Re: [orca-list] alternative synths

[Bill Cox <waywardgeek gmail com>]

Hi, Richard.  I intend to create a 64-bit ISO for Vinux a few days
after the 32-bit ISO ships.  The 32-bit ISO will be the "official"
ISO.  I use 64-bit myself for work, so currently I install Lucid, and
then run the buildvinux scripts.  Some users prefer this path in any
case, since the official Ubuntu ISOs seem to work better with wubi and
dual-booting with Windows.  We hope to correct these issues in Vinux
sometime after the 3.0 release.

The speed issues with Voxin have been worked out.  Unfortunately,
there's a new bug that was recently introduced in 64-bit voxin
support, which causes the voice to sound scratchy, and the driver now
crashes often.  Voxin is my preferred voice, so while I can't promise
I'll be able to fix this, you can bet I'll be putting in quite a few
hours tracking this down.  In the meantime, I use espeak, which is
quite responsive.  I have not been following the Java ATK wrappers, so
I can't answer your last question.  However, I would like to know.  If
you find the answer, please forward it to me.

Thanks,
Bill

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:08 PM, Richard <rickfunes yahoo com> wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Since I know you're the main dev for Vinux 3 that'll be released soon, I've
> got a few questions, if you don't mind.
>
> 1.  Will Vinux be released in both 32 and 64 bit versions?  If not, that's
> fine I can do my own 64 bit version using the 64 bit Vinux script.
> 2.  Has the 64 bit Voxin slow response issue been worked out, or is ESpeak
> recommended on 64 bit systems?
> 3.  Do you know how well Java ATK Wrapper works under GNOME 2.30, with Orca?
>
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