[BRLTTY] configuring brltty as a screenreader

Tue May 31 05:10:30 EDT 2016

Unless you are using gnome, you don't need pulseaudio, if this is the
case maybe I can help, as this is what I have.  Now I use hardware
speech, but I have used software speech before, using speechd-up and
speech-dispatcher.

Mark Peveto <southernprince73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to configure something, I really don't care what, but something as a console screen reader.  Espeakup and other things seem to conflict with
> pulseaudio, and gives me errors.  Ditching pulseaudio hasn't worked out for me, so it's my understanding that brltty is a solution.  I'm just trying to
> get these consoles talking.  That's pretty much all I wanna do, and i"m frustratingly having little to no luck.  At the moment i"m logged in to f123
> visual.  I'm having to ssh into that box in order to do any console work, and that's just not always practical.  I'm hoping with all my heart someone
> can help.  Sorry if this reply seems sharp, I'm just not getting anywhere, and hate like everything being stuck.
> Catch ya later!  :)
> Mark Peveto
> Registered Linux user number 600552
> Sent from vinux using alpine 2.20.13
> 
> 
> On Mon, 30 May 2016, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> 
> > Why are you trying to do that?  There are better alternatives, such as
> > speakup, or if you like emacs emacspeak.
> >
> > Mark Peveto <southernprince73 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I get that. I'm heavily involved in my church as well.  But to answer your question, I'm not using a braille display.  I want to use brltty as a speech
> > > screen reader.
> > >
> > > Mark Peveto
> > > Registered Linux user number 600552
> > > Sent from F123 visual using alpine 2.20.13
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 30 May 2016, Dave Mielke wrote:
> > >
> > > > [quoted lines by Mark Peveto on 2016/05/30 at 22:02 -0500]
> > > >
> > > > >I'm wondering what all needs to be configured to use brltty as a screen
> > > > >reader.
> > > >
> > > > For a braille screen reader, all the defaults tend to be all you need. The
> > > > exception to this is spcifying the braille device if it's Bluetooth or serial
> > > > since the default braille device is USB autodetection.
> > > >
> > > > >I"ve set the speech driver, or at least I think I have.  I'm not sure if I
> > > > >need to set it for espeak, or speech dispatcher.
> > > >
> > > > We can't tell you what you should set the speech driver to. That depends
> > > > entirely on which one you'd prefer to use.
> > > >
> > > > >Like Kendell, it's monotone when it speaks, but at this point, if i can get
> > > > >this console speaking, it'd make my day.
> > > >
> > > > Are you, then, wanting to use brltty as a speech screen reader?
> > > >
> > > > >Wrokign with f123, a manjaro based distro.  I know kendell's working on it for
> > > > >sonar, but I'd like to learn how to apply this for f123, too.  I'm not trying
> > > > >to compete,
> > > >
> > > > :-) It's not competition when more than one user is wanting to achieve a
> > > > similar goal. In fact, combining efforts is often the most efficient way to go.
> > > >
> > > > >I just wanna see 'em both talk, so would like to learn how to configure this
> > > > >myself, if someone on this list is willing to help me learn. Since Kendell's
> > > > >tackling it, I thought of asking him, but Kendell, friend, I know you've got
> > > > >yoru hanbds full with all you'e got going and don't have the time to help me
> > > > >with a curiosity project.
> > > >
> > > > The truth is that all of us have our hands full. Not only with brltty, by the
> > > > way. Some of us have families, some of us play in orchestras, some of us are
> > > > dating, some of us have jobs that earn our income, some of us allocate time to
> > > > religious involvement, etc. We all have full lives.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dave Mielke           | 2213 Fox Crescent | The Bible is the very Word of God.
> > > > Phone: 1-613-726-0014 | Ottawa, Ontario   | http://Mielke.cc/bible/
> > > > EMail: Dave at Mielke.cc | Canada  K2A 1H7   | http://FamilyRadio.org/
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list.
> > > > To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY at mielke.cc
> > > > For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
> > > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list.
> > > To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY at mielke.cc
> > > For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> > How do
> > you spend it?
> >
> >          John Covici
> >          covici at ccs.covici.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list.
> > To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY at mielke.cc
> > For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
> >
> _______________________________________________
> This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list.
> To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY at mielke.cc
> For general information, go to: http://mielke.cc/mailman/listinfo/brltty
> 

-- 
Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
How do
you spend it?

         John Covici
         covici at ccs.covici.com