speakup and ubuntu

speakup and ubuntu

[Alonzo]

Hello,

I seem to recall before 10.04 was officially released espeakup had trouble running. there was choppy speech and words were not always completed. Has this been fixed now or is there a work around?

Alonzo

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Bill Cox]

I just tried it on my somewhat modified version of Ubuntu 10.04 x64 (I
run Vinux).  Espeakup doesn't sound bad, but it's chopping off the end
of words.  I don't know what that's about.

Espeakup is nice, but I believe ospeakup feeding into opentts is
better.  On Vinux, we run a patched version of speechd-up feeding into
speech-dispatcher, which has some patches from the ospeakup fork of
speechd-up.  It's almost exactly like espeakup, but it also works with
voxin, which is what I prefer.  We run a system-wide copy of
speech-dispatcher for use by just speakup, so the reliability is rock
solid.  Just edit /etc/defaults/speech-dispatcher to enable this.  If
you like, you can get our patched speechd-up package from the
Vinux/Lucid PPA.  By the way, if you're running the desktop version of
Ubuntu Lucid, I think you'll be happier if you run pulseaudio in
system-wide mode.

Bill

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Alonzo <mariachiac@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I seem to recall before 10.04 was officially released espeakup had trouble running. there was choppy speech and words were not always completed. Has this been fixed now or is there a work around?
>
> Alonzo
> _______________________________________________
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> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Alonzo]

hello Bill,

Ok. Plese post what to do to run PulseAudio in system wide mode. I beleive 
you posted this a while backi, but some thinggs could of changed. the last 
time i tried this, speech was still choppy and i was unable to hear speakup 
after using gnome until a couple of seconds later. so I was lead to beleive 
that the card was busy or the stream was interrupted some how.

Alonzo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Cox" <waywardgeek@gmail.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 3:22 PM
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu


>I just tried it on my somewhat modified version of Ubuntu 10.04 x64 (I
> run Vinux).  Espeakup doesn't sound bad, but it's chopping off the end
> of words.  I don't know what that's about.
>
> Espeakup is nice, but I believe ospeakup feeding into opentts is
> better.  On Vinux, we run a patched version of speechd-up feeding into
> speech-dispatcher, which has some patches from the ospeakup fork of
> speechd-up.  It's almost exactly like espeakup, but it also works with
> voxin, which is what I prefer.  We run a system-wide copy of
> speech-dispatcher for use by just speakup, so the reliability is rock
> solid.  Just edit /etc/defaults/speech-dispatcher to enable this.  If
> you like, you can get our patched speechd-up package from the
> Vinux/Lucid PPA.  By the way, if you're running the desktop version of
> Ubuntu Lucid, I think you'll be happier if you run pulseaudio in
> system-wide mode.
>
> Bill
>
> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Alonzo <mariachiac@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I seem to recall before 10.04 was officially released espeakup had 
>> trouble running. there was choppy speech and words were not always 
>> completed. Has this been fixed now or is there a work around?
>>
>> Alonzo
>> _______________________________________________
>> Speakup mailing list
>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>>
> _______________________________________________
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> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Bill Cox]

If you have choppy espeak, running palseaudio in system-wide mode
probably wont help.  However, here's what to do for an Ubuntu Lucid
system:

First, edit /etc/default/pulseaudio.  Find the line that says:
PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START=0
and change it to:
PULSEAUDIO_SYSTEM_START=1

Next, edit /etc/pulse/client.conf.  Uncomment the line that says
; autospawn = yes
and change it to
autospawn = no

Now disable spawning of user-mode pulseaudio:
sudo rm -f /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop

Now, re-enabe the gnome volume control.  Edit
/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-volume-control-applet.desktop, and change
OnlyShowIn=XFCE;
to
OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;

Now, give everyone rights to use the sound card.  Edit /etc/pused -i
's/lse/system.pa, and change
load-module module-native-protocol-unix
to
load-module module-native-protocol-unix auth-anonymous=1

Note that the PulseAudio author seems to think this is crazy
recklessness.  Anyone already logged into your machine could listen
through your mic, or play obnoxious sounds without your permission.  I
wish those were the kinds of computer problems I had to actually worry
about!

Bill

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Alonzo <mariachiac@gmail.com> wrote:
> hello Bill,
>
> Ok. Plese post what to do to run PulseAudio in system wide mode. I beleive
> you posted this a while backi, but some thinggs could of changed. the last
> time i tried this, speech was still choppy and i was unable to hear speakup
> after using gnome until a couple of seconds later. so I was lead to beleive
> that the card was busy or the stream was interrupted some how.
>
> Alonzo
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Cox" <waywardgeek@gmail.com>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 3:22 PM
> Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
>
>> I just tried it on my somewhat modified version of Ubuntu 10.04 x64 (I
>> run Vinux).  Espeakup doesn't sound bad, but it's chopping off the end
>> of words.  I don't know what that's about.
>>
>> Espeakup is nice, but I believe ospeakup feeding into opentts is
>> better.  On Vinux, we run a patched version of speechd-up feeding into
>> speech-dispatcher, which has some patches from the ospeakup fork of
>> speechd-up.  It's almost exactly like espeakup, but it also works with
>> voxin, which is what I prefer.  We run a system-wide copy of
>> speech-dispatcher for use by just speakup, so the reliability is rock
>> solid.  Just edit /etc/defaults/speech-dispatcher to enable this.  If
>> you like, you can get our patched speechd-up package from the
>> Vinux/Lucid PPA.  By the way, if you're running the desktop version of
>> Ubuntu Lucid, I think you'll be happier if you run pulseaudio in
>> system-wide mode.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Alonzo <mariachiac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I seem to recall before 10.04 was officially released espeakup had
>>> trouble running. there was choppy speech and words were not always
>>> completed. Has this been fixed now or is there a work around?
>>>
>>> Alonzo
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Speakup mailing list
>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Speakup mailing list
>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[trev.saunders]

Hi,

you could also try removing pulse all together and just using alsa.

Trev

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Michael Whapples]

Have you tried running the script in sudo mode e.g. if the script is called 
myscript "sudo myscript", some of the stuff mentioned to start speakup needs 
root permissions. Note: after issuing the command using sudo, you may be 
prompted for your password before the script is run.

From
Michael Whapples
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Ford" <scott@adaptiveit.us>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" 
<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 7:40 PM
Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu


> Chris,
> I just wanted to let you know I did get speakup going on my ubuntu
> Toshiba notebook.  I have to learn about permissions and groups, so that I
> can get that script to work properly though.  I created it and set it to 
> be
> executable.  However it has failures and no permission to run stuff.  I 
> will
> figure it out though.  I just wanted to thank you for your help.  Later
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Chris Norman
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 6:15 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
> What I did was:
> Go into a console as root. Make sure your box is updated. Go into
> /etc/apt/sources.list (I think), and remove all the hash (#) symbols from
> the lines otherwise starting with "deb" or "source" or whatever they are,
> with addresses starting with http after them, then do:
>
> apt-get install speech-dispatcher
> apt-get install speechd-up
>
> Now you can type:
> modprobe speakup_sftsyn
> speech-dispatcher
> speechd-up
>
> My /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf set festival as the default synth
> anyway. I always start with the GUI on ubuntu, so festival is always 
> started
> to. Otherwise just do `festival --server` or whatever the command is and
> then run the above.
>
> I have a start-speakup file which is named in my .bash_login file, the
> script looks like this:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> modprobe speakup_sftsyn
> speech-dispatcher
> speechd-up
> echo -e "\7"
>
> THis script is prety self-explanitory, except for the echo which makes the
> system speaker beep once.
>
> This script has never failed.
>
> HTH,
>
> Chris Norman
> <!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->

RE: speakup and ubuntu

[Scott Ford]

Chris,
	I just wanted to let you know I did get speakup going on my ubuntu
Toshiba notebook.  I have to learn about permissions and groups, so that I
can get that script to work properly though.  I created it and set it to be
executable.  However it has failures and no permission to run stuff.  I will
figure it out though.  I just wanted to thank you for your help.  Later
Scott  
 

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Chris Norman
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 6:15 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu

What I did was:
Go into a console as root. Make sure your box is updated. Go into
/etc/apt/sources.list (I think), and remove all the hash (#) symbols from
the lines otherwise starting with "deb" or "source" or whatever they are,
with addresses starting with http after them, then do:

apt-get install speech-dispatcher
apt-get install speechd-up

Now you can type:
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
speech-dispatcher
speechd-up

My /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf set festival as the default synth
anyway. I always start with the GUI on ubuntu, so festival is always started
to. Otherwise just do `festival --server` or whatever the command is and
then run the above.

I have a start-speakup file which is named in my .bash_login file, the
script looks like this:

#!/bin/bash
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
speech-dispatcher
speechd-up
echo -e "\7"

THis script is prety self-explanitory, except for the echo which makes the
system speaker beep once.

This script has never failed.

HTH,

Chris Norman
<!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Ford" <scott@adaptiveit.us>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" 
<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu


> Hi,
> Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth?
> I cannot seem to figure it out.  Thank you in advanced.
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
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> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next to 
> the
> scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work correctly 
> at
> that point.
>
> Lorenzo
> - --
> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Steve Holmes]

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Another cool option is the Cepstral line of software synths.  They ain't
free but each voice can be bought for $29.95 for Mac, Linux, or Windows.
I might experiment with getting one of them to work with Speech
Dispatcher.  I would mainly use them for maybe things like DAISY book
publication and such.  They are very high quality human sounding voices.
They probably chew up a good quantity of CPU though.  Those high end
voices tend to do that.

On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 09:03:59PM -0500, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
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> Hi,
> There is a free as in beer version of ViaVoice, but it is binary only and doesn't
> work with newer system libraries.  The new IBMTTS is non-free and
> requires payment.  I can't think of the web site off the top of my head
> since I am perfectly happy with the free as in speech eSpeak.  However,
> if you aren't used to a British accent, IBMTTS is about the best on the
> market at a reasonable price, since if I remember it is around $50 to
> purchase it.  I could be wrong about that price though.
> 
> HTH,
> Lorenzo
> - -- 
> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
> - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment)
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Buddy Brannan]

On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 10:06:52AM -0600, Kenny Hitt wrote:
> It exists in the distros I've used, but each of them uses it
> differently.  Debian based distros only use run levels for single user
> default, and shutdown.
> I'll have to recheck to be sure, but run levels 2 through 5 are all the
> same on Debian based distros like Ubuntu and main stream Debian.
This is true, but there's no reason a run level can't be customized to meet a particular need either. One could, for instance, change to runlevel 3 and then remove gdm from starting there if one chose to. 
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Kenny Hitt]

It exists in the distros I've used, but each of them uses it
differently.  Debian based distros only use run levels for single user
default, and shutdown.
I'll have to recheck to be sure, but run levels 2 through 5 are all the
same on Debian based distros like Ubuntu and main stream Debian.

          Kenny

On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 11:37:26PM -0000, Chris Norman wrote:
> Oh right.
> 
> I am running Ubuntu, I thought that /etc/inittab was a generic file, shared 
> by all the distros. Is that not the case?
> 
> To be fair, I'm still relatively new to linux myself.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris Norman
> <!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny@hittsjunk.net>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:30 PM
> Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
> 
> 
> > Hi.
> >
> > Your answer won't work in Ubuntu.  In the Linux world, it's best to only
> > answer questions about distros you are actually running.
> >
> >          Kenny
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 11:09:02PM -0000, Chris Norman wrote:
> >> You may as well just put runlevel 3 as your default in /etc/inittab. Then
> >> just run startx (I think) to run the GUI, and use control+alt+f1 to 
> >> switch
> >> to the first console. X runs on tty7, so just use altf7 to run the gui
> >> console. DOn't know how you'd stop it. Run `init 3` I imagine.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup 
> 
> 
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Sean Murphy]

Hi.

The GDM script in the /etc/init.d directory only stops the Gnome Desktop 
manager.  Not X11.

Sean----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcel Oats" <moats@orcon.net.nz>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu


> You should be able to stop X with the command gdm-stop.
> It's a script I think.
> Handy things scripts?
> At 12:09 PM 4/12/2006, you wrote:
>>You may as well just put runlevel 3 as your default in /etc/inittab. Then
>>just run startx (I think) to run the GUI, and use control+alt+f1 to switch
>>to the first console. X runs on tty7, so just use altf7 to run the gui
>>console. DOn't know how you'd stop it. Run `init 3` I imagine.
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>Chris Norman
>><!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Danny Crone" <dannyboy@pobox.com>
>>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
>><speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>>Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:23 AM
>>Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>>
>>
>> > Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need 
>> > it?
>> > If so, would startx run the gui?
>> > How would the gui be stopped?
>> >
>> > On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
>> >
>> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> >> Hash: SHA1
>> >>
>> >> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key
>> >> next to
>> >> the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
>> >> correctly at that point.
>> >>
>> >> Lorenzo
>> >> - --
>> >> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
>> >> - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment)
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>> >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Speakup mailing list
>> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>>
>>
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RE: speakup and ubuntu

[Shaun Oliver]

Actually it's `/etc/init.d/gdm stop'
Hth
 

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca
[mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Marcel Oats
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 4:36 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu

You should be able to stop X with the command gdm-stop.
It's a script I think.
Handy things scripts?
At 12:09 PM 4/12/2006, you wrote:
>You may as well just put runlevel 3 as your default in /etc/inittab. 
>Then just run startx (I think) to run the GUI, and use control+alt+f1 
>to switch to the first console. X runs on tty7, so just use altf7 to 
>run the gui console. DOn't know how you'd stop it. Run `init 3` I
imagine.
>
>HTH,
>
>Chris Norman
><!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Danny Crone" <dannyboy@pobox.com>
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
><speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:23 AM
>Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
>
> > Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need
it?
> > If so, would startx run the gui?
> > How would the gui be stopped?
> >
> > On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
> >
> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >> Hash: SHA1
> >>
> >> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key 
> >> next to the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles 
> >> will work correctly at that point.
> >>
> >> Lorenzo
> >> - --
> >> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
> >> - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment) 
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> >
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>
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Marcel Oats]

You should be able to stop X with the command gdm-stop.
It's a script I think.
Handy things scripts?
At 12:09 PM 4/12/2006, you wrote:
>You may as well just put runlevel 3 as your default in /etc/inittab. Then
>just run startx (I think) to run the GUI, and use control+alt+f1 to switch
>to the first console. X runs on tty7, so just use altf7 to run the gui
>console. DOn't know how you'd stop it. Run `init 3` I imagine.
>
>HTH,
>
>Chris Norman
><!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Danny Crone" <dannyboy@pobox.com>
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:23 AM
>Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
>
> > Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need it?
> > If so, would startx run the gui?
> > How would the gui be stopped?
> >
> > On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
> >
> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >> Hash: SHA1
> >>
> >> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key
> >> next to
> >> the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
> >> correctly at that point.
> >>
> >> Lorenzo
> >> - --
> >> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
> >> - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment)
> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
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> >>
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> >> =EyFK
> >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> >>
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> >
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Marcel Oats]

Hey thanks, I'll have a go later on in the week.  Festivle is the 
only one on the system at the moment.

Marcel
At 07:02 Ay M 4/12/2006, you wrote:
>As I remember if you use the ubuntu package for espeak, you will just need
>to edit the binary call in the speech-dispatcher espeak-generic.conf file to
>get it working as for some reason the ubuntu espeak pachage calls the binary
>espeak and not speak, but they didn't alter the speech-dispatcher package to
>reflect that. If you don't want to edit the files, then just download the
>files from the espeak website http://espeak.sf.net and manually install it.
>
>From
>Michael Whapples
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marcel Oats" <moats@orcon.net.nz>
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 6:12 AM
>Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
>
> > Yes the parameters are already in the .conf file for that actually I
> > think.
> > Might grab eSpeak and install that.
> > Marcel, the experimenter, and Odette, the guide dog.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Chris Norman]

Oh right.

I am running Ubuntu, I thought that /etc/inittab was a generic file, shared 
by all the distros. Is that not the case?

To be fair, I'm still relatively new to linux myself.

Cheers,

Chris Norman
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny@hittsjunk.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu


> Hi.
>
> Your answer won't work in Ubuntu.  In the Linux world, it's best to only
> answer questions about distros you are actually running.
>
>          Kenny
>
> On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 11:09:02PM -0000, Chris Norman wrote:
>> You may as well just put runlevel 3 as your default in /etc/inittab. Then
>> just run startx (I think) to run the GUI, and use control+alt+f1 to 
>> switch
>> to the first console. X runs on tty7, so just use altf7 to run the gui
>> console. DOn't know how you'd stop it. Run `init 3` I imagine.
>
> _______________________________________________
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> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup 

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.

Your answer won't work in Ubuntu.  In the Linux world, it's best to only
answer questions about distros you are actually running.

          Kenny

On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 11:09:02PM -0000, Chris Norman wrote:
> You may as well just put runlevel 3 as your default in /etc/inittab. Then 
> just run startx (I think) to run the GUI, and use control+alt+f1 to switch 
> to the first console. X runs on tty7, so just use altf7 to run the gui 
> console. DOn't know how you'd stop it. Run `init 3` I imagine.

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Chris Norman]

What I did was:
Go into a console as root. Make sure your box is updated. Go into 
/etc/apt/sources.list (I think), and remove all the hash (#) symbols from 
the lines otherwise starting with "deb" or "source" or whatever they are, 
with addresses starting with http after them, then do:

apt-get install speech-dispatcher
apt-get install speechd-up

Now you can type:
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
speech-dispatcher
speechd-up

My /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf set festival as the default synth 
anyway. I always start with the GUI on ubuntu, so festival is always started 
to. Otherwise just do `festival --server` or whatever the command is and 
then run the above.

I have a start-speakup file which is named in my .bash_login file, the 
script looks like this:

#!/bin/bash
modprobe speakup_sftsyn
speech-dispatcher
speechd-up
echo -e "\7"

THis script is prety self-explanitory, except for the echo which makes the 
system speaker beep once.

This script has never failed.

HTH,

Chris Norman
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Ford" <scott@adaptiveit.us>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" 
<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 2:15 PM
Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu


> Hi,
> Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth?
> I cannot seem to figure it out.  Thank you in advanced.
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next to 
> the
> scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work correctly 
> at
> that point.
>
> Lorenzo
> - --
> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Chris Norman]

You may as well just put runlevel 3 as your default in /etc/inittab. Then 
just run startx (I think) to run the GUI, and use control+alt+f1 to switch 
to the first console. X runs on tty7, so just use altf7 to run the gui 
console. DOn't know how you'd stop it. Run `init 3` I imagine.

HTH,

Chris Norman
<!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Crone" <dannyboy@pobox.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu


> Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need it?
> If so, would startx run the gui?
> How would the gui be stopped?
>
> On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
>
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> Hash: SHA1
>>
>> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key
>> next to
>> the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
>> correctly at that point.
>>
>> Lorenzo
>> - --
>> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
>> - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment)
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux)
>>
>> iD8DBQFFcNcxG9IpekrhBfIRApFXAKCcvdYYHR05v9yKHPCMR90QgNLFmQCdGCRy
>> m+Wbzs5pZ/LoQg4Kcthi/S4=
>> =EyFK
>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Speakup mailing list
>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup 

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Chris Norman]

Speakup is already in the kernel. I guess you'd just modprobe the associated 
module for your synth.

HTH,

Chris Norman
<!-- cnorman@rnibncw.ac.uk -->
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Crone" <dannyboy@pobox.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:10 PM
Subject: speakup and ubuntu


> Now that Orca is working, where should I go to learn how to turn on
> speakup to work with my ltlk?
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup 

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Michael Whapples]

As I remember if you use the ubuntu package for espeak, you will just need 
to edit the binary call in the speech-dispatcher espeak-generic.conf file to 
get it working as for some reason the ubuntu espeak pachage calls the binary 
espeak and not speak, but they didn't alter the speech-dispatcher package to 
reflect that. If you don't want to edit the files, then just download the 
files from the espeak website http://espeak.sf.net and manually install it.

From
Michael Whapples
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcel Oats" <moats@orcon.net.nz>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu


> Yes the parameters are already in the .conf file for that actually I 
> think.
> Might grab eSpeak and install that.
> Marcel, the experimenter, and Odette, the guide dog.
>
>
>
> 

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Marcel Oats]

Yes the parameters are already in the .conf file for that actually I think.
Might grab eSpeak and install that.
Marcel, the experimenter, and Odette, the guide dog.

Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Marcel Oats]

Thank you; might check that out .
At 12:07 PM 3/12/2006, you wrote:
>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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>On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 11:00:20AM +1300, Marcel Oats wrote:
> > Incidentally, what's the story with viavoice?  I remember it was
> > free, but I can't find it anywhere.  I guess the correct name is IBM
> > tts,  but at any rate, would a debian package exist?
> >
>
>The operative word there is exactly that, "was", though only in terms
>of free beer, and not speech, if I recall correctly. IBM has since
>pulled the gnu/linux version completely, though I seem to recall that
>they've come to their senses in terms of finances at least, and are
>either going to, or are already selling it through Capital
>Accessibility.
>
>Greg
>
>
>
>
>- --
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>gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc
>skype: gregn1
>(authorization required, add me to your contacts list first)
>
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[guy schlosser]

I also am very interested in the Viavoice (AKA IBM-TTS) 
package.  Does anyone know for sure if Cap. Accessability is 
selling/is going to sell it?  Is there any form of a release 
schedule?  Espeak is awesome, but it would be awesome to have more 
voices to choose from at your disposal.

Thanks much in advance,


Guy


At 07:05 PM 12/2/2006, you wrote:

>No, it is a commercial application.  I managed to get it about 12 months
>ago.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Marcel Oats" <moats@orcon.net.nz>
>To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:00 AM
>Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
>
> > Hi there, the correct command is
> > speechd-up
> > Incidentally, what's the story with viavoice?  I remember it was
> > free, but I can't find it anywhere.  I guess the correct name is IBM
> > tts,  but at any rate, would a debian package exist?
> >
> > Marcel
> > At 10:34 Ay M 3/12/2006, you wrote:
> >>Hi Scott.
> >>
> >>Steps to get software synths to work are:
> >>
> >>1.  Modify the speech-dispatcher configuration file found in the
> >>/etc/speech-dispatcher directory.  You have to modify this file to support
> >>the software synth you want to use.  The configuraiton file already has
> >>some
> >>defualt free and non-free synths.  EG:  espeech, flight, Dectalk Software
> >>and Viavoice.  Make sure you restart speech-dispatcher via the
> >>'/etc/init.d/speech-dispatcher restart' command before trying to get
> >>software to work with Speakup.  I don't know If this is really required,
> >>but
> >>I do it to make sure.
> >>
> >>2.  Once you have done that, load the speakup moduel for software speech
> >>by:
> >>
> >>modprobe speakup_sftsyn
> >>
> >>3.  Then run dispatcher:
> >>
> >>speech-dispatcher
> >>
> >>4.  Then run:
> >>
> >>speakd-up (I hope I hav this command correct, I am working from memory).
> >>
> >>Assumming your sound is correctly configured on your machine.  Then it all
> >>should work.
> >>
> >>I have this in a script to do for myself.
> >>
> >>Sean
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Scott Ford" <scott@adaptiveit.us>
> >>To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
> >><speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> >>Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 1:15 AM
> >>Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> > Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth?
> >> > I cannot seem to figure it out.  Thank you in advanced.
> >> > Scott
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca
> >> > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
> >> > On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor
> >> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM
> >> > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> >> > Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
> >> >
> >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >> > Hash: SHA1
> >> >
> >> > While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next
> >> > to
> >> > the
> >> > scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
> >> > correctly
> >> > at
> >> > that point.
> >> >
> >> > Lorenzo
> >> > - --
> >> > I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
> >> > - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment) -----BEGIN
> >> > PGP
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> >> > =EyFK
> >> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > Speakup mailing list
> >> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> > 12/1/2006
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> >> >
> >> >
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> >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >> >
> >>
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> >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> >
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> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Lorenzo Taylor]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Hi,
There is a free as in beer version of ViaVoice, but it is binary only and doesn't
work with newer system libraries.  The new IBMTTS is non-free and
requires payment.  I can't think of the web site off the top of my head
since I am perfectly happy with the free as in speech eSpeak.  However,
if you aren't used to a British accent, IBMTTS is about the best on the
market at a reasonable price, since if I remember it is around $50 to
purchase it.  I could be wrong about that price though.

HTH,
Lorenzo
- -- 
I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
- --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment)
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Sean Murphy]

No, it is a commercial application.  I managed to get it about 12 months 
ago.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcel Oats" <moats@orcon.net.nz>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu


> Hi there, the correct command is
> speechd-up
> Incidentally, what's the story with viavoice?  I remember it was
> free, but I can't find it anywhere.  I guess the correct name is IBM
> tts,  but at any rate, would a debian package exist?
>
> Marcel
> At 10:34 Ay M 3/12/2006, you wrote:
>>Hi Scott.
>>
>>Steps to get software synths to work are:
>>
>>1.  Modify the speech-dispatcher configuration file found in the
>>/etc/speech-dispatcher directory.  You have to modify this file to support
>>the software synth you want to use.  The configuraiton file already has 
>>some
>>defualt free and non-free synths.  EG:  espeech, flight, Dectalk Software
>>and Viavoice.  Make sure you restart speech-dispatcher via the
>>'/etc/init.d/speech-dispatcher restart' command before trying to get
>>software to work with Speakup.  I don't know If this is really required, 
>>but
>>I do it to make sure.
>>
>>2.  Once you have done that, load the speakup moduel for software speech 
>>by:
>>
>>modprobe speakup_sftsyn
>>
>>3.  Then run dispatcher:
>>
>>speech-dispatcher
>>
>>4.  Then run:
>>
>>speakd-up (I hope I hav this command correct, I am working from memory).
>>
>>Assumming your sound is correctly configured on your machine.  Then it all
>>should work.
>>
>>I have this in a script to do for myself.
>>
>>Sean
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Scott Ford" <scott@adaptiveit.us>
>>To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
>><speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>>Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 1:15 AM
>>Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth?
>> > I cannot seem to figure it out.  Thank you in advanced.
>> > Scott
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca
>> > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
>> > On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor
>> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM
>> > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
>> > Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>> >
>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> > Hash: SHA1
>> >
>> > While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next 
>> > to
>> > the
>> > scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work 
>> > correctly
>> > at
>> > that point.
>> >
>> > Lorenzo
>> > - --
>> > I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
>> > - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment) -----BEGIN 
>> > PGP
>> > SIGNATURE-----
>> > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux)
>> >
>> > iD8DBQFFcNcxG9IpekrhBfIRApFXAKCcvdYYHR05v9yKHPCMR90QgNLFmQCdGCRy
>> > m+Wbzs5pZ/LoQg4Kcthi/S4=
>> > =EyFK
>> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > Speakup mailing list
>> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>> >
>> >
>> > --
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>> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>> > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.3/562 - Release Date: 
>> > 12/1/2006
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>> >
>> >
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>> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
>> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>> >
>>
>>
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Gregory Nowak]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 11:00:20AM +1300, Marcel Oats wrote:
> Incidentally, what's the story with viavoice?  I remember it was 
> free, but I can't find it anywhere.  I guess the correct name is IBM 
> tts,  but at any rate, would a debian package exist?
> 

The operative word there is exactly that, "was", though only in terms
of free beer, and not speech, if I recall correctly. IBM has since
pulled the gnu/linux version completely, though I seem to recall that
they've come to their senses in terms of finances at least, and are
either going to, or are already selling it through Capital
Accessibility.

Greg




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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Michael Whapples]

As with most GUI's there is more than one way to do the same thing, the 
previously suggestions do work, or you can remove the GDM service by going 
to the menu, preferences, administration, and services, and then unchecking 
the GDM option.

From
Michael Whapples
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Crone" <dannyboy@pobox.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:23 AM
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu


> Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need it?
> If so, would startx run the gui?
> How would the gui be stopped?
>
> On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
>
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>> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key  next to
>> the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
>> correctly at that point.
>>
>> Lorenzo
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Marcel Oats]

Hi there, the correct command is
speechd-up
Incidentally, what's the story with viavoice?  I remember it was 
free, but I can't find it anywhere.  I guess the correct name is IBM 
tts,  but at any rate, would a debian package exist?

Marcel
At 10:34 Ay M 3/12/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Scott.
>
>Steps to get software synths to work are:
>
>1.  Modify the speech-dispatcher configuration file found in the
>/etc/speech-dispatcher directory.  You have to modify this file to support
>the software synth you want to use.  The configuraiton file already has some
>defualt free and non-free synths.  EG:  espeech, flight, Dectalk Software
>and Viavoice.  Make sure you restart speech-dispatcher via the
>'/etc/init.d/speech-dispatcher restart' command before trying to get
>software to work with Speakup.  I don't know If this is really required, but
>I do it to make sure.
>
>2.  Once you have done that, load the speakup moduel for software speech by:
>
>modprobe speakup_sftsyn
>
>3.  Then run dispatcher:
>
>speech-dispatcher
>
>4.  Then run:
>
>speakd-up (I hope I hav this command correct, I am working from memory).
>
>Assumming your sound is correctly configured on your machine.  Then it all
>should work.
>
>I have this in a script to do for myself.
>
>Sean
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Scott Ford" <scott@adaptiveit.us>
>To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
><speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
>Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 1:15 AM
>Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu
>
>
> > Hi,
> > Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth?
> > I cannot seem to figure it out.  Thank you in advanced.
> > Scott
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca
> > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
> > On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor
> > Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM
> > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> > Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
> >
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> > While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next to
> > the
> > scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work correctly
> > at
> > that point.
> >
> > Lorenzo
> > - --
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Sean Murphy]

Hi Scott.

Steps to get software synths to work are:

1.  Modify the speech-dispatcher configuration file found in the 
/etc/speech-dispatcher directory.  You have to modify this file to support 
the software synth you want to use.  The configuraiton file already has some 
defualt free and non-free synths.  EG:  espeech, flight, Dectalk Software 
and Viavoice.  Make sure you restart speech-dispatcher via the 
'/etc/init.d/speech-dispatcher restart' command before trying to get 
software to work with Speakup.  I don't know If this is really required, but 
I do it to make sure.

2.  Once you have done that, load the speakup moduel for software speech by:

modprobe speakup_sftsyn

3.  Then run dispatcher:

speech-dispatcher

4.  Then run:

speakd-up (I hope I hav this command correct, I am working from memory).

Assumming your sound is correctly configured on your machine.  Then it all 
should work.

I have this in a script to do for myself.

Sean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Ford" <scott@adaptiveit.us>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" 
<speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 1:15 AM
Subject: RE: speakup and ubuntu


> Hi,
> Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth?
> I cannot seem to figure it out.  Thank you in advanced.
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca 
> [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor
> Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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>
> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next to 
> the
> scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work correctly 
> at
> that point.
>
> Lorenzo
> - --
> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
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RE: speakup and ubuntu

[Scott Ford]

Hi,
	Would you know how to get speakup working with the software synth?
I cannot seem to figure it out.  Thank you in advanced.
Scott
 

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Lorenzo Taylor
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 8:30 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: speakup and ubuntu

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While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next to the
scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work correctly at
that point.

Lorenzo
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Marcel Oats]

Hi, you could change your runlevel to three perhaps.  That allows the 
text to run, and you should be able to run startx whenever you want gnome.

At 06:23 PM 2/12/2006, you wrote:
>Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need it?
>If so, would startx run the gui?
>How would the gui be stopped?
>
>On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:
>
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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> >
> > While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key
> > next to
> > the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
> > correctly at that point.
> >
> > Lorenzo
> > - --
> > I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
> > - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment)
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Luke Yelavich]

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On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 04:23:51PM EST, Danny Crone wrote:
> Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need it?
> If so, would startx run the gui?
> How would the gui be stopped?

If you currently have the GUI running, at a console, issue the following 
command:

sudo /etc/init.d/gdm stop

Then to make sure the gui doesn't start on boot, run the following 
command.

sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove

Note that if gdm gets updated in the future, this will be reversed, and 
you will have to run the above commands again.

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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Lorenzo Taylor]

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something like

sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove

should stop x from running at startup.

The startx command will then start x when you need it, and you can just
click quit in the system menu to stop it.  The exit window should come
up and you can just click the logoff button.

HTH,
Lorenzo
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Danny Crone]

Does ubuntu have a file I can edit, so the gui only runs when I need it?
If so, would startx run the gui?
How would the gui be stopped?

On Dec 1, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:

> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key  
> next to
> the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
> correctly at that point.
>
> Lorenzo
> - --
> I've always found anomalies to be very relaxing. It's a curse.
> - --Jadzia Dax: Star Trek Deep Space Nine (The Assignment)
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Lorenzo Taylor]

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While you're still in graphical mode, press the kill speakup key next to
the scroll lock to the right of f12.  All other consoles will work
correctly at that point.

Lorenzo
- -- 
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Danny Crone]

Thank you.  How should speakup be killed before exiting the console?

On Dec 1, 2006, at 6:01 PM, Lorenzo Taylor wrote:

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> Just go into a terminal and type
>
> sudo modprobe speakup_ltlk
>
> and your synth should start talking.  Note that you will then need to
> kill speakup in your x console and then cancel the screenshot window
> that will pop up, but you will then be able to login to text consoles
> normally from that point on.
>
> To get speakup working at boot time, just put speakup_ltlk into
> /etc/modules.  It doesn't matter where you put it; the end is fine.
>
> HTH,
> Lorenzo
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Re: speakup and ubuntu

[Lorenzo Taylor]

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Just go into a terminal and type

sudo modprobe speakup_ltlk

and your synth should start talking.  Note that you will then need to
kill speakup in your x console and then cancel the screenshot window
that will pop up, but you will then be able to login to text consoles
normally from that point on.

To get speakup working at boot time, just put speakup_ltlk into
/etc/modules.  It doesn't matter where you put it; the end is fine.

HTH,
Lorenzo
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speakup and ubuntu

[Danny Crone]

Now that Orca is working, where should I go to learn how to turn on  
speakup to work with my ltlk?