Re: Formatting - was Would you be interested in having natural sounding TTS voices by Readspeaker on Linux? demo link included

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Yes, makes sense.
I think how it works in many cases, is that there is the screenreader program, 
the TTS software, and then a module that kind of links the two together to 
function.
So like, I'll use Windows here as an example just because thats what I've used 
most over the years until recently getting into Linux. But on Windows, you can 
have the NVDA screenreader, then you can buy an Ivona TTS voice. But then, if 
you want to use the Ivona voice through NVDA, you have to select the, I think 
its the SAPI 5 synth if I remember correctly? You need to select that SAPI 5 
synth in the NVDA settings in order to get the Ivona TTS voice to work with 
NVDA, and then you control the pitch and pronounciation etc of Ivona through 
NVDA.
 I think its kinda similar with the Orca screenreader in Linux. So if you're 
using the RHVoice voices, you have to select for it to use the RHVoice synth 
module so they all work together. As far as I'm aware, every TTS solution needs 
a module of sorts to connect it with the screenreader.
one of the guys either on the Readspeaker team, or associated with the team, is 
blind. I am not communicating with him directly yet, but the representative I 
am in contact with mentioned him. It would be great if he might consider 
collaborating  in the project as I am assuming he probably uses a screenreader 
of some sort. Even if he primarily uses Braille, (which I don't know that for a 
fact, I'm just mentioning it as a possibility), but even if he did mostly use 
braille, the fact that he is involved with a company that manufactures TTS 
voice solutions for desktop, servers, embedded systems etc, means he likely has 
quite a bit of knowledge regarding the technicalities of TTS and screenreaders, 
and if he wanted to collaborate with the project, he would likely be helpful in 
advising them there on the ground if needed. I can communicate with them 
remotely, but its always really great to have someone that can sit there in 
person with the developers. I don't know if he works right there with them, or 
remotely. But I'll ask when I next contact them on a week day.
Thanks,
SL
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