changing voice in speakup

[EPYD Productions]

tried accessing /proc/speakup/voice and "permission denied" tried oepening
it in vi /proc/speakup/voice and just got a 0 and a bunch of tildes in it.
Blind Tech
website: http://www.users.qwest.net/~drjann/epyd/
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----- 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 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: changing voice in speakup


| 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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