Re: [orca-list] New Linux user, needing higher quality speech

["Glenn / Lenny" <GlennErvin cableone net>]

I am thankful for eSpeak, and I do much prefer Eloquence, however, I install 
NVDA on a lot of people's computers in my work, that is, people who have 
used a computer with sight, and when they are having trouble using their 
computers due to vision loss.
Their reaction to eSpeak is not favorable, and when I switch it to 
Eloquence, they find it more palatable.
And most beginners are willing to sacrifice quality of speech for 
performance, as I point out how when I switch to a SAPI voice, they are 
going to experience some lag in typing in some situations due to the nature 
of the SAPI voices, and they are willing to put up with it, because they 
like the sound of the voice.
Personally, I would prefer eSpeak, if Eloquence presented poor reaction to 
my input, but Eloquence sounds better to me, and suffers no lag, i.e., is 
not a memory hog.
Plus I like that most sighted folk cannot understand the Eloquence, at the 
rate I have it at, thus it gives me some privacy without having to wear 
headphones.

Glenn

Known  as: Glenn, Lenny, or N0YJV