question about /proc/speakup

Kenny Hitt kennyhitt at knology.net
Mon Jul 1 10:46:53 EDT 2002


Hi.  Speakup uses hex values for options which are hex.
My Accent SA has a rate value from 1 to f.  My current default is
echo e >/proc/speakup/rate.

          Kenny

On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 12:07:42AM -0400, Ryan Mann wrote:
> I heard that some speech synthesizers use hexadecimal values instead of 
> regular numbers for parameters such as pitch and rate.  What does 
> /proc/speakup do with these parameters.  Let's say I had one of these 
> synthesizers and I read /proc/speakup/rate.  Would this show the hex value 
> or does Speakup's proc interface convert these parameters to regular 
> numbers?  Also, if I did something like echo 9 > /proc/speakup/rate would 
> Speakup's proc interface convert ithe "9" to the hex value?  I'm asking 
> because if this isn't the case, I have to make changes in my Speakupcfg 
> and Speakupctl programs in order for them to be used with those type of 
> synthesizers.
> Thanks.
> 
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> Ryan
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