GRML is cool, but having problem

[Janina Sajka]

The TripleTalk has stopped working for some reason. I have both
Doubletalk and TripleTalk synths here. The Doubletalk always works, but
the TripleTalk never works. It didn't used to be like that.

Janina

al Sten-Clanton writes:
> GRML has been my good buddy in moments of great trouble for a while, now.
> One thing I haven't been able to do so far with the latest version, however,
> is get it to boot up with my TripleTalk LT.  The command that used to work
> just doesn't, even when I replace the underscore with the period in
> "speakup_synth=".  
> 
> I think this was mentioned here before, but don't think anybody mentioned
> doing something different that worked.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Al 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Michael Whapples
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 2:01 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: RE: speakup is nice
> 
> If a hardware synth is a problem then look at GRML (www.grml.org) as that
> comes with speakup and everything to run software speech on the CD. 
> GRML allows a fully accessible (with speakup and software speech output)
> install of GRML or debian to the hard drive and this is how I installed
> linux on my laptop.
> 
> I too would like to add how speakup has been so useful to me (helping me get
> out of situations I could not have solved with other screen readers) and it
> probably will continue to be useful. Also I am glad that GRML exists,
> allowing me a fully portable distribution where I don't need to carry round
> a hardware synth.
> 
> Michael Whapples
> 
> On 23/12/42 20:59, James Homuth wrote:
> > My only knock against Speakup is it's strictly command line based. If 
> > I'm sitting in front of a linux desktop, I want to be able to use a 
> > lot of the actual desktop applications. Certain IM clients, for 
> > example. Plus, my limited money for hardware means I can't wander out 
> > and get my hands on a speech synth. Otherwise, when I install linux on 
> > my laptop in the next month or so I'd go with Speakup over Orca.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca 
> > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> > On Behalf Of Trevor Astrope
> > Sent: January 13, 2009 12:07 PM
> > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> > Subject: Re: speakup is nice
> >
> > Yep. I've tried orca and even bought a mac. The only time I use them 
> > is for online banking and sites where links doesn't work. Otherwise, 
> > speakup is my goto screen reader.
> >
> > I agree that we don't say enough just how great and liberating it is!
> >
> > On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, John G. Heim wrote:
> >
> >    
> >> I think it's not said often enough. Speakup is really, really nice.
> >> Lets face it, when the chips are down, you always fall back on 
> >> speakup don't you? I know I do. The accessible debian install,er, 
> >> talking grml CD, plus several a talking Windows installer I built 
> >> myself. They all depend on speakup. Speakup is like that old PC you 
> >> have that always works even when that new flashiy one is on the fritz 
> >> again.You know what I mean? You've got your flashy new laptop or 
> >> whatever but in an
> >>      
> > emergency, don't you want your old one running speakup?
> >    
> >> Say your network is down and you need to make a serial port 
> >> connection. What do you want? I want speakup. When a machine won't 
> >> boot, you put in your grml CD with speakup don't you? If I'm in a 
> >> panic, I always just want something with speakup.
> >>
> >> --
> >> John G. Heim
> >> jheim at math.wisc.edu 3-4189
> >> http://www.math.wisc.edu/~jheim/
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >>
> >>      
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> >
> >
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