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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY gnome-speech-download-http "&gnome-download-http;/gnome-speech/0.4/gnome-speech-&gnome-speech-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY gnome-speech-download-ftp "&gnome-download-ftp;/gnome-speech/0.4/gnome-speech-&gnome-speech-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY gnome-speech-md5sum "89cbc23fc131c33396c0346085759f63">
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10 | <!ENTITY gnome-speech-size "329 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY gnome-speech-buildsize "5 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY gnome-speech-time "0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="gnome-speech" xreflabel="GNOME Speech-&gnome-speech-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="gnome-speech.html"?>
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17 |
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18 |
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19 | <title>GNOME Speech-&gnome-speech-version;</title>
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20 |
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21 | <indexterm zone="gnome-speech">
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22 | <primary sortas="a-GNOME Speech">GNOME Speech</primary>
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23 | </indexterm>
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24 |
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25 | <sect2 role="package">
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26 | <title>Introduction to GNOME Speech</title>
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27 |
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28 | <para>The <application>GNOME Speech</application> package provides a
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29 | simple general API for producing text-to-speech output. Multiple backends
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30 | are supported by the <application>GNOME Speech</application> library, but
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31 | currently only the <application>Festival</application> backend is built
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32 | by default; the other backends require either Java or proprietary
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33 | software.</para>
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34 |
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35 | &lfs65_checked;
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36 |
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37 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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38 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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39 | <listitem>
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40 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&gnome-speech-download-http;"/></para>
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41 | </listitem>
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42 | <listitem>
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43 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&gnome-speech-download-ftp;"/></para>
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44 | </listitem>
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &gnome-speech-md5sum;</para>
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47 | </listitem>
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48 | <listitem>
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49 | <para>Download size: &gnome-speech-size;</para>
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50 | </listitem>
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &gnome-speech-buildsize;</para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>Estimated build time: &gnome-speech-time;</para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | </itemizedlist>
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58 |
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59 | <!--
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60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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61 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>Required patch: <ulink
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64 | url="&patch-root;/gnome-speech-&gnome-speech-version;-freetts_fix-1.patch"/></para>
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65 | </listitem>
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66 | </itemizedlist>
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67 | -->
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68 |
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69 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">GNOME Speech Dependencies</bridgehead>
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70 |
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71 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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72 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="libbonobo"/></para>
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73 |
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74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional Backend Drivers</bridgehead>
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75 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="java-access-bridge"/>,
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76 | <xref linkend="freetts"/>,
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77 | <ulink url="http://www.fonixspeech.com/pages/index.php">DECtalk</ulink>,
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78 | <ulink url="http://espeak.sourceforge.net/">eSpeak</ulink>,
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79 | <ulink url="http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/">Festival</ulink>,
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80 | <ulink url="http://voice-software.loquendo.com/interactive-tts.htm">Loquendo</ulink>,
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81 | <ulink url="http://www.freebsoft.org/speechd">Speech Dispatcher</ulink>,
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82 | <ulink url="http://www.nuance.com/">Speechworks ETI Eloquence</ulink>,
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83 | <ulink url="http://www.cepstral.com/">Swift</ulink>,
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84 | <ulink url="http://www.cepstral.com/">Theta</ulink>, and
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85 | <ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/voice/viavoice/">ViaVoice</ulink></para>
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86 |
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87 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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88 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gnome-speech"/></para>
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89 |
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90 | </sect2>
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91 |
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92 | <sect2 role="installation">
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93 | <title>Installation of GNOME Speech</title>
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94 |
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95 | <note>
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96 | <para>You must install at least one of the backend drivers for
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97 | <application>GNOME Speech</application> to render speech through the
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98 | audio hardware. You should test the installation of the backend driver and
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99 | ensure it produces desired results before installing
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100 | <application>GNOME Speech</application>.</para>
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101 | </note>
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102 |
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103 | <para>Install <application>GNOME Speech</application> by
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104 | running the following commands:</para>
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105 |
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106 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=$(pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0) &&
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107 | make</userinput></screen>
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108 |
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109 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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110 |
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111 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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112 |
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113 | <screen role='root'><userinput>make install &&
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114 | install -v -m644 -D doc/gnome-speech.html \
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115 | $(pkg-config --variable=prefix \
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116 | ORBit-2.0)/share/doc/gnome-speech-&gnome-speech-version;/gnome-speech.html</userinput></screen>
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117 |
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118 | </sect2>
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119 |
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120 | <sect2 role="commands">
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121 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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122 |
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123 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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124 | href="../../xincludes/gnome-prefix.xml"/>
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125 |
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126 | <para><option>--with-jab-dir=$(pkg-config
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127 | --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0)/share/jar</option>: Use this option if you
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128 | have installed the <application>Java Access Bridge</application> package
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129 | and wish to have <application>GNOME Speech</application> build
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130 | in <application>Java</application> support.</para>
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131 |
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132 | <para>Note: see the <filename>README</filename> and
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133 | <filename>INSTALL</filename> files in the package source tree for the
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134 | correct parameters to pass to <command>configure</command> to enable the
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135 | desired backends.</para>
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136 |
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137 | </sect2>
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138 |
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139 | <sect2 role="testing">
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140 | <title>Testing the Installation</title>
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141 |
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142 | <para>You can test all the available backend drivers, voices and audio
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143 | hardware using the <command>test-speech</command> command. Invoking
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144 | <command>test-speech</command> produces a menu allowing you to select
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145 | a backend driver and the desired voice, then prompts you (with on-screen
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146 | prompts and text-to-speech audio) for additional information.</para>
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147 |
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148 | <para>If you are using the <application>FreeTTS</application> backend and
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149 | you do not hear any audio, you may need to use the streaming audio method
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150 | instead of the clip audio method. As the
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151 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, modify the
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152 | <command>freetts-synthesis-driver</command> script:</para>
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153 |
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154 | <screen role='root'><userinput>sed -i "s/clip/streaming/" <envar>$GNOME_PREFIX</envar>/bin/freetts-synthesis-driver</userinput></screen>
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155 |
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156 | </sect2>
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157 |
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158 | <sect2 role="content">
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159 | <title>Contents</title>
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160 |
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161 | <segmentedlist>
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162 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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163 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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164 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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165 |
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166 | <seglistitem>
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167 | <seg>festival-synthesis-driver and test-speech</seg>
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168 | <seg>libgnomespeech.so and GNOME_Speech_module.so. Other drivers and
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169 | libraries are also installed if you have enabled additional
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170 | backends.</seg>
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171 | <seg><envar>$GNOME_PREFIX</envar>/{include/gnome-speech-1.0/gnome-speech,
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172 | share/{doc/gnome-speech-&gnome-speech-version;,
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173 | idl/gnome-speech-1.0}}</seg>
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174 | </seglistitem>
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175 | </segmentedlist>
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176 |
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177 | <variablelist>
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178 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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179 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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180 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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181 |
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182 | <varlistentry id="test-speech">
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183 | <term><command>test-speech</command></term>
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184 | <listitem>
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185 | <para>is used to test the various backend drivers and voices
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186 | installed on the system.</para>
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187 | <indexterm zone="gnome-speech test-speech">
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188 | <primary sortas="b-test-speech">test-speech</primary>
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189 | </indexterm>
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190 | </listitem>
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191 | </varlistentry>
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192 |
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193 | <varlistentry id="libgnomespeech">
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194 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libgnomespeech.so</filename></term>
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195 | <listitem>
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196 | <para>provides the API for programs to convert text into speech.</para>
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197 | <indexterm zone="gnome-speech libgnomespeech">
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198 | <primary sortas="c-libgnomespeech">libgnomespeech.so</primary>
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199 | </indexterm>
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200 | </listitem>
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201 | </varlistentry>
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202 |
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203 | <varlistentry id="GNOME_Speech_module">
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204 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>GNOME_Speech_module.so</filename></term>
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205 | <listitem>
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206 | <para>is an <application>ORBit2</application> module.</para>
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207 | <indexterm zone="gnome-speech GNOME_Speech_module">
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208 | <primary sortas="c-GNOME_Speech_module">GNOME_Speech_module.so</primary>
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209 | </indexterm>
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210 | </listitem>
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211 | </varlistentry>
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212 |
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213 | </variablelist>
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214 |
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215 | </sect2>
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216 |
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217 | </sect1>
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