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Trobin
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#676 Post by Trobin »

I managed to kludge together a possible solution to selecting the three mode.
Speak-3-Pup will load to the menu by default. A new entry to the main menu wil;l call the following:
#!/bin/bash
let "loop=0"
while test $loop == 0
do
clear
echo "Please choose the letter of the selected option"
echo "------------------------------------------------------"
echo "a. JWMSPEAK Mode"
echo "b. MENU MODE"
echo "c. ESPEAK MODE"
echo "------------------------------------------------------"

echo "choice?"
read choice

case $choice in a)
rm /etc/profile
cp /usr/profile /etc/profile
xorgwizard
esac
case $choice in b)
rm /etc/profile
cp /usr/profile /etc/profile
rm /usr/X11R7/bin/X
esac
case $choice in c)
rm /usr/X11R7/bin/X
rm /etc/profile
cp /root/profile /etc/profile
esac
done
Option A will run xorgwizard. Select Xorg or Xvesa to set up which ever system you want. The computer does not have to be rebooted.

Option B will run the menu ststem. It will remove ~/usr/X11R7/X symlink. It will also remove the ~/etc/profile file and replace it with ~/usr/profile. The computer will need to be rebooted.

Option C will remove ~/etc/profile and replace it with ~/root/profile. The computer will have to be rebooted.

In the gui, open an RXVT window and run ./rboot

In Edbrowse type !./rboot
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#677 Post by djringjr »

Trobin,

Is there a particular links for Speak-3-Pup?
Speak-3-Pup
I cannot find it.

Also which version of Puppy does it work with? I'm guessing version 3.

Is there a discussion - other than this one - for Speak-3-Pup?

I didn't get a message that there'd been a reply to the forum so I didn't check for a few months.

Be well

David

Trobin
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#678 Post by Trobin »

No, Speak-3-Pup is still based on Puppy 2.17, and is not yet available anywhere. I don't know if I will be using any newer versions of Puppy.

The three refers to three modes of use

1- command line

2 -full Puppy with GUI using Jwmspeak

3 -using edbrowse

It's been on the back burner for a while, but I hope to get it out in the next few weeks.
[url]http://speakpup.blogspot.com[/url]

Trobin
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#679 Post by Trobin »

It's been a while and this is off the back burner.

1 - Install Fresh copy of Puppy 2.17

2 - Install Jwmspeak
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 08&t=27287

3 - Install Espeakedit
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 13&t=52026

4 - Install Lynx
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 19&t=44702

5 - Install CLInet
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 98&t=51097
note - my ethernet settings were not saved.

6 - Compile and Install Speech Dispatcher
http://www.freebsoft.org/speechd

7 - Compile and Install yasr
http://yasr.sourceforge.net/
note yasr.conf needs to be edited and saved to /root and hidden

8 - Install Alpine
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 65&t=30544

9 - Install - Noob
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 77&t=49117

10 - Install IRSSI
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 43&t=30207

11 - Install Edbrowse.
note The new version did not compile without errors, so am using an edbrowse pet file I had saved. I don't know if it is still available anywhere.

This version will, if I can get it working

1 - Act as a normal Puppy 2.17 with enough speech to assist those that want it.
Espeak will not work with programs such as Abiword, other than as programmed into Jwmspeak. Another menu will point to the cli programs used. These will open in console windows and speech will be available for those.

2 - Act as a normal Puppy 2.17 using NOOB as a menu interface for those that like the size.

3 - Similar to Number 2 but the NOOB menu will open a console window and use cli programs. Espeak will be running.

4 - Run from a menu system with espeak enabled.

I've tried other versions of Puppy Linux and keep coming back to Puppy 2.17. Because it just works. At least for me. Others might have more luck with more modern Puppy versions. However I'm laying claim to the Speakxpup name. :}

Any suggestion will be welcomed.

If any one dislikes my using their work, please let me know.
[url]http://speakpup.blogspot.com[/url]

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#680 Post by Trobin »

I've added Chipmunk Basic to the mix.

http://www.nicholson.com/rhn/basic/


Okay, it hearkens back to the 1980's when GWBasic was the king of BASICS, but, as I said when I started working on this, I'm not a programmer. Puppybasic, wbasic, freebasic, I don't comprehend. Chipmunk Basic I do understand. At least to the point of beiong able to use it. What I want it for isn't all that complicated anyway.
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#681 Post by Trobin »

Ive been reading some stuff about Orca being made to work with LXDE.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=32049

So I thought I'd play around with it a bit, seeing as there are at least two puppy derivatives using LXDE. Lighthouse pup and Ultrapup.

Lighthouse pup is fantastic. However, I cannot get it to load the devx file. No matter how many times I tell it's bootloader to load it.

I had better luck, in that regard, with Wow's puplet
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=39154

It loaded devx_411.sfs with no trouble

However, and with my luck there is always a however, I test installed Orca 2.28.x. Or tried to. When I ./configured it told me that it found intltool 0.36 but wanted intltool 0.40. I downloaded and installed intltool 0.40. when I ./configured again it told me that it found intltool 0.36 but wanted intltool 0.40.

Having no clue what to do, I downloaded an earlier version of Orca, and found that Orca 2.22.x compiled passed that point until it found that gnome-python with libnobo support was not installed.was not installed. Gnome Python wants pyobject-2.o. Pyobject wants Glib-2.20, with a suggestion that I might prefer Glib 2.40. I installed Glib 2.40. Re configured pyobjects and it still says that I need to install Glib 2.20 with a preference for Glib 2.40
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#682 Post by Trobin »

Okay, I have a fresh install of Puppy 431. Lxde is, I hope working well on it. Now lets see if I can get it to talk.
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#683 Post by Trobin »

Well I didn’t make it talk yet.

I tried installing Orca 2.22.x. At the configure stage it couldn’t find libbonobo, requesting that I install Gnome-Python with Libbonobo-2.0>=2.14.0. I downloaded Libbonobo-2.14, but decided I should get Gnome-Python-2.60. I configured it and it complained that it couldn’t find pygobjects-2.0. I downloaded and installed Pygobjects 2.12.3 and installed it. It installed perfectly. No errors. So I went back to Gnome-Python and it demanded Pygobjects 2.17.0.

So, I found a copy of Pygobject-2.17. I tried configuring it and it complained about not being able to find Pygtk-2, which, in turn, wanted Pycairo.

Pycairo installed like a dream, so I could install Pygtk-2. I went back to Pygobjects, and got a recursive error when I tried configuring it. That puts me at a dead end. I have no idea what a recursive error is or how to fix it.

I did, though, find a link to a python pet, 2.64+ that had pygobjects included. I installed it. Went back to Gnome-Python and reconfigured it. It is now saying that the version of Python is too old.

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 97&t=49138
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#684 Post by Trobin »

This could be classified as a quick and dirty solution slapped together in a few hours. Okay, it was slapped together in a few hours. But it may fill a need until a better solution is found.

What you’ll need

Puppy 2.17

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis ... y%20Linux/

Puppy 2.14x or Puppy 3.01 may work. Puppy 217 is the one I tested it in.

Jwmspeak

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 76&t=27287

I could not get Jwmspeak to work in Puppy 431. I am not a programmer and one may be able to get it working.

Mcewanw’s Foksyf eye r system can be added to any puppy.

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 27&t=26184

Virtual Magnifier Glass

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 17&t=37641

This is how I did it.

1 -- install a fresh copy of Puppy 2.17

2 -- install the magnifier

3 -- install foksyf eye r get it working

4 -- install jwmspeak

Quick and easy Foksyf eye r.
1-- install the pets. If you are using Puppy 431 you need the patch. I used 217 so only installed the core pet.

2 -- open a terminal and type in “foksy setup
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#685 Post by Trobin »

double post
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Frank Cox
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Most Reliable

#686 Post by Frank Cox »

Could someone recommend the best program for a blind person? One who can cannot see even the text and one for those who can?

I am the president of my local Lion's Club, at least until 7;00 today when the new one is installed and for some reason it never occurred to me to set up computers for the blind until I saw this thread for the 200th time, go figure?

I am a huge fan of Puppy but I also need to know if the programs available are as easy for the blind as ones written for windows? One lady in paticular I would like to help was not very computer literate when her sight was stll fair.

TIA

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#687 Post by Trobin »

I've never found a program for linux that I would say is as easy or as satisfac tory as the programs for windows.

For a person who has some sight and just needs some assistance, a start might be the post I made above. It works fairly well. Not perfect but Jwmspeak will "speak" the menu selections and identify the windows the mouse is passed over. Text in applications are not automatically spoken but Foksyf eye r, can be used to "speak" highlighted text.

I used Puppy 2.17 for the system though it's possible that a more modern version can be used. Foksyf eye r can be used in Puppy 4.xx but I wasn't able to get Jwmspeak to work with it.

For the black blind, I think I would go for Edbrowse. It's a bitch to learn to use, but from what little experience I have with it I like it.

Macros can be used to simplify operations, and Mcewanw has put a lot of information on the forums about it.

This version of Speak-Pup has edbrowse in it.

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 52&t=26863

I have been unable to get Edbrowse working with anything more modern than Puppy 2.17 but am told that it is possible.
[url]http://speakpup.blogspot.com[/url]

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#688 Post by Trobin »

Lucid Puppy 5.20

Emacs 23.2.tar.gz
Eflite_0.4.0-4_386.deb
Emacspeak 33.0.tar.bz
Libflite_1.1.4-release-2.i386.deb
Flite_1.4-release-2_i386.deb

.deb files from Debian - Squeeze repository

Other files compiled from source.

The whole shebang is started by executing the emacspeak-eflite script from
http://emacspeak.googlecode.com/svn/tru ... speak.html

Problem is it starts emacspeak but I don’t know if everything is working correctly. No error messages pop up but there is no sound.
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#689 Post by Trobin »

For some reason I have been unsuccessful in using speech dispatcher with yasr in Lucid Puppy 5.20. Speech dispatcher compiled with no errors in Lucid Puppy. Spd-conf worked well but spd-say did not work, even after required libraries were loaded, using .deb files from Debian Squeeze and Ubuntu Lucid repositories. It wasn't until I installed a Debian Squeeze speech dispatcher .deb file that I had full functionality with spd-say.

At the moment, spd-say and spd-conf both work well.

Yasr compiled from source without error, and required changes were made to the yasr.conf files. The message was "Connect: Connection refused."
No matter how I edited the .conf files it was "connect: connection refused."

I did have emacspeak working well with Lucid Puppy 5.20.

I now have Puppy 5.20 working with Java, from the Lucid directory on Ibiblio, Freetts, Yasr,and Edbrowse. Voice isn't all that great, but later I can try to get mbrola voices hooked. Or maybe someone will tell me waht I'm doing wrong with sppech dispatcher and yasr.
[url]http://speakpup.blogspot.com[/url]

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Drangon Naturally Speaking under Wine

#690 Post by Frank Cox »

Pardon getting off course a bit but I found that WineHq rates Dragon Naturally Speaking as Gold in Fedora. I am told that is the best available but I am not knowledgeable about these programs.
I am going to start a new thread and see is anyone would be willing to compile it for Puppy.

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#691 Post by Trobin »

The Start of Wary-Browse-pup

1. Fresh install of Warytiny511.iso
2. Install Foksyfeyercore-1.0.0-1.pet
This installs Edbrowse, VI, SC, Lynx.

Edbrowse is chiefly the program I wanted, but the rest will be useful.

Once Foksyfeyercore has been installed open a terminal window. Run the command ifoksy.

Reboot

Open a terminal and run the command foksy.

From the menu select ‘I’ for internet. Mcewanw set Edbrowse to be used for the internet. Since this will be the first time running Edbrowse, there will be a chance to create the ~/root/.ebrc configuration file.
Notes.

Mcwanw’s Foksyfeyer-1.0.0-1 pet file appears to install correctly in Wary 5.11. I haven’t tested all of the features but if everything works, then there is a powerful marriage between X and speech. I don’t know if any copy can be downloaded anywhere since Caneri’s repository went down.

There is some excellent posts on using Edbrowse on pages 15 to 27 of this thread.

Also
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 16&t=26393

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 09&t=26184

Wary Tiny is based on Wary 5.11

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 32&t=68284
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#692 Post by Trobin »

When this gets to iso stage, Wary-tiny will boot directly to Edbrowse. Foksy will still be there but will have to be accessed by typing the command !foksy. Note the quotation mark. Which tells Edbrowser that you wish to run a cli program.
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#693 Post by Trobin »

~/.ebrc is the configuration file for Edbrowse. If you are using Edbrowse for the very fist time, using Mcewanw’s Foksfeyercore, you will have an opportunity to set it up before running Edbrowse.

Default settings can be used until you reach the following section:
# autosetup 3
# Mail accounts.
# These are the direct mail accounts, web based email is not needed here.

mail {
inserver = mail.
outserver = mail.
default
inport = 110
outport = 25
login =
password =
from =
reply =
}
Which is where you enter the information needed for Edbrowse to send and receive mail to and from a pop3 mail account.

I use web mail so skipped that section.

~/.ebrc is also where you enter functions, or scripts, containing Edbrowse commands, allowing one to do various things.

Functions that come sytandard with Edbrowse

A function to add bookmarks
A function to read last spam


You can also add your own functions and users have added the following.

A function to access wikepedia
A function to use Google

Mcewanw has added the following functions.

A function for BBC News
A function for logging into Murga Puppy Linux forum.
A function to search for a keyword in the Murga Puppy Linux forums, after logging in.
A function to search for a post author in Murga Puppy Forum
A function to allow one to return to the Index of Murga Puppy Linux Forum
A function to post a reply to Murga Puppy Linux Forum

A good write up on these functions can be found in this thread.

The ~/.ebrc can be edited with a text editer.

Or, from within edbrowse by entering the command “!edbrowse -c
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#694 Post by Trobin »

Unless you are familiar with text editing with Edbrowse, it might be better to edit the ~/.ebrc file by opening it up in a text editer. From withing Edbrowse, the command “!vi .ebrc
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#695 Post by Trobin »

Okay, hopefully no one minds my rambling here. Don’t know if anyones actually reading this anyway.

Some internet stuff from within Edbrowse

To connect to www.puppylinux.com from within Edbroswe the command is
“B http://www.puppylinux.com/
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