From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf22.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.222]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1C5NQL-0008Cc-00 for ; Thu, 09 Sep 2004 07:49:09 -0400 Received: from mxip18.cluster1.charter.net (mxip18a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.148]) by mxsf22.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i89BmcaL027487 for ; Thu, 9 Sep 2004 07:48:38 -0400 Received: from res-24-197-136-001.spa.sc.charter.com (HELO haneyhbmu5pv2g) (24.197.136.1) by mxip18.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 09 Sep 2004 07:48:38 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.84,146,1091419200"; d="scan'208"; a="279141969:sNHT14432900" Message-ID: <001701c49662$edfb0930$0200a8c0@haneyhbmu5pv2g> From: "Ameer Armaly" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20040909010515.GA6755@blackbox> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 07:48:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: question about DECtalk express voices and pitch X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 11:49:09 -0000 The problem is that the "pitch" value is initialized before the "voice" value, and the voice value modifies pitch. When you type a capital letter, it resets it back to the default pitch because it is returning from a capital letter. The fix is to take the line in speakup_dectlk.c dealing with pitch and put it after, rather than before, voice. Ameer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenny Hitt" To: Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:05 PM Subject: question about DECtalk express voices and pitch > Hi. I just started using a DECtalk express. I notice a strange problem > when I use any voice except 0 (Paul). If I change to another voice, it > seems to work. However, the pitch will change if I do anything like > spelling a word with a capital letter. > For example: > change to voice 4 (Betty). She sounds ok, but not exactly like my > software DECtalk. If I change the pitch by spelling a word with a > capital letter or use insert 2 then inssert 3 to mess with the pitch the > voice changes. After that point, changing the pitch has little > effect. Voice 0 (Paul is the only voice that doesn't have this problem. > In the case of Betty, the pitch becomes to low and you can't get the > voice back unless you echo 4 to /proc/speakup/voice. > Does anyone else have this problem, and does anyone know a solution? > > Thanks in advance. > Kenny > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup