speakup is nice

Wed Jan 28 10:29:39 EST 2009

Not sure I get it, but if it helps, you can install ubuntu with software 
speech using orca, check the orca-list archives/wikki.
Then you can install speakup afterwards.
There are some audio tutorials somewhere regarding this.
Regards, Willem

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, James Homuth wrote:

> Not my impression at all. I am aware it can. However, not to install the
> software. And not to install Linux speakup-enabled. That requires a hardware
> synth for at least that process. Again, this is so far as I'm aware. Which
> is as said, the drawback to my already not having installed it at least
> until I can install a desktop interface.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Willem van der Walt
> Sent: January 28, 2009 10:09 AM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: RE: speakup is nice
> 
> By the sound of it, you are under the impression that speakup cannot work
> with software speech.
> It can work with software speech.
> I hav used orca with espeak to install speakup with software speech on a
> machine of mine.
> Using speech-dispatcher, one can jump between orca and speakup without
> problems.
> HTH, Willem
> 
> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, James Homuth wrote:
> 
> > I do understand. See my previous post on the matter. Also, there is 
> > the additional headache of requiring, at least for the install 
> > process, a hardware synth. Which I've never been a particular fan of. 
> > Plus, if I decide to put it on a laptop, I want to be able to take 
> > *just* the laptop. Again, not saying you're wrong or anything, but I 
> > kind of have my restrictions. And at the moment, speakup sort of falls 
> > outside of them based on the information I currently have on it. Some 
> > of it may be incorrect. At which point I'll definitely reinvestigate.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca 
> > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> > On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
> > Sent: January 19, 2009 11:02 AM
> > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> > Subject: Re: speakup is nice
> > 
> > You don't understand. You get to have both Speakup and Orca and go 
> > back and forth between them all day long. It's not an either or situation.
> > It's a both and situation.
> > 
> > Janina
> > 
> > James Homuth writes:
> > > 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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> > --
> > 
> > Janina Sajka,	Phone:	+1.202.595.7777;
> > 		sip:janina at CapitalAccessibility.Com
> > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://CapitalAccessibility.Com
> > 
> > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and 
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> > 
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