an upcoming competitor to espeakup and similar programs. Written in python and running in userland not kernel space. Installs correctly or archlinux using pip3 install fenrir-screenreader but not on debian since debian places non-source files in locations fenrir doesn't expect. If a way exists in python to check for debian system this could maybe get modified and have fenrir-screenreader work on debian too.
On Sun, 2 Feb 2020, Fran Torres wrote: > Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 07:44:05 > From: Fran Torres <frantorresgall...@gmail.com> > To: Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> > Cc: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: [fenrir-screenreader] Re: fenrir installation (fwd) > Resent-Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 12:44:24 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-accessibility@lists.debian.org > > Hello all, > > what is fenrrir? > what differences have between fenrrir and speakup? > > Fran. > > 2020-02-02 13:35 GMT+01:00, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com>: > > > > > > -- > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 06:10:40 > > From: chrys <ch...@linux-a11y.org> > > Reply-To: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > > To: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > > Subject: [fenrir-screenreader] Re: fenrir installation > > > > Howdy, > > > >> pip3 install fenrir-screenreader and that should work on any linux > >> distribution. > > well right, in theory it should. in reality it does place the configuration > > files at a wrong installation path. i did not figure whats the issue as the > > same > > setup.py works perfectly on my arch machine. so the issue seems to be the > > way > > how Debian handles non source files in setup.py files with pip3. > > > > If anyone knows about the reason, let me know. > > > > here the setup file for pip: > > > > https://github.com/chrys87/fenrir/blob/master/setup.py > > > > cheers chrys > > > > Am 31.01.20 um 17:34 schrieb Jude DaShiell: > > > >> Another way to install fenrir is: > >> pip3 install fenrir-screenreader and that should work on any linux > >> distribution. > >> Sometimes pip install fenrir-screenreader works better but with the > >> transition from python2 to python3 perhaps use of pip might be a bit > >> dangerous until python2 is finally off of standard linux distributions. > >> It's also possible those using pip or pip3 for the first time will be > >> advised to upgrade pip and this isn't hard and the older pip will be > >> removed once an upgrade happens. > >> > >> On Fri, 31 Jan 2020, chrys wrote: > >> > >>> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:47:35 > >>> From: chrys <ch...@linux-a11y.org> > >>> Reply-To: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > >>> To: Mallard <mall...@kimabe.eu>, fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > >>> Subject: [fenrir-screenreader] Re: Testing > >>> > >>> Howdy Ollie, > >>> > >>> On Arch its quite easy to install fenrir as it is in AUR. > >>> # i still use aurman, but you can of course? use the AURhelper of your > >>> choice > >>> aurman -S fenrir-git > >>> > >>> to install fenrir if you run pulseaudio, the sound card is locked by the > >>> pulseaudio instance of your user. As fenrir runs currently as root an > >>> second > >>> instance of Pulseaudio as user root would require access to the > >>> hardware. > >>> this > >>> is denied because its locked by the instance used by your user. So the > >>> script > >>> configures the root instance of pulseaudio to stream its sound to your > >>> user > >>> instance of pulseaudio (instead play it directly), and configure your > >>> user > >>> instance of pulseaudio to receive the root sound stream and play this > >>> stream > >>> on your speaker. this makes you hear the sound created by fenrirs TTS > >>> process. > >>> this is just to let you know what the scripts are doing. > >>> you need to run this once as normal user and once as root (to bring both > >>> configurations in place) > >>> > >>> # as normal user: > >>> /usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/tools/configure_pulse.sh > >>> # as root > >>> sudo /usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/tools/configure_pulse.sh > >>> > >>> let me know if you need help. fenrir is of course not perfect yet :), but > >>> i > >>> do > >>> my best to improve it. also if i don't have that time i currently wanna > >>> have > >>> for develop it. > >>> > >>> cheers chrys > >>> > >>> Am 31.01.20 um 16:25 schrieb Mallard: > >>>> Hello again Chrys, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sorry, I think I need some more help here. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Where is teh Pulseaudio Configure Script to be found? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Arch was installed for me by my son, as I said previously, and I only > >>>> resurrected it, but I don't know what was done then. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, sorry for this laughable question... lol > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ciao, > >>>> > >>>> Ollie > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 30/01/2020 14:19, ch...@linux-a11y.org wrote: > >>>>> Howdy Ollie, > >>>>>> because my Arch doesn't want to speak in the consol > >>>>> Using pulseaudio requires some additional step. > >>>>> did you run the configure pulseaudio script? > >>>>> > >>>>> cheers chrys > >>>>> Zitat von Mallard <mall...@kimabe.eu>: > >>>>> > >>>>>> hello Pranav,? Thanks" for confirming. I was looking into Fenrir, > >>>>>> because > >>>>>> my Arch doesn't want to speak in the console, while all is well in > >>>>>> Mate > >>>>>> desktop.? What I tried up to now has giuen no results... sigh.? I'll > >>>>>> wait > >>>>>> till Fenrir is fixed to try it out.? Ciao,? Ollie > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> ?Sent from BlueMail ? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 30 Jan 2020, 00:40, at 00:40, Pranav Lal <pranav....@gmail.com> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> Hi Ollie, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Fenrir as far as I know works only in the console. I have been > >>>>>>> unable > >>>>>>> to get the latest versions working due to a problem with the pyttsx3 > >>>>>>> library. The library is a cross platform library to work with > >>>>>>> speech. > >>>>>>> It seems it is executing the code meant for Microsoft windows in the > >>>>>>> Linux installs so there is a problem. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Pranav > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> From: fenrir-screenreader-bou...@freelists.org > >>>>>>> <fenrir-screenreader-bou...@freelists.org> On Behalf Of Mallard > >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2020 2:03 AM > >>>>>>> To: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > >>>>>>> Subject: [fenrir-screenreader] Re: Testing > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> hello Pranav,? I hear you loud and clear.? I've just resurrected my > >>>>>>> Arch and Slint installations, and was thinking of giving Fenrir a > >>>>>>> spin. > >>>>>>> I haven't followed this list at all, so I don't have a very clear > >>>>>>> picture of the current state of the screen reader.? Someone told me > >>>>>>> it > >>>>>>> works in both console and graphic desktop, while my understanding > >>>>>>> was > >>>>>>> it's only for console.? Which is true?? Thanks, take care. Ollie > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Sent from BlueMail <http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=15774> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 29 Jan 2020, at 18:19, Pranav Lal <pranav....@gmail.com > >>>>>>> <mailto:pranav....@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>> Just testing if I? can send messages. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ?_____ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> MailingList: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > >>>>>>> <mailto:fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org> > >>>>>>> Website: https://linux-a11y.org > >>>>>>> Wiki: https://wiki.linux-a11y.org/doku.php?id=fenrir > >>>>>>> Code: https://github.com/chrys87/fenrir > >>>>>>> IRC Live Support: > >>>>>>> Network: irc.linux-a11y.org <http://irc.linux-a11y.org> > >>>>>>> Room: #a11y > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -------------------------------------------- > >>>>> MailingList: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > >>>>> Website: https://linux-a11y.org > >>>>> Wiki: https://wiki.linux-a11y.org/doku.php?id=fenrir > >>>>> Code: https://github.com/chrys87/fenrir > >>>>> IRC Live Support: > >>>>> Network: irc.linux-a11y.org > >>>>> Room: #a11y > >>>>> > >>> -------------------------------------------- > >>> MailingList: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > >>> Website: https://linux-a11y.org > >>> Wiki: https://wiki.linux-a11y.org/doku.php?id=fenrir > >>> Code: https://github.com/chrys87/fenrir > >>> IRC Live Support: > >>> Network: irc.linux-a11y.org > >>> Room: #a11y > >>> > >>> > > > > -------------------------------------------- > > MailingList: fenrir-screenrea...@freelists.org > > Website: https://linux-a11y.org > > Wiki: https://wiki.linux-a11y.org/doku.php?id=fenrir > > Code: https://github.com/chrys87/fenrir > > IRC Live Support: > > Network: irc.linux-a11y.org > > Room: #a11y > > > > > > --
