From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc54.attbi.com ([216.148.227.87]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16zov3-0004Az-00 for ; Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:16:33 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.33.141]) by rwcrmhc54.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020423011606.CFAK1102.rwcrmhc54.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 01:16:06 +0000 Message-ID: <002d01c1ea64$53012e20$02213e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: Subject: Re: saving rate Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:15:12 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Janina. What I ended up doing was writing a start-up script which = will run the alias command at boot time, because when I had to reboot to = load my new rebuilt kernel, I saw that the alias s had been removed for = some reason. Will have to dig around to find out why. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Janina Sajka To: Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 8:59 PM Subject: Re: saving rate > Yes, this will work very well, Igor. >=20 > I started with this kind of alias too. But I soon discovered that I = might want to reset my punctuation level, and my > default voice. And, as you suggest, I do have several synths that I = might happen to be using. >=20 > The quotes are important, I think. I have never tried without them, in = any case. I think of them as identifying a single > entity in the alias--all of the params to the right of the equals = sign. >=20 > On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: >=20 > > Hi Janina. I know this might be stupid, but I would think you leave = the > > quotes in in this case? Normally I wouldn't be asking this, but = judging > > from the fact that its a script we're talking about, do the quotes = serve > > as identifiers to the command itself, and the ` just means a = next-command > > type function? Based on your alias command, I have derived the = following. > > Note: Going to leave in quotes for now, bug please correct if wrong. > >=20 > > alias s=3D"echo 350 >/proc/speakup/rate" > >=20 > > In Theory, I would think that the above command aliased to s would > > reset the rate back to 350. The reason I left out copying the values = to > > /etc is because I don't have more than one synth (it could be = different in > > your case), so I figured I'd just leave it in /proc/speakup. > >=20 > > On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > >=20 > > > No, not saving. You then have to copy those values into = /proc/speakup. Let me go get my alias command ... > > > > > > alias s=3D"cp /etc/speakup/`cat /proc/speakup/synth`/* = /proc/speakup" > > > s > > > > > > The first of these two defines an alias which I call s. The second = calls the alias. This is from my .bash_profile. > > > > > > Thereafter, if my settings go kerflooee, I just issue another s = > > > > > > and all is back as it should be. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Janina. But does saving the settings you have changed in = /etc/ actually > > > > make it so your rate is set to whatever you set it to instead of = the > > > > default of 300? > > > > > > > > On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > > > > > > > Your correct. The answer is in the speakup archive. > > > > > > > > > > Basically, the best solution seems to be to save the settings = to a directory under /etc. My directory is called speakup and I have = directories below > > > > > that for each synth I use. These contain the settings I may = wish to change on the fly. > > > > > > > > > > Do a search for /etc/speakup in the archive to find the mail = on this. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all. I don't remember if this was talked about before, = but in any case > > > > > > I don't remember what the thread (s) were called. Does = anyone know how I > > > > > > could save any settings that I made to any parameter in = /proc/speakup? I > > > > > > changed the default rate from 300 to 350 fine. However, when = I have to > > > > > > reboot let's say for a kernel recompile like the last time I = did it, the > > > > > > rate was back at 300. Is there any way to save the current = settings? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > > > > Technology Research and Development > > > > > Governmental Relations Group > > > > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > > > > > > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > > > > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > > > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > > > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > > Technology Research and Development > > > Governmental Relations Group > > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 >=20 > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) >=20 > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 >=20 > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup