Unix

[james collins]

Just wondering, do I need to be connected to the Internet to use  
freetts?

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 31, 2009, at 11:30 AM, Kyle <kyle4jesus at gmail.com> wrote:

> yasr -s "emacspeak server" -p 127.0.0.1:2222
>
> should all be on one line, and yes, the quotes are required, since  
> emacspeak server has a space in it, the -s option is looking for a  
> single string argument and spaces usually separate command line  
> strings. If you don't want to quote the emacspeak server part, you  
> can put a backslash before the space, so that it says emacspeak\  
> server, but the quotes make it a little easier.
>
> 127.0.0.1 specifies the IP address of your local computer rather  
> than another computer on your network or the internet. 2222 is the  
> port, or maybe you could think of it as a door, on your computer  
> that YASR will be sending data to so that it can be spoken by  
> Freetts. So basically, 127.0.0.1:2222 is the address where YASR's  
> data should be sent. Freetts is "listening" at the door at  
> 127.0.0.1:2222 for any data coming to it so that it can speak it. I  
> hope this clarifies some of how this setup works. You are basically  
> using network communication on your own computer, so it's kinda like  
> how the internet works, it just doesn't leave your computer and go  
> somewhere else.
>
> Kyle
>
> -- 
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> I live only to serve You
> Each and every day.
> --Kyle
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