From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp2-g19.free.fr ([212.27.42.28]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HJBmv-0003Ni-00 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:54:53 -0500 Received: from [192.168.0.146] (bdy93-1-82-67-223-79.fbx.proxad.net [82.67.223.79]) by smtp2-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id B242177400 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:54:52 +0100 (CET) Subject: Re: Espeak, gnome-speech and alsa From: Gilles Casse To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:54:51 +0100 Message-Id: <1171904091.5335.17.camel@uu-2701> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.9.91 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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, 19 Feb 2007 16:54:53 -0000 Hi, > When using the espeak binary (not the speak, not tried that, so using the > shared lib), I now have quite a long delay from pressing the enter key after > typing the command and the speech. This one is related to PortAudio V19 and depends on the current chipset. The PortAudio mailing list has been contacted. In principle, this issue only affects the command line (or Speech-Dispatcher or gnome-speech). Could you please indicate which is your sound chip or audio card? > When using the espeak > command, if I have speakup speaking (using speechd-up and speech-dispatcher, > producing sound using alsa) then espeak can start speaking across the output > (multiple sound output, possibly success), but if espeak starts speaking > before speakup is made to speak, then espeak blocks the sound card and > speakup speech doesn't come through. This behaviour might be hopefully improved in eSpeak for some chipsets. Otherwise, patch might be offered to PortAudio. A little bit of development time is needed. Cheers, Gilles -- Oralux http://oralux.org