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eSpeak NG prior to commit a766b22 (https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak- ng/commit/a766b22643653402171ba8b482a9ed3f419f57bb) did not properly interpret certain characters (including the vertical bar (|), caret (^), greater than sign (>), and less than sign (<)) as punctuation. Thus, when passing --punct (without arguments, for "read all punctuation") these characters were not read at all. This is particularly critical for users doing software development or systems administration using screen readers (such as the built-in Orca), where the addition or removal of one of these characters can significantly change the meaning of what is being read. eSpeak NG in Bionic Beaver (1.49.2+dfsg-1) does not include the fix for this issue. However, eSpeak NG 1.49.2+dfsg-8 (as seen in Disco Dingo) includes the fix for this issue. I have tested that upgrading to the Disco Dingo packages on a Bionic Beaver system corrects this issue. This minor version bump will significantly increase the accessibility of Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS for users of Orca, other screen readers, and possibly other users and uses of eSpeak NG. Release Info: $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS Release: 18.04 Package Info: $ apt-cache policy libespeak-ng1 libespeak-ng1: Installed: 1.49.2+dfsg-1 Candidate: 1.49.2+dfsg-1 Version table: *** 1.49.2+dfsg-1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages Expected Behavior: On Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic Beaver), running: $ espeak-ng --punct "< > | ^" should produce the audio "less than greater than v bar circumflex". Actual Behavior: The system produces no sound. ** Affects: espeak-ng (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: a11y -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1870642 Title: Upgrade espeak-ng in Binoic Beaver to at least 1.49.2+dfsg-8 (from 1.49.2+dfsg-1) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/espeak-ng/+bug/1870642/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
