Brian Thomason, thank you for following up. I do have libgnome-speech7 installed, volume on 100% performed via the Terminal:
wget http://www.canonical.com/sites/default/files/active/CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf && acroread CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf then click View -> Read Out Loud -> Activate Read Out loud -> View -> Read Out Loud -> Read to End of Document no sound is heard. apt-cache policy libgnome-speech7libgnome-speech7: Installed: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Description changed: Binary package hint: acroread 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 - 2) apt-cache policy acroreadacroread: - Installed: 9.4.2-0maverick1 - Candidate: 9.4.2-0maverick1 + 2) apt-cache policy acroread + acroread: + Installed: 9.4.2-0maverick1 + Candidate: 9.4.2-0maverick1 + Version table: + *** 9.4.2-0maverick1 0 + 500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ maverick/partner i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + + apt-cache policy libgnome-speech7 + libgnome-speech7: + Installed: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 Version table: - *** 9.4.2-0maverick1 0 - 500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ maverick/partner i386 Packages + *** 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen is when performs via the Terminal: wget http://www.canonical.com/sites/default/files/active/CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf && acroread CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf then clicks View -> Read Out Loud -> Activate Read Out loud -> View -> Read Out Loud -> Read to End of Document it immediately begins to read the document out loud. What happens instead is it does not. ** Description changed: Binary package hint: acroread 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 2) apt-cache policy acroread acroread: Installed: 9.4.2-0maverick1 Candidate: 9.4.2-0maverick1 Version table: *** 9.4.2-0maverick1 0 500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ maverick/partner i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy libgnome-speech7 libgnome-speech7: - Installed: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 - Candidate: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 - Version table: - *** 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 0 - 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + Installed: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 + Candidate: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 + Version table: + *** 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 0 + 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen is when performs via the Terminal: wget http://www.canonical.com/sites/default/files/active/CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf && acroread CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf then clicks View -> Read Out Loud -> Activate Read Out loud -> View -> Read Out Loud -> Read to End of Document it immediately begins to read the document out loud. - What happens instead is it does not. + 4) What happens instead is it does not. ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Binary package hint: acroread 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 2) apt-cache policy acroread acroread: Installed: 9.4.2-0maverick1 Candidate: 9.4.2-0maverick1 Version table: *** 9.4.2-0maverick1 0 500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ maverick/partner i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy libgnome-speech7 libgnome-speech7: Installed: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:0.4.25-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) What is expected to happen is when performs via the Terminal: wget http://www.canonical.com/sites/default/files/active/CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf && acroread CaseStudy_MoodleRooms.pdf then clicks View -> Read Out Loud -> Activate Read Out loud -> View -> Read Out Loud -> Read to End of Document it immediately begins to read the document out loud. 4) What happens instead is it does not. + --- + Architecture: i386 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 + EcryptfsInUse: Yes + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) + Package: acroread 9.4.2-0maverick1 [modified: opt/Adobe/Reader9/Reader/GlobalPrefs/.config] + PackageArchitecture: i386 + ProcEnviron: + PATH=(custom, user) + LANG=en_US.utf8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11 + Tags: maverick + Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686 + UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package + UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout libvirtd lpadmin plugdev sambashare -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/741203 Title: Read Out Loud does not work -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
