From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.44]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HsUMT-0001QZ-00 for ; Sun, 27 May 2007 21:49:29 -0400 Received: from ALBERTLC7SN0ZA ([68.163.161.145]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JIQ00LCXAEEXUKB@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 27 May 2007 20:49:29 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 21:49:29 -0400 From: "Albert E. Sten-Clanton" Subject: Re: spelling was Re: GRML swspeak? To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-id: <001801c7a0ca$6ef0a0d0$6405a8c0@ALBERTLC7SN0ZA> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: <000201c7a081$1e5d3a00$17b2a8c0@oemcomputer> <002101c7a088$612b90f0$6405a8c0@ALBERTLC7SN0ZA> <87bqg6rs6n.fsf_-_@cox.net> <000f01c7a0c0$ebe7f200$6405a8c0@ALBERTLC7SN0ZA> X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Mon, 28 May 2007 01:49:29 -0000 Yes, you have to type grml swspeak a few seconds after the CD starts spinning for the boot-up, and type swspeak after booting is finished. I don't know the reason it works that way. Al ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Nick Gawronski" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." = Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 9:25 PM Subject: Re: spelling was Re: GRML swspeak? > Hi, Using grml with swspeak is it required to use when booting grml > swspeak then after it boots running swspeak again to start speech? = Why > not just have speech start automatically when using the grml swspeak > option? If I boot grml with no options then after booting at the = prompt > run swspeak will speech start?On Sun, 27 May 2007, Albert E. = Sten-Clanton > wrote: >=20 > > Greetings! > > > > I booted up with the grml 1.0 Cd, using the "grml swspeak" command. = After that and running the swspeak command again, I tried > > > > renice 3 `ps -e |grep speechd-up |head -1 |cut -d' ' -f1` > > > > as you suggested. I got a short error/usage message. I then = retried the command, after replacing each ` with ". I got the message = that the old priority of 0 was changed to 3. I also tried -12. There = was no change in the way the software speech read. Could I have missed = something here? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "C.M. Brannon" > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." = > > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 3:18 PM > > Subject: spelling was Re: GRML swspeak? > > > > > > > "Albert E. Sten-Clanton" = writes: > > > > > > > that the speech went character by boring character as it read = text > > > > that came onto the screen: I had to use speakup's reading = commands > > > > to get the reading right. > > > > > > There's a very easy fix for this: > > > renice 3 `ps -e |grep speechd-up |head -1 |cut -d' ' -f1` > > > sets the niceness level of speechd-up to 3, and the spelling issue > > > goes away. No need to compile your kernel without preemption of = the > > > big kernel lock, etc. > > > It works for me, at any rate. YMMV. > > > > > > PS. I think there are issues with speechd-up, but I can't quite = put my > > > finger on them. speechd-up seems to be overly greedy when reading = and > > > speaking text from /dev/softsynth. > > > > > > -- Chris > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/820 - Release Date: = 5/27/2007 12:31 PM > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 >=20 > --=20 > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/820 - Release Date: = 5/27/2007 12:31 PM >=20 >