[Speechd] Re: KTTSD and Speech Dispatcher

[Gary Cramblitt]

On Friday 13 May 2005 07:25 am, Hynek Hanke wrote:
> On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 05:41:26PM -0400, Gary Cramblitt wrote:
> > I forwarded a copy of the draft audio framework (strongly indicating that
> > it is draft) to the kde-multimedia mailing list.  A flame war immediately
> > broke out between GStreamer and NMM guy and no feedback or comments at
> > all on accessibility needs.. sigh.  I fear the KDE folks have thrown the
> > baby out with the bath water in the premature decision to abandon aRts.
>
> Thank you. I've seen the follow-up discussion since I'm on the list myself.
> I'm a little puzzled about how the decision about the future of KDE
> Multimedia will be made and who is the head in KDE in this area? Is there
> someone who could confirm our accessibility requirements will be regarded
> or state why they won't and what can we change about them so that they are?

AFAIK, there is no "official", or even "unofficial" lead person or 
coordinator.  This too concerns me.  If you like, I can ask on the mailing 
list?  Maybe the question will stimulate some discussion.

>
> > If it isn't *too* hard to do, I think direct ALSA is our best bet right
> > now. I have a *mild* interest in maybe helping out with this, if nobody
> > else wants to undertake it.
>
> It's not very hard for someone who know how the ALSA API and ALSA itself
> works. I've already begin implementing and testing ALSA output in Speech
> Dispatcher, so I was waiting till I bring it to reasonable state so you
> could look into it and hopefully improve it. Any help is highly welcome.

Well, I have never programmed ALSA, so you are way ahead of me.  I just have a 
mild interest in doing it.  It might be useful in the future.  I'll take a 
look at the code.  It also occurred to me to look at some of the ALSA 
implementations in kdemultimedia and compare to what you've implemented.  
Maybe there are some solutions to the problems you mention.  If I understood 
you, I can get the Speech Dispatcher ALSA code from CVS right now?

> > BTW, I have a Jabber account now address@hidden  Hope to hear
> > from you online.
>
> I just added you to my roster.

Maybe I'll see you online this weekend. :-0

>
> > I spoke for awhile with Jan Buchal, who wants me to go to the Libre
> > Software Meeting.  I told him I *hate* to travel by air, so don't count
> > on my attending.
>
> I still think it would be very important and a wonderful oportunity to
> discuss many things and move forward. Did you consider other means of
> transport (I don't know where you live, so that might not be possible of
> course :) ?

Crofton, Maryland, USA.  I'm already thinking of *not* going to aKademy 2005 
in August for the same reasons, and sorry, Libre is second on my priority 
list.

Regards

-- 
Gary Cramblitt (aka PhantomsDad)
KDE Text-to-Speech Maintainer
http://accessibility.kde.org/developer/kttsd/index.php