Re: [orca-list] languages

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

Hi Will:

> Am i right in assuming that if i install english as my ubuntu language, 
> I can then set e speak to speak
> scottish
> west midlands
> northern english
> etc?

You should be able to do so.

> my question still is though if i install the OS in say english but need 
> to read a french newspaper, can i tell orca to speak french on the fly
> So, can i set the language  of orcas speech? you know like in jaws for 
> windows, one can say oh i am on an italian website let' change eloquence 
> now to read this site
> if this is the case while i love my mac, it can not on the fly switch to 
> another synth

Orca currently doesn't do this very conveniently (you need to open the 
preferences and select a new voice).  We have a few related bugs in Orca 
that we are using to track this, however:

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=400717
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=419742
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=412656

Hope this helps!

Will