Re: [orca-list] Screen Reader Preferences GUI very slow if EspeakListVoiceVariant is set to 1 (was:Re: other tts with orca)

[bittukumar jaiswal <bittukjaiswal gmail com>]

sure I will take care of that.


On 7/2/18, Didier Spaier <didier slint fr> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I agree with this suggestion.
>
> Maybe 2 drop-downs would be enough, the fist being conceptually similar
> to a locale, i.e. mainly language+territory as specified in POSIX or
> implemented in gettext, the second being the voice with variants.
> Just my 2 cents and of course I don't know how much work would be needed
> to implement something like that.
>
> @bittukumar: don't worry about you English or spelling, mine at least is
> not better and what you write is perfectly understandable. Furthermore
> I guess that few people reading this list would be able to write
> anything in your native language ;)
>
> @All: Remember to include the list as recipient or in copy so everybody
> can participate to the conversation.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Didier
>
>
> Le 01/07/2018 à 20:51, bittukumar jaiswal a écrit :
> > Hello, Joani and all the experts!
> > It is possible to add a feature, where in Orca's voice tab there will
> > be 3 different drop-downs.
> > Like:
> > 1. language:
> > 2. Voice types: Default, e Male, Female, Other.
> > 3. Voice variants: Male-1, Female-1 Crock-1, clat-1.
> >
> > Or only 2 drop-downs Like IN NVDA menu:
> > 1. Language: English-GBR, English-USA,  Hindi.
> > 2. Voice variants: Male-1,2,34,5 Female-1,2,3,4,5, Crock-1,2.3.
> > clat-1,2,3, Max, Mario, Stef,1,2,3.
> >
> > I think this will not put more lode on Orca GUI menu and it will be
> > easy to select the voice and there variants. it will be good thing for
> > new comers like me who was  using NVDA or Jaws on windows Machine. If
> > possible then please addt that feature in Orca's next update.
> >
> > Please try to understand me, my English or way of righting mayor not be
> > proper.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/1/18, Didier Spaier <didier slint fr> wrote:
> > > Joanie, Samuel:
> > >
> > > running Orca 3.28.1, speech-dispatcher from git3e2e409d,
> > > espeak-ng-1.49.2:
> > > after <Orca>+<Space>, the GUI appears after around 15 seconds then
> > > seems stuck for about 15 more seconds, as well as any action on it,
> > > if I set EspeakListVoiceVariant to 1 in one of the config files.
> > >
> > > However the variants do appear in the Person drop down-list and
> > > I can choose one and that works, being very patient.
> > >
> > > Maybe this is related to the list of languages + variants being then
> > > very long?
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Didier
> > >
> > >
> > > Le 01/07/2018 à 13:56, Arkadiusz Kozioł a écrit :
> > > > Yeah, unfortunately that's true.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > W dniu 2018-07-01 o 13:50, Didier Spaier pisze:
> > > > > That's right, thanks for the heads-up.
> > > > >
> > > > > However the system becomes very unresponsive when opening the Orca
> > > > > Screen Reader Preferences GUI to choose one of the variants in the
> > > > > Person drop down list.
> > > > >
> > > > > Am I the only one observing this behavior?
> > > > >
> > > > > Didier
> > > > >
> > > > > Le 01/07/2018 à 12:35, Arkadiusz Kozioł a écrit :
> > > > > > YOu can use more than 1 voice variant. You must edit
> > > > > > /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-ng.conf or espeak.conf and turn
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > voice variants.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > W dniu 2018-07-01 o 12:11, Didier Spaier pisze:
> > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > espeak-ng provides only one voice by language (and in some cases
> > > > > > > a distinct one per geographic area). The are all listed here:
> > > > > > > https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/blob/master/docs/languages.md
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Legacy espeak provides less voices.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > At least there is a Czech voice, listed as cs, family West Slavic)
> > > > > > > ;)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Also, mbrola provides two Czech voices.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Didier
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Le 01/07/2018 à 09:22, Vojtěch šmiro via orca-list a écrit :
> > > > > > > > Hello.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > He would like to use Espeak variants such as in NVDA, voices Max,
> > > > > > > > Iven, Denis, etc.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Vojta.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Didier Spaier napsal(a):
> > > > > > > > > Hello,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Le 30/06/2018 à 20:07, bittukumar jaiswal via orca-list a écrit :
> > > > > > > > > > Hey all, I have 2 questions.
> > > > > > > > > > First: How to use other voice variant of Espeak TTS with Orca?
> > > > > > > > > > In NVDA there is a option to change the language and it's voice
> > > > > > > > > > variant.
> > > > > > > > > > so how to do same in orca?
> > > > > > > > > Raise the Orca Screen Reader Preferences GUI pressing  <Orca> +
> > > > > > > > > <space>
> > > > > > > > > then in the Voices tab select the  Speech synthesizer.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Assuming it is espeak-ng, you can choice among available languages
> > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > Person drop-down list.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The same apply for other speech synthesizers, I assume.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Didier
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > second: is it possible to use Google TTS with Orca? If yes, then
> > > > > > > > > > how?
> > > > > > > > > > please gide me.
> > > > > > > > > I don't know.
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Best regards
Bittukumar Jaiswal
Computer instructor & trainer
Deep stambh foundation
E-Mail ID: bittukjaiswal gmail com