Selecting Synthesis Plugins (Talkers)
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Selecting Synthesis Plugins (Talkers)

When you click the Talkers tab in kttsmgr, the Talkers screen appears.


The KDE Text-to-Speech Manager (Talkers tab)

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Click to add a new talker, which is a speech synthesis plugin.

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All the configured Talkers are listed here. Highest priority Talkers are listed at the top. The top-most talker will be used to do the speaking when an application does not specify a talker.

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Click on a talker in the list to highlight it and click this button to remove it.

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Click on a talker in the list to highlight it and click this button to display the synthesis plugin's configuration dialog.

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Click on a talker in the list to highlight it and click this button to move it down one row in the list. The lower a talker appears in the list, the lower its priority.

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Click one of these buttons to apply the changes you have made to the running KTTS system.

When you click the Add button, the Add Talker screen appears.


Add Talker screen

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You can select a speech synthesis plugin by either Synthesizer name, or by the Language the synthesizer can speak. Check the radio button next to the corresponding box. When the Language radio button is checked, the Language box displays all the languages supported by all available synthesizers, and the Synthesizer box displays only those synthesizers that support the chosen language. When the Synthesizer radio button is checked, the Synthesizer box displays all available synthesizers, and the Language box displays only the languages supported by the chosen synthesizer.

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Choose the language and synthesizer plugin here.

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When you click here, most synthesizer plugins will automatically configure themselves, choosing a default setup. A new talker will appear in the list on the Talkers tab. Click the Edit button to display or edit the talker's configuration. See the section called “Configuring Synthesis Plugins (Talkers)”.

Warning

You must configure at least one talker and click the Apply or OK buttons before you can start the KTTS system and begin speaking text. To start the KTTS system, click the General tab and check the Enable Text-to-Speech System (KTTSD) box. see the section called “Starting KTTSD and Setting General Options”.

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