changing voice in speakup

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.

Be careful when you assume.

Have you tried playing with the value of /proc/speakup/voice?  

Post back with your results, and we can go from there.  Hint: the values
are ints.

          Kenny

On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 12:06:15PM -0700, EPYD Productions wrote:
> so am i correct to asume that the voices and or tones i speak of are just
> predefined pitch and freq rates or by the settings i remember like in jaws
> for example, and in the m40 with the internal dbtk chip the voices were such
> as perfect paul and so on? would i have to define these in the specified
> path below??
> Blind Tech
> website: http://www.users.qwest.net/~drjann/epyd/
> contact info can be found on website
> email list: EPYD Radio-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> EPYD the only place to be!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenny Hitt" <kenny at hittsjunk.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: changing voice in speakup
> 
> 
> | Hi.
> |
> | Echo values to /proc/speakup/voice.  cat the file to see the current
> | value.
> |
> | BTW, I don't think zipspeak is being maintained any more, so you might
> | want to consider a modern Linux install.
> |
> | Hope this helps.
> |           Kenny
> |
> | On Mon, May 02, 2005 at 10:40:11AM -0700, EPYD Productions wrote:
> | > i'm sorry you feel i did not do my reading sir. but i have, all i found
> was
> | > how to change pitch and punc rate, reading rate and things of that
> nature.
> | > i've searched google, the msg archives. i've done my research sir. i
> don't
> | > know everything, and don't feel i do, that is why i am asking for help.
> and
> | > there is no speakup help module in zipspeak. so if i could get some
> help,
> | > i'd appreciate it. thanks
> | > Blind Tech
> | > website: http://www.users.qwest.net/~drjann/epyd/
> | > contact info can be found on website
> | > email list: EPYD Radio-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> | > EPYD the only place to be!
> | > ----- Original Message -----
> | > From: "Kirk Reiser" <kirk at braille.uwo.ca>
> | > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> | > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:21 AM
> | > Subject: Re: changing voice in speakup
> | >
> | >
> | > | Well blind tech, maybe you should read the user manual or possibly
> | > | check speakup help.  Just exactly what kind of tech has to ask those
> | > | types of questions?  Almost as bad as calling yourself a guru.  If you
> | > | think you are then learn to read.
> | > |
> | > |   Kirk
> | > |
> | > | --
> | > |
> | > | Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility
> | > | e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario
> | > | phone: (519) 661-3061
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