From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from apollo.csir.co.za (apollo.csir.co.za [146.64.10.99]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFAB510AA0 for ; Fri, 29 May 2009 10:39:59 -0400 (EDT) X-CSIR-MailScanner-Watermark: 1244212786.40297@A0bcSqDIN0yzlbsaqTcCKA Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n4TEdjB5004134 for ; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:39:45 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id n4TEdVEW001754 for ; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:39:31 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id n4TEdV7i001749 for ; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:39:31 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 16:39:31 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: speakup direct option? In-Reply-To: <4A1FED0A.2020400@onlinehome.de> Message-ID: References: <4A1FED0A.2020400@onlinehome.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0rc1 (apollo.csir.co.za [146.64.10.99]); Fri, 29 May 2009 16:39:45 +0200 (SAST) X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner-ID: n4TEdjB5004134 X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CSIR-MailScanner-SpamScore: s X-CSIR-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za X-Spam-Status: No 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: Fri, 29 May 2009 14:40:01 -0000 Yes, I have done all these things. On Fri, 29 May 2009, Hermann wrote: > Hi, > On 29.05.2009 15:51, Willem van der Walt wrote: > > I am the maintainer of the Espeak Afrikaans voice and sometimes use the > > voice myself. > > Oh, sorry for that "Dutch". > After creating the direct file you should invoke: > espeakup -V af > > > Here is some info on the machine I have tested on. > > Please advise on how I should test? > > Script started on Fri 29 May 2009 15:44:24 SAST > > root@bid:~# echo $LANG > > en_ZA.UTF-8 > > root@bid:~# cd /sys/modules/speakup/parameters/ > > root@bid:/sys/module/speakup/parameters# ls > > attrib_bleep chartab full_time > > punc_all reading_punc synth_direct > > bell_pos cursor_time jiffy_delta > > punc_level repeats tone > > bleeps delay_time key_echo > > punc_most say_control trigger_time > > bleep_time delimiters keymap > > punc_some say_word_ctl version > > caps_start direct lang > > punct silent voice > > caps_stop ex_num no_interrupt > > quiet spell_delay vol > > characters freq pitch > > rate synth > > root@bid:/sys/module/speakup/parameters# cat version > > Speakup version 3.0.3 > > soft synthesizer driver version 2.4 > > > > root@bid:/sys/module/speakup/parameters# cat lang > > 0 > > > > root@bid:/sys/module/speakup/parameters# exit > > exit > > > > Script done on Fri 29 May 2009 15:46:26 SAST > > Linux bid 2.6.27-8-eeepc #1 SMP Sun Nov 16 12:02:12 MST 2008 i686 GNU/Linux > > Try the following in the parameters subfolder: > echo 1 >direct > Can the file be written? If yes, then start Espeakup like explained above. > If you cannot create the file, you have to edit the characters file in that > directory, to correctly speak Africans. > Then start Espeakup with the -V option. > Hermann > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.