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Use Espeak-ng to read text on your system from any application |
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This setup will let you read text with | |||
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. | After installing eSpeak-ng on your system adding this line to a custom keyboard shortcut in KDE or Gnome. | ||
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To stop espeak-ng we can use the following command: | To stop espeak-ng we can use the following command: | ||
<code>pkill espeak-ng</code> | <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 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. | ||