"T.V Raman via Emacspeak" <emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org> writes: > 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. Thanks for the new release. I am curious about the speech server that you use and would recommend others to use. Best, > 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 -- Narendra Joshi
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