Good catch I'll turn that into a customization option to avoid
this issue.
That "serve" for you crashes TTS is a sound-card/alsa/pulse issue
(likely a combination of the three)
>>>>> "lsmithso" == lsmithso <lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
lsmithso> The default setting for emacspeak-play-args is
lsmithso> "-n", but this is an invalid argument on the
lsmithso> version of aplay installed on my new box. (aplay:
lsmithso> version 1.0.25 by Jaroslav Kysela
lsmithso> <perex@xxxxxxxxxxx>). Setting it to "-N" fixes it, and
lsmithso> icons play reliably without error.
lsmithso>
lsmithso> lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>
>> It works,as in the icon plays, but it frequently crashes
>> the TTS, frequently enough to make it unusable.
>>
>> I tried all the functions with the following results:
>>
>> emacspeak-serve-auditory-icon - works, but crashes
>> tts. emacspeak-native-auditory-icon - doesn't work, says
>> 'back to top level' whenever an icon was
>> expected. emacspeak-queue-auditory-icon - doesn't work,
>> but TTS pauses for 1-2 seconds when icon was expected.
>>
>> T. V. Raman writes: > I'm confused. You earlier said that
>> switching the auditory icon > function to "serve" fixed
>> the issue.
>> >
>> > I'm trying to find out which of the functions (see
>> customization > option emacspeak-auditory-icon-function )
>> work for your setting. > >>>>> "lsmithso" == lsmithso
>> <lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > lsmithso>
>> T. V. Raman writes:
>> > >>
>> > >> Could you check and follow-up with the following:
>> > >>
>> > >> 1. What speech server you're using > lsmithso> >
>> lsmithso> Oralux ibmviavoice
>> > >>
>> > >> 2. Whic of the auditory-icon functions work vs dont
>> work > >> in that setting > lsmithso> No auditory icons
>> work at all. > lsmithso>
>> > >>
>> > >> 3. Specify if you're using pulse or just pure alsa --
>> > >> using pulse == pulseaudio server is running >
>> lsmithso> > lsmithso> Pulseaudio. > lsmithso> > lsmithso>
>> If it makes a difference, I'm running on a 64-bit >
>> lsmithso> platform. > lsmithso> > lsmithso> BTW, (setq
>> emacspeak-auditory-icon-function > lsmithso>
>> 'emacspeak-serve-auditory-icon) seems to frequently >
>> lsmithso> crash the TTS,so much so that I had to disable
>> it. > lsmithso>
>> > >>
>> > >>>>>> "lsmithso" == lsmithso
>> <lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>> writes: > > lsmithso>
>> That worked! Thanks. > lsmithso> > >> Hello Les,
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Assuming you have the appropriate variables set
>> for >> > >> emacspeak to use auditory icons, I remember on
>> one >> > >> occasion I had to change
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> (setq emacspeak-auditory-icon-function >> > >>
>> 'emacspeak-serve-auditory-icon)
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> before the icons would work. I think, from memory,
>> > >> there's >> a choice of about three values for this >
>> >> variable, some of >> which may not work.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> HTH
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Rob lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> --
>> > >> >> Les Smithson
>> > >> >>
>> > lsmithso> > lsmithso>
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