Similar problem. I had to do a workaround: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/speech-dispatcher/+bug/1764086
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to speech-dispatcher in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571959 Title: Regression: Running speech-dispatcher with custom config file not reflected in orca TTS engine/voices list Status in Speech Dispatcher: New Status in speech-dispatcher package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: speech-dispatcher When running speech-dispatcher with a custom config file with extra TTS engines configures Orca does not list the engines from the custom speechd.conf rather from the ~/.speech-dispatcher/conf directory copy. This is unexpected behaviour. Historically this has worked. To reproduce: cp your speechd.conf to a new directiry killall speech-dispatcher; speech-dispatcher -C ~/oath to moved config file orca Preferences -> check engine voices list ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: speech-dispatcher 0.6.8~unofficial~rc2-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Apr 30 01:12:59 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318) ProcEnviron: PATH=(cusUser Name, no user) LANG=en_GB.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: speech-dispatcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/speech-dispatcher/+bug/571959/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp