Hi James, try downloading the latest update which is 0.22 from the voxin site. However, I built up the voxin using the gnome-speech-0.4.25 sources. for installing speech-dispatcher issue the following command in the terminal: sudo apt-get install speech-dispatcher python-speechd after installation use spd-conf for configuring speech-dispatcher. choose the default options except for the port which has to be 6560. with the latest update of voxin the appropriate driver for speech-dispatcher will be installed. remove the number sign before the ibmtts in the file /home/yourName/.speech-dispatcher/conf/speechd.conf. restart speech-dispatcher. you can add speech-dispatcher in the start up under preferences so that it starts automatically. Thanks, Aruni.
James & Nash wrote: > Hi Aruni, > > When i issued sudo apt-get purge pulseaudio > > It removed it with no trouble, but when I try to install Voxin, it > comes up with an error. Do you know what could be causing this nad > would you recommend installing Speech Dispatcher and if so how? > > Thanks > > James > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > To: "James & Nash" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: Orca/speech in 9.04..again > > >> Hi James, I was avoiding this command for fear of damaging my ubuntu >> installation as this was the case with the 8.10 release. However, I >> finally executed the purge command and now everything works fine >> including voxin. >> thanks and regards, >> Aruni. >> >> >> >> James & Nash wrote: >>> Hi Aruni, >>> >>> When I issued the command, it did not ask for this. However, I must >>> confess that I did not review everythingonly the end of the command >>> asking if I was sure. That said, my system still seems to work >>> properly. >>> >>> It seems odd that Pulseaudio should be giving such trouble with Orca >>> - I wonder why ubuntu continue to use it and not Alsa? I wonder if >>> installing speech dispatcher would help. I've never done this though. >>> >>> Good luck and keep me posted if you would please. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> james >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> >>> To: "James & Nash" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:58 PM >>> Subject: Re: Orca/speech in 9.04..again >>> >>> >>>> Hi James, on my system if I issue the purge command it asks for the >>>> removal of the ubuntu desktop as well which will surely destroy the >>>> system I suppose. so removing the pulseaudio file from /usr/bin >>>> works for me but voxin stops functioning. if I try to use voxin, >>>> orca just says "welcome to orca frame" and freezes. Please let me >>>> know how it behaves on your system. >>>> regards, >>>> Aruni. >>>> >>>> On Friday 01 May 2009 02:06 PM, James & Nash wrote: >>>>> Hi Aruni, >>>>> >>>>> I did apt-get purge pulseaudio which seemed to fix the problem >>>>> after going into Sound under Preferences and making sure that >>>>> everything used Alsa. But are you saying that Voxin will not work >>>>> under Alsa? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> James >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> >>>>> To: "Garry Turkington" <[email protected]> >>>>> Cc: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 4:09 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: Orca/speech in 9.04..again >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, I have simply done: >>>>>> sudo apt-get remove /usr/bin/pulseaudio >>>>>> you can move the file to your home folder in case you need it later. >>>>>> Everything works fine now except voxin. >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Aruni. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Garry Turkington wrote: >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've read a lot about the out-of-the-box issues with speech in >>>>>>> 9.04 but am >>>>>>> still having issues. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have a clean 9.04 install and am of course having the problems >>>>>>> with >>>>>>> Orca/espeak stuttering and generally not working. So after a clean >>>>>>> reinstall I first put the .pulse_a11y_nostart file in my home >>>>>>> directory. >>>>>>> This did stop Pulseaudio working but I lost all speech. I >>>>>>> presume I need >>>>>>> configure Gnome-speech to talk to Alsa? I also on another clean >>>>>>> install >>>>>>> did a apt-get remove of pulseaudio with similar results. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I also noticed that other software speech engines such as >>>>>>> Dectalk and >>>>>>> Cepstral also aren't working properly, which I presume indicates >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Pulseaudio issue is not specific to eSpeak. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So can anyone advise on a definitive way of getting a clean 9.04 >>>>>>> to start >>>>>>> talking nicely? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> Garry >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility >>>>> >> >>>> >>> >> > -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
