From: "Thomas D. Ward" <tward1978@earthlink.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: plan for software dectalk?
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 06:04:35 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <003a01c33193$321b2860$09849641@tward1978> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030613091659.GA2878@potpal>
Hi, the demmo has a simple x-windows application which you start and it will
read a text file or speek to you.
Naturally, if you don't have access to Gnome the demmo is not much help.
However, the full version is allot more useful, and I think the full version
is worth the $50.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenny Hitt <kennyhitt@knology.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:16 AM
Subject: Re: plan for software dectalk?
> Don't know. I didn't know there was a demo until he started complaining
> about it. I bought the and haven't had any problems with it.
>
> Kenny
>
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 12:42:02AM -0500, Ryan Mann wrote:
> > What is the difference between the Demo and the product that you pay
for?
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 12 Jun 2003, Kenny Hitt wrote:
> >
> > > The Linux demo works fine here. I have it working with emacspeak and
> > > gnopernicus. It's the best software synth I've found so far in Linux.
> > > $50 for a Linux version beats the $300 I payed for the Windows version
> > > in 1998.
> > >
> > > Kenny
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 12:54:58PM -0700, Tyler Spivey wrote:
> > > > most of us can't afford software dectalk. $50 is a lot, and in
canada it's
> > > > doubled since it's probably in american dollars.
> > > > the linux demo doesn't work, so i don't have any good way to try it.
> > > > the windows demo is... so-so, but very limiting.
> > > > i hate having to load windows. i only use it for games, and maybe
the
> > > > occasional test of a new screen reader that i find - which is not
very
> > > > good.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <jacobs@surferie.net>
> > > > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:22 PM
> > > > Subject: plan for software dectalk?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi speakup developers:
> > > > > Just wondering if there are plans for speakup to support the linux
version
> > > > > of software dectalk, or whether it's even possible. It's really
the only
> > > > > good software synth for linux as far as voice quality goes, imho,
unless
> > > > by
> > > > > some miracle festival develops a sudden improvement. Are there
plans to
> > > > > support it at all? Is it even possible, given the way speakup is
designed?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
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> > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > > >
> > >
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> > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
>
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jacobs
` Tyler Spivey
` Patricia Logan
` Buddy Brannan
` Doug
` Kenny Hitt
` Ryan Mann
` Kenny Hitt
` Thomas D. Ward [this message]
` White, Matt
` Tyler Spivey
` Thomas D. Ward
` Tyler Spivey
` Adam Myrow
` Charles Crawford
` jacobs
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