Tim Cross via Emacspeak <emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org> writes: Thanks for the heads-up. Like you I only have espeak as a default, and never use it. I'll rely on folks who use espeak more regularly to chase this down, > Hi Raman, > > thanks for another release/update for Emacspeak. > > Just FYI, I noticed a small inconsistency between using outloud and > espeak as your speech server. I've not looked into this in any depth, > but thought I'd mention it for the record. > > In my setup, I set a default speech rate for the speech server I'm > using. When using outloud, I set outloud-default-speech-rate to the rate > I want and then start emacspeak - all works fine. > > However, with espeak, I set espeak-default-speech-rate, but it does not > seem to take effect. I can set the rate by using C-e d r and that takes > effect fine, but setting espeak-default-speech-rate prior to starting > emacspeak in the same way I do for the outloud server does not work. I > did try using setq-default as well, but that made no difference. > > I did briefly look at it, but nothing jumped out as being different > between the two speech servers. As I tend to use outloud rather than > espeak (which I have configured just as a backup), I've not really > looked at it in any real depth. > > As a simple work around, you can add a call to > > (dtk-set-speech-rate espeak-default-speech-rate t) > > after loading emacspeak and all works. > > Tim > > "T.V Raman via Emacspeak" <emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org> writes: > >> Announcing Emacspeak 55.0—CalmDog! >> >> Announcing Emacspeak 55.0—CalmDog! >> >> The enjoyment of one's tools is an essential ingredient of successful work. – Donald E. Knuth >> >> 1. For Immediate Release: >> >> San Jose, CA, (Nov 24, 2021) >> >> 1.1. Emacspeak 55.0 (CalmDog) Unleashed! 🦮 >> >> — Making Accessible Computing Effortless! >> >> Advancing Accessibility In The Age Of User-Aware Interfaces — Zero cost of Ownership makes priceless software Universally affordable! >> >> Emacspeak Inc (NASDOG: ESPK) — http://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak announces immediate world-wide availability of >> Emacspeak 55.0 (CalmDog) 🦮 — a powerful audio desktop that leverages today's evolving Data, Social and Assistant-Oriented >> Internet cloud to enable working efficiently and effectively from anywhere! >> >> 2. Investors Note: >> >> With several prominent tweeters expanding coverage of #emacspeak, NASDOG: ESPK has now been consistently trading over the >> social net at levels close to that once attained by DogCom high-fliers—and is trading at levels close to that achieved by once better >> known stocks in the tech sector. >> >> 3. What Is It? >> >> Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop that provides complete eyes-free access to all major 32 and 64 bit operating >> environments. By seamlessly blending live access to all aspects of the Internet such as ubiquitous assistance, Web-surfing, blogging, >> remote software development, social computing and electronic messaging into the audio desktop, Emacspeak enables spoken access to >> local and remote information with a consistent and well-integrated user interface. A rich suite of task-oriented tools provides efficient >> speech-enabled access to the evolving assistant-oriented social Internet cloud. >> >> 4. Major Enhancements: >> >> 1 Speech-enable Emacs Application Framework Ÿ >> 2 Updated Soundscapes 🔊 >> 3 Updated Auditory Icons 🎧 >> 4 Updated Transient Support 𝥍 >> 5 Speech-Enabled CalibreDB 📚 >> 6 External Browsers From EWW 🕸 >> >> — And a lot more than will fit this margin. … 🗞 >> >> Note: This version requires emacs-27.1 or later. >> >> 5. Establishing Liberty, Equality And Freedom: >> >> Never a toy system, Emacspeak is voluntarily bundled with all major Linux distributions. Though designed to be modular, distributors >> have freely chosen to bundle the fully integrated system without any undue pressure—a documented success for the integrated >> innovation embodied by Emacspeak. As the system evolves, both upgrades and downgrades continue to be available at the same >> zero-cost to all users. The integrity of the Emacspeak codebase is ensured by the reliable and secure Linux platform and the underlying >> GIT versioning software used to develop and distribute the system. >> >> Extensive studies have shown that thanks to these features, users consider Emacspeak to be absolutely priceless. Thanks to this >> wide-spread user demand, the present version remains free of cost as ever—it is being made available at the same zero-cost as >> previous releases. >> >> At the same time, Emacspeak continues to innovate in the area of eyes-free Assistance and social interaction and carries forward the >> well-established Open Source tradition of introducing user interface features that eventually show up in luser environments. >> >> On this theme, when once challenged by a proponent of a crash-prone but well-marketed mousetrap with the assertion "Emacs is a >> system from the 70's", the creator of Emacspeak evinced surprise at the unusual candor manifest in the assertion that it would take >> popular idiot-proven interfaces until the year 2070 to catch up to where the Emacspeak audio desktop is today. Industry experts >> welcomed this refreshing breath of Courage Certainty and Clarity (CCC) at a time when users are reeling from the Fear Uncertainty and >> Doubt (FUD) unleashed by complex software systems backed by even more convoluted press releases. >> >> 6. Independent Test Results: >> >> Independent test results have proven that unlike some modern (and not so modern) software, Emacspeak can be safely uninstalled >> without adversely affecting the continued performance of the computer. These same tests also revealed that once uninstalled, the user >> stopped functioning altogether. Speaking with Aster Labrador, the creator of Emacspeak once pointed out that these results >> re-emphasize the user-centric design of Emacspeak; “It is the user — and not the computer– that stops functioning when Emacspeak is >> uninstalled!”. >> >> 6.1. Note from Aster,Bubbles and Tilden: >> >> UnDoctored Videos Inc. is looking for volunteers to star in a video demonstrating such complete user failure. >> >> 7. Obtaining Emacspeak: >> >> Emacspeak can be downloaded from GitHub — see https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak you can visit Emacspeak on the WWW >> at http://emacspeak.sf.net. You can subscribe to the emacspeak mailing list — emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org. The Emacspeak >> Blog is a good source for news about recent enhancements and how to use them. >> >> The latest development snapshot of Emacspeak is always available at GitHub. >> >> 8. History: >> >> * Emacspeak 55.0 (CalmDog) attempts to be as calm as Tilden. >> * Emacspeak 54.0 (EZDog) learns to take it easy from Tilden. >> * Emacspeak 53.0 (EfficientDog) focuses on efficiency. >> * Emacspeak 52.0 (WorkAtHomeDog) makes working remotely a pleasurable experience. >> * Bigger and more powerful than any smart assistAnt, AssistDog provides >> >> instant access to the most relevant information at all times. >> >> * Emacspeak 50.0 (SageDog) embraces the wisdom of stability as opposed to rapid change and the concomitant creation of bugs.🚭: >> Naturally Intelligent (NI)℠ at how information is spoken, Emacspeak >> >> is entirely free of Artificial Ingredients (AI)℠. >> >> * Emacspeak 49.0 (WiseDog) leverages the wisdom gleaned from earlier releases to provide an enhanced auditory experience. >> * Emacspeak 48.0 (ServiceDog) builds on earlier releases to provide continued end-user value. >> * Emacspeak 47.0 (GentleDog) goes the next step in being helpful while letting users learn and grow. >> * Emacspeak 46.0 (HelpfulDog) heralds the coming of Smart Assistants. >> * Emacspeak 45.0 (IdealDog) is named in recognition of Emacs' excellent integration with various programming language >> environments — thanks to this, Emacspeak is the IDE of choice for eyes-free software engineering. >> * Emacspeak 44.0 continues the steady pace of innovation on the audio desktop. >> * Emacspeak 43.0 brings even more end-user efficiency by leveraging the ability to spatially place multiple audio streams to provide >> timely auditory feedback. >> * Emacspeak 42.0 while moving to GitHub from Google Code continues to innovate in the areas of auditory user interfaces and >> efficient, light-weight Internet access. >> * Emacspeak 41.0 continues to improve on the desire to provide not just equal, but superior access — technology when correctly >> implemented can significantly enhance the human ability. >> * Emacspeak 40.0 goes back to Web basics by enabling efficient access to large amounts of readable Web content. >> * Emacspeak 39.0 continues the Emacspeak tradition of increasing the breadth of user tasks that are covered without introducing >> unnecessary bloatware. >> * Emacspeak 38.0 is the latest in a series of award-winning releases from Emacspeak Inc. >> * Emacspeak 37.0 continues the tradition of delivering robust software as reflected by its code-name. >> * Emacspeak 36.0 enhances the audio desktop with many new tools including full EPub support — hence the name EPubDog. >> * Emacspeak 35.0 is all about teaching a new dog old tricks — and is aptly code-named HeadDog in on of our new Press/Analyst >> contact. emacspeak-34.0 (AKA Bubbles) established a new beach-head with respect to rapid task completion in an eyes-free >> environment. >> * Emacspeak-33.0 AKA StarDog brings unparalleled cloud access to the audio desktop. >> * Emacspeak 32.0 AKA LuckyDog continues to innovate via open technologies for better access. >> * Emacspeak 31.0 AKA TweetDog — adds tweeting to the Emacspeak desktop. >> * Emacspeak 30.0 AKA SocialDog brings the Social Web to the audio desktop—you cant but be social if you speak! >> * Emacspeak 29.0—AKAAbleDog—is a testament to the resilliance and innovation embodied by Open Source software—it would not >> exist without the thriving Emacs community that continues to ensure that Emacs remains one of the premier user environments >> despite perhaps also being one of the oldest. >> * Emacspeak 28.0—AKA PuppyDog—exemplifies the rapid pace of development evinced by Open Source software. >> * Emacspeak 27.0—AKA FastDog—is the latest in a sequence of upgrades that make previous releases obsolete and downgrades >> unnecessary. >> * Emacspeak 26—AKA LeadDog—continues the tradition of introducing innovative access solutions that are unfettered by the >> constraints inherent in traditional adaptive technologies. >> * Emacspeak 25 —AKA ActiveDog —re-activates open, unfettered access to online information. >> * Emacspeak-Alive —AKA LiveDog —enlivens open, unfettered information access with a series of live updates that once again >> demonstrate the power and agility of open source software development. >> * Emacspeak 23.0 — AKA Retriever—went the extra mile in fetching full access. >> * Emacspeak 22.0 —AKA GuideDog —helps users navigate the Web more effectively than ever before. >> * Emacspeak 21.0 —AKA PlayDog —continued the Emacspeak tradition of relying on enhanced productivity to liberate users. >> * Emacspeak-20.0 —AKA LeapDog —continues the long established GNU/Emacs tradition of integrated innovation to create a >> pleasurable computing environment for eyes-free interaction. >> * emacspeak-19.0 –AKA WorkDog– is designed to enhance user productivity at work and leisure. >> * Emacspeak-18.0 –code named GoodDog– continued the Emacspeak tradition of enhancing user productivity and thereby reducing >> total cost of ownership. >> * Emacspeak-17.0 –code named HappyDog– enhances user productivity by exploiting today's evolving WWW standards. >> * Emacspeak-16.0 –code named CleverDog– the follow-up to SmartDog– continued the tradition of working better, faster, smarter. >> * Emacspeak-15.0 –code named SmartDog–followed up on TopDog as the next in a continuing series of award-winning audio desktop >> releases from Emacspeak Inc. >> * Emacspeak-14.0 –code named TopDog–was >> >> the first release of this millennium. >> >> * Emacspeak-13.0 –codenamed YellowLab– was the closing release of the 20th. century. >> * Emacspeak-12.0 –code named GoldenDog– began leveraging the evolving semantic WWW to provide task-oriented speech access to >> Webformation. >> * Emacspeak-11.0 –code named Aster– went the final step in making Linux a zero-cost Internet access solution for blind and visually >> impaired users. >> * Emacspeak-10.0 –(AKA Emacspeak-2000) code named WonderDog– continued the tradition of award-winning software releases >> designed to make eyes-free computing a productive and pleasurable experience. >> * Emacspeak-9.0 –(AKA Emacspeak 99) code named BlackLab– continued to innovate in the areas of speech interaction and interactive >> accessibility. >> * Emacspeak-8.0 –(AKA Emacspeak-98++) code named BlackDog– was a major upgrade to the speech output extension to Emacs. >> * Emacspeak-95 (code named Illinois) was released as OpenSource on the Internet in May 1995 as the first complete speech interface >> to UNIX workstations. The subsequent release, Emacspeak-96 (code named Egypt) made available in May 1996 provided significant >> enhancements to the interface. Emacspeak-97 (Tennessee) went further in providing a true audio desktop. Emacspeak-98 integrated >> Internetworking into all aspects of the audio desktop to provide the first fully interactive speech-enabled WebTop. >> >> 9. About Emacspeak: >> >> Originally based at Cornell (NY) — http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman —home to Auditory User Interfaces (AUI) on the WWW, >> Emacspeak is now maintained on GitHub —https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak. The system is mirrored world-wide by an >> international network of software archives and bundled voluntarily with all major Linux distributions. On Monday, April 12, 1999, >> Emacspeak became part of the Smithsonian's Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology at the Smithsonian's >> National Museum of American History. >> >> The Emacspeak mailing list is archived at Emacspeak Mail Archive –the home of the Emacspeak mailing list– thanks to Greg >> Priest-Dorman, and provides a valuable knowledge base for new users. >> >> 10. Press/Analyst Contact: Tilden Labrador >> >> Going forward, Tilden acknowledges his exclusive monopoly on setting the direction of the Emacspeak Audio Desktop (🦮) and >> promises to exercise this freedom to innovate and her resulting power responsibly (as before) in the interest of all dogs. >> >> *About This Release: >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Windows-Free (WF) is a favorite battle-cry of The League Against Forced Fenestration (LAFF). –see >> http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm for details on the ill-effects of Forced Fenestration. >> >> CopyWrite )C( Aster, Hubbell and Tilden Labrador. All Writes Reserved. HeadDog (DM), LiveDog (DM), GoldenDog (DM), BlackDog (DM) >> etc., are Registered Dogmarks of Aster, Hubbell and Tilden Labrador. All other dogs belong to their respective owners. >> >> Author: T.V Raman >> >> Created: 2021-11-20 Sat 09:05 >> >> Validate > _______________________________________________ > Emacspeak mailing list -- emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org > To unsubscribe send an email to emacspeak-leave(a)emacspeak.org -- Thanks, --Raman(I Search, I Find, I Misplace, I Research) ♈ Id: kg:/m/0285kf1 🦮
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