DTK_PROGRAMshould identify the server, it should not be set to
the full path.
>>>>> "Jude" == Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Jude> I got the DTk_PROGRAM variable pointed at
Jude> /home/jude/git/emacspeak/servers/espeak and file espeak
Jude> in that directory identifies it as a tcl 8.4 script. I
Jude> think it's executable since after having started
Jude> emacspeak 35.0 up and running c-eN I get the news file
Jude> up and no user visible changes are documented in it for
Jude> emacspeak 35.0 .
Jude>
Jude> On Mon, 12 Mar 2012, Steve Holmes wrote:
Jude>
>> I've also been using emacspeak with the espeak server for
>> over a year on Arch Linux now. I'm current so dunno what
>> version of tcl is running but I haven't had any
>> problems. I'm using emacspeak from the SVN package
>> available from AUR and that places all its files in
>> standard emacs lisp libraries basically. The only problem
>> I have had so far is getting capital letters to speak in a
>> higher pitch when cursoring over them a letter at a
>> time. Pitch changes when I have style changes or when
>> reading capitalized words but not individual
>> letters. That's probably an espeak thing with emacspeak
>> though I get pitch changes with Orca and speakuip.
>>
>> On 3/11/12, Tim Cross <tcross@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> > OK, that being the case, then setting
>> DTK_PROGRAM=/usr/bin/espeak is > incorrect. You need to
>> set DTK_PROGRAM to the espeak script within the > servers
>> > directory of the emacspeak tree. Note that you may need
>> to change the > execution > bits on the espeak TCL script
>> to make it executable.
>> >
>> > Tim
>> >
>> > Jude DaShiell writes: > > By way of further
>> clarification, /usr/bin/espeak and /usr/bin/eflite were >
>> > created by the espeak and eflite packages
>> respectively.On Mon, 12 Mar > > 2012, Tim Cross wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Jude,
>> > > >
>> > > > be aware that both the upstream e-speak package and
>> emacspeak come with > > > executable files called
>> espeak. You need to ensure the espeak > executable emacs >
>> > > and emacspeak are using is the correct one.
>> > > >
>> > > > Also note that the espeak tcl script provided by
>> emacspeak has an > expectation > > > that the shared
>> library it loads is in a subdirectory relative to the >
>> scripts > > > working directory called linux-espeak. If
>> the espeak script has been > moved to > > > /usr/bin, in
>> addition to causing conflicts with the e-speak pacakge >
>> binary of > > > the same name, the emacspeak espeak script
>> will likely fail because it > cannot > > > load the
>> atcleci.so library. The script would need to be modified
>> if > its > > > location is changed from the servers
>> directory.
>> > > >
>> > > > The EMACSPEAK_DIR should not be set to point to
>> /usr/bin. This variable > is used > > > by emacspeak to
>> find lisp files, auditory icons and other auxillary > data
>> files > > > and should point to the root of the emacspeak
>> directory, not to > /usr/bin.
>> > > >
>> > > > I have also used tcl8.5 with both outloud and espeak
>> with no problems.
>> > > >
>> > > > Tim
>> > > >
>> > > > Jude DaShiell writes: > > > > That's the situation
>> in archlinux which has a unique upgrade policy. > The > >
>> > > policy is that rolling upgrades take place. There's no
>> freezing or > > > > different versions like with Debian
>> and for now archlinux left > tcl8.4 in > > > > favor of
>> tcl8.5. If this is an impossible build environment, for as
>> > long > > > > as the necessary files from tcl8.4 remain
>> available for download on > the > > > > internet it may be
>> useful for the emacspeak project to have the > links to >
>> > > > them documented. While emacspeak was installed on
>> this system, it > and > > > > espeak and eflite were all
>> in the /usr/bin directory and I had echo > > > >
>> $DTK_PROGRAM returning either eflite or espeak once
>> .profile was > modified > > > > correctly and echo
>> $EMACSPEAK_DIR returned /usr/bin. Even with > these > > >
>> > conditions, and with the understanding that talking arch
>> uses espeak > to > > > > talk in the first place running
>> emacspeak only got me a process > speaker > > > > not
>> running message after which I had to issue the three
>> finger > salute to > > > > exit the environment. For now,
>> emacspeak is in unsupported status > on > > > > archlinux
>> and if it gets enough votes and an adopter it could move >
>> into a > > > > supported status.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> > > > > Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net> > > > >
>> <http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html>
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
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>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> > > Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net> > >
>> <http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html>
>> > >
>> > >
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>> >
>> > --
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>> England > Phone: +61 2 6773 3210 > Mobile: 0428 212217 >
>> Fax: +61 2 6773 3424 > E-Mail: tcross@xxxxxxxxxxx > Web:
>> http://www.une.edu.au/itd
>> > ---
>> > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint
>> attachments. > See
>> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
>> >
>> > Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more
>> violent. It takes a > touch of genius (and a lot of
>> courage) to move in the opposite direction. > ?Albert
>> Einstein
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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