[DECtalk] new member

Mohamed malhajamy at gmail.com
Thu May 21 13:04:14 EDT 2015


Are you saying you want to increase inflection? There's a speech 
command for it.  Copy this exactly and just modify the value.  
It's [:dv pr 250].  Pr stands for pitch range, that's what 
dectalk calls inflection.
HTH

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Hart Larry via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>To: "Alex H.  via Dectalk" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>Date sent: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:57:09 -0700
>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] new member

>For the record, I just enjoy DecTalk as a listener.
>Well, actually, I think Speakup has had DecTalk drivers since at 
least 2004, however, the DecPC setup was quite
>agrevating, as while arrowing, it wouldn't interrupt previous 
text.  Once I got this USB from a company in Sacromento, it
>was more pleasant staying completely in Linux, I got rid of 
windows in 2006.
>In Speakup, my issues are that while arrowing, or other times, 
pitch, rate, and volume drop instantly.  I must go to each
>controll-pannel-and-ajust each setting back to where I want it.
>The gentleman who sold me this unit is not so familliar with 
Linux, but he says, if I can show him a log of commands
>sent to the unit by Speakup, he can solve my problem.
>Well, since I attend a LUG, no1 can figure how how we can begin 
such a log.  I guess many Speakup users would rather use
>software speech.
>Meanwhile, the number of similar screen-readers in Linux 
supporting DecTalk are quite small.  YASR wants to, but is not
>working.  Emacspeak seems to, but learning that is complicated.  
Jupiter did work with DecPC, but not so-far in this
>setup, although Jupiter actually has an ajustable pronunciation 
dictionary
>I am not at all familliar with commands in the unit, as if I 
were, I would love to increase the inflextion.  Thanks so
>much in advance for any assistance
>Hart

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