice
screen reader.
You can get the yasr source from:
yasr.sourceforge.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Beth Wright <beth.wright@mindspring.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:02 PM
Subject: Linux with speech: which way to go?


> Hi.  I'm just starting to learn about Linux, and am wondering which speech
> package (if that's the right word) I should choose, EmacSpeak or SpeakUp.
> From what little I can understand, I gather that the folks on this list
much
> prefer SpeakUp, but like to have EmacSpeak around as sort of a backup.  My
> problem is that I only have software speech on my PC, and apparently won't
> work with SpeakUp.  I don't have Linux installed yet and, before I get
> someone over here to help me, I'd like to be in a position to give them a
> few suggestions on how to proceed.  I'd sure appreciate any pointers I can
> get from some of you more experienced users.
>
> Beth Wright
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup