From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from bay0-omc3-s34.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.234]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HJHj6-0000I4-00 for ; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:15:20 -0500 Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.174.80]) by bay0-omc3-s34.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:14:49 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:14:49 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 128.243.220.42 by BAY103-DAV8.phx.gbl with DAV; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:14:45 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [128.243.220.42] X-Originating-Email: [mikster4@msn.com] X-Sender: mikster4@msn.com From: "Michael Whapples" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <1171904091.5335.17.camel@uu-2701> Subject: Re: Espeak, gnome-speech and alsa Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:14:42 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Feb 2007 23:14:49.0740 (UTC) FILETIME=[C0E6A4C0:01C7547B] 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 23:15:20 -0000 The chipset in question is a built in audio device on a laptop and alsa uses the I82801DBICH4 driver. As far as things seem to go, normally this has behaved well, but I don't know technically whether there may be some problems. From Michael Whapples ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilles Casse" To: Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:54 PM Subject: Re: Espeak, gnome-speech and alsa > 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 > > > >