"D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via Emacspeak" <emacspeak(a)emacspeak.org> writes: > Someone would have to make a software speech server for the Voxin Embedded voices like they have for espeak-ng and Voxin > IBMTTS. The speech servers are part of emacspeak software code, so Raman or one of the developers surely have to be involved to > get this done. > > I'm just a user and admirer of emacspeak. > Anyone can implement a new speech server and there is no need for Raman or anyone else to be involved. If you are successful in developing a new speech server and it reaches sufficient maturity, Raman will likely be happy to add it into the Emacspeak repository for others to use. This is how both the espeak and mac speech servers were developed. Emacspeak is essentially a 'scratch your own itch' system. If you want enhancements or new features, either you have to implement it yourself or find someone who will implement it for you. All the information necessary to do it is in the documentation and the existing servers can be used as a guide. An important consideration when developing a speech server for Emacspeak is to consider on-going maintenance. Someone needs to take on the responsibility to maintain any new speech server. One of the problems with the current espeak server is that nobody has stepped up to maintain it. The maintainer needs to be someone who uses that speech server. Raman is happy to maintain things he uses. However, his focus is on maintaining a system he can use for experimenting and developing eyes free interfaces. His focus is not on supporting Emacspeak for community use. His position is largely "Here is what I use and it works pretty well for me. You might find it useful as well." Emacspeak is very much a 'scratch your own itch" system. If something doesn't work for you or you would like to see new features or enhancements, then it is largely down to you to make it happen. Raman and others on the list will likely provide guidance, advice and some support at various levels, but the burden sits mainly with the individual. I believe Gilles from oralux is planning to add vocalizer support for Emacspeak in Voxin. (it is worth noting the voxin releases which include vocalizer voices is still in beta). If your interested in developing a speech server for vocalizer voices, it might be worthwhile contacting him to see if you can assist.
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