From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from uni01mr.unity.ncsu.edu ([152.1.1.164]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1EMQMv-0003xD-00 for ; Mon, 03 Oct 2005 09:28:37 -0400 Received: from QUARK (cpe-069-134-173-071.nc.res.rr.com [69.134.173.71]) (authenticated bits=0) by uni01mr.unity.ncsu.edu (8.13.4/8.13.4/N.20050816.01) with ESMTP id j93DSRot020725 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:28:28 -0400 (EDT) From: "Sina Bahram" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:28:24 -0400 Message-ID: <003401c5c81e$5540a080$6701a8c0@QUARK> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 In-reply-to: <20051003123152.GM27840@rednote.net> Thread-index: AcXIFnNZFmZpAcUxSRWT8rSTYkcZFAAB8f9A X-PMX-Version: 4.7.1.128075, Antispam-Engine: 2.0.3.2, Antispam-Data: 2005.10.3.11 X-Spam-Status: No, Hits=7% X-Spam-Level: IIIIIII Subject: RE: Required hardware forSpeakup 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: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:28:37 -0000 Well, that is good to hear Janina ... I suppose I was just surprised at such a task being difficult. Not because of the nature of the task, but because it doesn't seem to be a problem elseware. Take care, Sina -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:32 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Required hardware forSpeakup I wouldn't want to hazzard an opinion on the degree of difficulty, but it's clearly been an issue for some time. Just as with modems (another "audio" device), processing has been exported from chips on the card to the host CPU. So whether it is difficult or straight forward simple, it does require management and some software. What I am saying is that the dmix in ALSA, beginning in ALSA 1.0.9 is intended to address this. Sina Bahram writes: > I can't understand this ... Are you telling me that having 2 or 3 or 4 > things talking to a sound card in linux, is that hard? > > I want to be able to play mp3s, have software speech, listen to a > blurb from a website, and hear operating noises all at the same time, > on the same sound card. > > I should not have to do a single extra thing to get something as basic > as that to work. > > Is it really that difficult? > > Take care, > Sina > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor > Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 9:42 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Required hardware forSpeakup > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dmix does not, however, allow one to use flite for software speech and > at the same time run mplayer or any other software that uses sound for > that matter. I have not been able to get flite to work with aoss yet, > either using aoss or by any other means. The best I got when I tried > this was a slowed-down, distorted, garbled mess. > > Lorenzo > - -- > Living your life is a task so difficult, it has never been attempted before. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFDQIxKG9IpekrhBfIRAqJsAKDFHpsCYrgXiXdFWoabifhkQ4xoMQCgseE/ > btcL/JEiFBUotnBf1Ih9CH4= > =y1eN > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Phone: +1.240.715.1272 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup