Re: [orca-list] Speech-dispatcher in Ubuntu 8:10

["Ignasi Cambra" <ignasicambra gmail com>]

So here's what I did:
I actually didn't save the changes on /etc/default/speech-dispatcher 
correctly (don't ask me why) but I did it again and I was able to run 
speech-dispatcher as a system service. I restarted and all system sounds 
were gone, including Orca. I supposed this would happen so I learned which 
keys to press to go into the orca prefferences and change the speech system 
to speech-dispatcher, and it worked. Orca talks and it works so, so much 
better than gnome-speech! I don't really like how it makes espeak talk, but 
it's much more responsive. But now the only sound I have in my system is 
orca. Whenever someone else tries to play a sound, orca crashes (I don't 
really know who crashes, but it stops talking and doesn't respond to 
anything).
I tried changing the system sounds to alsa, but it didn't work. What else 
can I do? I will try to make speech-dispatcher use pulseaudio, see what 
happens.
Thank you all!

Ignasi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aruni Sharma" <libranarsh gmail com>
To: "Ignasi Cambra" <icambra indiana edu>
Cc: "orca" <Orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Speech-dispatcher in Ubuntu 8:10


> Hi, try the spd-conf command and set up your speech-dispatcher.
> Another change you need to make is in the
> /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf for using pulse instead of alsa
> because intrepid is using pulse by default. unless you make this
> change you will not be able to run speech-dispatcher. I have not been
> able to remove pulse altogether. on the other hand if you want to use
> only alsa install alsa-oss etc but beware if speech-dispatcher
> automatically with alsa it will disable the use of gnome-speech i.e.
> you will not have any output from orca unless you start using
> speech-dispatcher. in other words it is at present a case of 'either
> gnome-speech or speech-dispatcher'.
> Thanks,
> Aruni.
>
> On 11/14/08, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra gmail com> wrote:
> > I already did that... No luck!
> > Thanks though.
> >
> > Ignasi
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jon" <j orcauser googlemail com>
> > To: "Ignasi Cambra" <icambra indiana edu>
> > Cc: <orca-list gnome org>
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:51 AM
> > Subject: Re: [orca-list] Speech-dispatcher in Ubuntu 8:10
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > edit /etc/defaults/speech-dispatcher so that speech dispatcher starts as
> > > a service.
> > > then restart, afterwards, typing spd-say hello  should work.
> > >
> > > Good luck.
> > >
> > >
> > > -Jon
> > > On Fri 14/11/2008 at 10:47:27, Ignasi Cambra wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> > > > I finally decided to go ahead and try Speech-dispatcher, given that it
> > > > seems it might be able to solve the problems I'm having.
> > > > I am using Ubuntu 8:10. I installed Speech-dispatcher and the
> > > > python-speechd package using aptitude (apt-get etc...) and followed the
> > > > rest of the instructions on the Orca wiki. Speech-dispatcher doesn't
> > > > work. When I type "spd-say something" it says that SD wasn't able to
> > > > open. What could I do? I double-checked everything and I think I
> > > > configured everything correctly...
> > > > If I type "speech-dispatcher" on a terminal window, it tells me that 
> > > > it's
> > > >
> > > > unable to start because it can't find a configuration file, which is
> > > > supposed to be in a subdirectory of /home/username/.speech-dispacher. 
> > > > The
> > > >
> > > > file actually doesn't exist, so I don't know...
> > > > Any suggestions?
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > Ignasi
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