Re: how can I get libXm.so.1 - was Re: software TTS

["hank smith" <hanksmith4@earthlink.net>]

can you make a rpm or .deb package or something for people who are new to 
linux?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt@csir.co.za>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: how can I get libXm.so.1 - was Re: software TTS


> Hi,
> I have Viavoice outload now working with speakup.  I used the old rpms ro 
> install viavoice, modified the script runcmdlinespeak, and used the 
> generic module of speech-dispatcher to get speechd_up to use it.
> I had to install glibc-2.3.1 and one or two other older libs to get it 
> working.
> I also had another viavoice copy which cut off words and is not stable in 
> general.
> I moved the compiled version of glibc-2.3.1 onto different machines with 
> success.  I have tested under Fedora 2 and 3 and Debian.
> HTH
> Willem
>
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Darragh wrote:
>
>> Helo Kenny,  I'm not entirely sure where I'm going to get it yet how I 
>> have an idea so when I know more I'll let you know.
>>
>> The only lib that I haven't got installed is libXm.so.1.  where the hell 
>> can I find that. I have libXm.so.3 installed with SuSE but this doesn't 
>> seem to work. wouldn't the version 3 of this lib work? would it not have 
>> the features of version 1? I've set up a simlink to that lib and called 
>> it libXm.so.1 but I'm not sure how to get the rpm to find it.
>>
>>
>> -----Original message-----
>> From: Kenny Hitt kenny@hittsjunk.net
>> Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:31:06 +0100
>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> Subject: Re: software TTS
>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> So far, I've found my copy of ttsynth to be useless.  It appears to be
>>> Viavoice under a new name with few (if any) changes.  It still seems to
>>> require outdated libs to get the utilities to run, and there isn't any
>>> documentation on the utilities included.
>>>
>>> My problems could be the seller, so where do you plan to get it?
>>>
>>>           Kenny
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2005 at 08:36:00PM +0100, Darragh wrote:
>>>> Hello, I'm looking for good software TTS.  I don't mind paying for it 
>>>> at this stage as the apollo sounds horrible in my opinion and when 
>>>> using a laptop its not always practicle to plug it in.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like something that I can use on a few applications.  At the moment 
>>>> I use/try depending on my mood Gnopernicus, Speakup, Yasr, Emacspeak, 
>>>> BrlTTY, and in a few weeks the SuSE sbl packages.
>>>>
>>>> So far I've tried Flite, F lite, Festivle and of course the apollo but 
>>>> all have sounded terrible or have been very sluggish.  I've been told 
>>>> about a TTS package from ibm called ttsynth that works with gnopernicus 
>>>> and sbl so I'm thinking of buying that but I'd like your input first. 
>>>> Does it work with some or all of the above packages and is it 
>>>> responsive in the console and in Gnome?
>>>>
>>>> I've had the IBM viavoice package for years but never got it running. 
>>>> Today I almost got there however I had problems trying to find 
>>>> libXm.so.1 so I think that's going to be left for another very quiet 
>>>> day.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Darragh
>>>>
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