Help to me

[Bastono]

     Hi Janina!

Thank you for information. I am beginner.

Gradimir

| Hi, Bastono:
| 
| Welcome to to Linux and welcome to the Speakup list.
| 
| In the long run you will be happiest if you find a way to get a good
| hardware speech synthesizer. I understand that doing this may be a
| burden for you, but you will always be goad you have one after the pain
| of getting it has been forgotten. It is possible to get a Doubletalk LT
| (also known as a Litetalk) for as little as $150 U.S. These units are
| still available new for just under $300 U.S. My advice to you is that
| you make it a goal to get a hardware synth eventually. Get familiar with
| the synths supported by Speakup and start saving for one, and start
| looking around for one to buy.
| 
| Meanwhile, you can use the Linux console and emacs with yasr and
| emacspeak respectively, using flite as your speech driver. Look at:
| 
| http://eflite.sf.net
| 
| The rest of the information and software you need is hyperlinked from
| this page.
| 
| Of course, this means working in English. But, I advise taking your
| time. You can certainly afford to have all the freely available software
| speech that exists for Linux. So, since cost isn't a problem, start with
| the simple things before you take on the more difficult ones.
| Interfacing Festival to Speakup or Emacspeak is more difficult, so work
| on that after you have flite and eflite working for you.
| 
| 
| Bastono writes:
| > From: "Bastono" <bastono at teol.net>
| > 
| >      Hi all!
| > 
| > Please help to me.
| > I  have  Windows  SE  and  JAWS  4.51  installed  on my computer, with
| > recently  added  Linux Slckware v.9, on a separate partition. I do not
| > have  any Linux sintesizer, ither software or hardware one. What can I
| > do in order to make my Linux speak?
| > I am primarily interested in software solutions, but if anyone suggess
| > any  hardware  solutions  I would need more detailed information. Such
| > information may be posted privately if considered so (private address:
| > bastono at teol.net).
| > I am less interested in hardware solutions because
| > I  am  not  in  position  to  apply/buy  them  (I  live  in Bosnia and
| > Herzegovina)
| > Is   there  anyone  with  more  concrete  experience  with  'Festival'
| > sintesizer.  I  am  specially  interested  in  it,  since  it supports
| > Esperanto also.
| > 
| > Gradimir Kragic,
| > E-mail: bastono at teol.net
| > 
| > 
| > 
| > 
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| 
| Janina Sajka, Director
| Technology Research and Development
| Governmental Relations Group
| American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
| 
| Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
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