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== '''KDE & gnome integration (eSpeak-NG)''' ==

This setup will let you read text with eSpeak-NG from '''any application''' on your system simply by pressing a keyboard command.

After installing eSpeak-ng on your system adding this line to a custom keyboard shortcut in KDE or Gnome.

<code>xsel > /tmp/speak.txt | espeak-ng -f "/tmp/speak.txt" | pkill xsel</code>

Type <code>man espeak-ng</code> in your terminal to see a list of options for this speech engine.

To stop espeak-ng we can use the following command:

<code>pkill espeak-ng</code>

'''Important:''' as these commands are run as a scrip instead of in a full shell environment its best to put the full path to each application you call, for example: usr/bin/xsel & usr/bin/espeak-ng etc.

In gnome open system settings then go to: Keyboard » Customise Shortcuts » Custom Shortcuts » + and make two new shortcuts, one to start reading using the line above and another shortcut to stop reading with the <code>pkill espeak-ng</code> command.

In KDE open system settings then go to: Shortcuts » Custom Shortcuts and make to new shortcuts one to start reading using the line above and another shortcut to stop reading with the <code>pkill espeak-ng</code> command.

Create a file for xsel to store the text you want to read. In this example this file is in the /tmp directory and is called speak.txt (but you can use a different file name and directory if you like).

'''What do these commands and switch’s do:'''

<code>xsel > my_file_name.txt</code> (over rights the text in the file with highlighted text)

<code>espeak-ng -f</code> (calls the espeak-ng tts engine to start reading a file inside the "")

<code>pkill xsel</code> (stops the computer starting a new process for xsel every time this command is run).

<code>pkill espeak-ng</code> (stops espeak-ng).

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+== '''KDE & gnome integration (eSpeak-NG)''' ==
+This setup will let you read text with eSpeak-NG from '''any application''' on your system simply by pressing a keyboard command.
+After installing eSpeak-ng on your system adding this line to a custom keyboard shortcut in KDE or Gnome.
+ <code>xsel > /tmp/speak.txt | espeak-ng -f "/tmp/speak.txt" | pkill xsel</code>
+Type <code>man espeak-ng</code> in your terminal to see a list of options for this speech engine.
+To stop espeak-ng we can use the following command:
+ <code>pkill espeak-ng</code>
+'''Important:''' as these commands are run as a scrip instead of in a full shell environment its best to put the full path to each application you call, for example: usr/bin/xsel & usr/bin/espeak-ng etc.
+In gnome open system settings then go to: Keyboard » Customise Shortcuts » Custom Shortcuts » + and make two new shortcuts, one to start reading using the line above and another shortcut to stop reading with the <code>pkill espeak-ng</code> command.
+In KDE open system settings then go to: Shortcuts » Custom Shortcuts and make to new shortcuts one to start reading using the line above and another shortcut to stop reading with the <code>pkill espeak-ng</code> command.
+Create a file for xsel to store the text you want to read. In this example this file is in the /tmp directory and is called speak.txt (but you can use a different file name and directory if you like).
+'''What do these commands and switch’s do:'''
+<code>xsel > my_file_name.txt</code> (over rights the text in the file with highlighted text)
+<code>espeak-ng -f</code> (calls the espeak-ng tts engine to start reading a file inside the "")
+<code>pkill xsel</code> (stops the computer starting a new process for xsel every time this command is run).
+<code>pkill espeak-ng</code> (stops espeak-ng).