From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDA3A10A3E for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:48:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.internal [10.202.2.41]) by out1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5150036051C for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:48:24 -0400 (EDT) Received: from heartbeat2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.161]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:48:24 -0400 X-Sasl-enc: qnmgsMH/Lis1SQEZt/dW4hDlAVwazk+CzfQ6Vs4YCVAv 1245077303 Received: from localhost (24-105-233-162.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.233.162]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EB3CD50EA8 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:48:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:48:23 -0400 From: Chuck Hallenbeck To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: advantages of using espeakup Message-ID: <20090615144823.GA20180@rx.localhost> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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, 15 Jun 2009 14:48:24 -0000 Hi, There are two specific reasons why I prefer espeakup with espeak, rather than speechd-up and speech-dispatcher with the espeak option. 1. The responsiveness of the speech system is much better with espeakup. 2. The speakup volume settings work with espeakup, and are inoperable with speechd-up and speech-dispatcher. The reason the second point might be important is to adjust the relative loudness of speech output in comparison with other audio output being generated at the same time, such as music or audio streams. Mixer settings or physical volume controls cannot adjust the relative loudnesses, only the overall loudness of all sounds. Chuck -- The Moon is Waning Gibbous (53% of Full) My web site: www.hallenbeck.ftml.net Microblog: http://identi.ca -------- To see a need and wait to be asked, is to already refuse.