Howto: A Practical Use for Text-to-Speech
Stephen B. - March 17th, 2007
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Back in January, “3dEyes**” posted a program on BeBits called eSpeak, which is a port of an open-source speech synthesizer. As anyone who as used SimpleText on a Mac knows, text-to-speech is fun to play with for a little while, but there’s not much practical use for it aside from specific niches like screen-reader applications for the blind (or old Radiohead songs). Today, though, I found a handy use for the “speak” program – for audio notifications when tasks have completed in the Terminal. Read on for the details.
It’s a cliche, but the Haiku Project has proven the old adage of “third time’s the charm”; after being rejected for the previous two years, Haiku has been accepted for the upcoming Google Summer of Code 2007 (coverage available at OSNews, IsComputerOn, HaikuNews, and BeGroovy). A list of projects was posted a week or two back and now that Haiku has been accepted, instructions have been posted for any students who are interested in taking part. For those not familiar, the programme – known colloquially as the “GSoC” – is an annual Google-sponsored event that helps bring together open source projects and computer science/programming students looking for real-world experience. The results of past GSoCs have reportedly positive overall for those involved, with many students continuing to contribute to their chosen projects past the summer’s end. Congrats to the Haiku Team on being accepted this year!
In a post made on the BeUnited website back in January, Donovan “Deej” Schulteis announced that BeUnited was officially destablished, but that the site would remain online for archive purposes. This Tuesday, Deej posted on BeGroovy announcing that the existing BeUnited CVS repository will be moving to the newly-launched OsDrawer.net. Also related to OsDrawer, Studio-33 has posted a brief intereview with Francesca – one of the people behind the OsDrawer site. The interview clarifies a few points and also includes some interesting details about additional features that are planned such as a Jabber server.
A recent post by DaaT over at IsComputeOn pointed out that the BeDrivers.com website has been missing lately. It appears that the server hosting the site was hacked, although the problem has been fixed and the site is being restored to its previous state – the BeOS Hardware Matrix and the BeDrivers forums are both back online now.
It’s a cliche, but the Haiku Project has proven the old adage of “third time’s the charm”; after being rejected for the previous two years, Haiku has been accepted for the upcoming Google Summer of Code 2007 (coverage available at OSNews, IsComputerOn, “>BeGroovy). A list of projects was posted a week or two back and now that Haiku has been accepted, instructions have been posted for any students who are interested in taking part. For those not familiar, the programme – known colloquially as the “GSoC” – is an annual Google-sponsored event that helps bring together open source projects and computer science/programming students looking for real-world experience. The results of past GSoCs have reportedly positive overall for those involved, with many students continuing to contribute to their chosen projects past the summer’s end. Congrats to the Haiku Team on being accepted this year!
A recent post by DaaT over at IsComputeOn pointed out that the BeDrivers.com website has been missing lately. It appears that the server hosting the site was hacked, although the problem has been fixed and the site is being restored to its previous state – the BeOS Hardware Matrix and the BeDrivers forums are both back online now.
A recent post by DaaT over at IsComputeOn pointed out that the BeDrivers.com website has been missing lately. It appears that the server hosting the site was hacked, although the problem has been fixed and the site is being restored to its previous state – the BeOS Hardware Matrix and the BeDrivers forums are both back online now.
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