How may I have Ubuntu read an ASCII file out loud to me?
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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?
For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type
; and in that file I have, Hello, world
. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?
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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?
For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type
; and in that file I have, Hello, world
. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?
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A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/â¦
â Kusalananda
1 hour ago
FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
â Gary Kline
40 mins ago
Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
â Gary Kline
16 mins ago
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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?
For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type
; and in that file I have, Hello, world
. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?
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Is there an easy way to have Ubuntu Linux to read a text file to me?
For example, let's say I have a file, /tmp/test_type
; and in that file I have, Hello, world
. What is the easiest way to have Ubuntu read that file -- or any file to me -- when my sight is failing?
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A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/â¦
â Kusalananda
1 hour ago
FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
â Gary Kline
40 mins ago
Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
â Gary Kline
16 mins ago
add a comment |Â
A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/â¦
â Kusalananda
1 hour ago
FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
â Gary Kline
40 mins ago
Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
â Gary Kline
16 mins ago
A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/â¦
â Kusalananda
1 hour ago
A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/â¦
â Kusalananda
1 hour ago
FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
â Gary Kline
40 mins ago
FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
â Gary Kline
40 mins ago
Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
â Gary Kline
16 mins ago
Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
â Gary Kline
16 mins ago
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The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.
espeak
may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak
, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type
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The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.
espeak
may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak
, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type
.
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The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.
espeak
may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak
, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type
.
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The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.
espeak
may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak
, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type
.
The Ubuntu Wiki has a pretty good article going over several options. Ubuntu has a built-in screen reader called Orca which you can use if you're using a graphical interface.
espeak
may be pre-installed or, failing that, you can install it with sudo apt install espeak
, after which you can use espeak -f /tmp/test_type
.
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A related question over on the AskUbuntu site about exactly this: askubuntu.com/questions/501910/â¦
â Kusalananda
1 hour ago
FWIW, and i hate to turn this into a chat-- I've bbeen running 18.04. It seems a bit harder than 16.04. That's neither here nor there. I have orca on my laptop a meter away where it is easier to read and type. Could someonee show me the How-to of using the 18.04 utility and my test file in /tmp? Over in my lstop, I hsve what i want working, but only if i use /tmp/test0 in HTML. Got to be an easier way.)
â Gary Kline
40 mins ago
Withe the above examples, I found that "% cat /tmp/test | festival --tts" MAY do it. I will need to do further tests.
â Gary Kline
16 mins ago