Dummy speechd-el output driver possibly for running speechd-el inside emacs on android

[Laurent Pelecq]

Hello,

I've written a limited implementation of a speech-dispatcher daemon in
python some time ago. It works only with espeak executed as an external
command. I didn't think it could be useful. But maybe it can for a POC.

It is available at https://gitlab.com/lparcq/speakerd

The tests don't pass in the gitlab docker image.

Regards,

Laurent

Le Wed, 1 Nov 2017 19:12:15 -0200,
Fernando Botelho <Fernando.Botelho at F123.org> a ?crit :

> Hello Peter,
> 
> I am also interested in Termux and the possibilities it opens for 
> low-cost computing for the blind.
> 
> Wouldn't a simplified Speech-Dispatcher be a better approach, making
> the resulting speech server useful for both Emacs and Fenrir users?
> 
> Apologies if it is a stupid question. I am not a developer.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Fernando
> 
> 
> On 11/01/2017 06:15 PM, Peter V?gner wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I know speechd-el is not in rapid development for a few years now 
> > however the more I use it the more I like what I can do with emacs.
> > For a few months I'm playing with termux on android. It's possible
> > to run a lot of linux apps on termux for android including emacs.
> > It's even straightforward to install it without rooting or other
> > tricks. There is also a way to make linux apps to play sound
> > through libpulse running on termux and another app directly on the
> > device. Given all this I would like to try getting speechd-el
> > working with such a setup.
> > So I do have emacs, I do have speechd-el, I do have espeak built 
> > against libpulse, however the glue between speechd-el and espeak is 
> > missing. I can't build speech-dispatcher on termux because android 
> > pthreads support is too limited for speech-dispatcher to build
> > there. Since speechd-el has an API that more output drivers can be
> > running at the same time or even independently of each other I
> > think it might be more viable than fighting pthreads on android
> > trying to create a kind of very simple output driver for speechd-el.
> > I wish it to either interface directly with espeak running on
> > termux or there is even termux specific API that exposes native
> > android TTS to apps running on termux.
> >
> > However I don't know elisp besides some little bits I have
> > understood when editing emacs configuration and I don't think I
> > might be able to move forward withis idea anytime soon.
> > So my question is: might anyone else be interested in trying to
> > make this working?
> > Is there somewhere such a minimalist speechd-el output driver
> > perhaps during the development you were using it for testing, for
> > logging or similar we can get more inspiration from?
> >
> > What do you guys users as well as developers think about this?
> >
> > Sorry for taking your time and thanks for your hints.
> >
> > Greetings
> >
> > Peter
> >
> >
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