Re: [orca-list] Ibmtts and Orca.

[Guy Schlosser <guyster bex net>]

Hey there Luke, what is the easiest way to build speech-dispatcher 
with ttsynth support?  Do I just configure/make/make install in the 
normal fassion and specify ttsynth in speechd.conf?  Thanks for any 
tips or advice.

Thanks,


Guy


At 05:49 PM 6/8/2007, you wrote:
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> Hey folks.
> Since buying a copy of ttsynth, I have had a play with it using orca.
> Unfortunately, even with the latest Orca svn, and latest gnome-speech
> svn, ttsynth still speaks very slowly even when set to the fastest rate.
>
> However, if I build speech-dispatcher with ttsynth support, and use
> speech-dispatcher from Orca, the fastest rate is nice and fast, although
> it could be much faster.
>
> I have also found that if one arros through several lines of text, or
> moves through menus quickly, speech is not interrupted as you go. I.e,
> speech overlaps, due to ALSA being used, and previous speech not being
> quieted.
>
> I have almost got things ready to offer prebuilt packages of
> speech-dispatcher, orca, and gnome-speech for feisty. All of these will
> have support for ttsynth included, So if you don't want to go through
> the hastle of building yourself, there isa solution around the corner.
> - --
> Luke Yelavich
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