From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-version: 1.0 Message-id: From: Pietro Gagliardi To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> In-reply-to: Content-type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1; boundary=Apple-Mail-4--768926815 Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:34:52 -0400 References: <87prlw7y4g.fsf@cox.net> <599f06db0810200256w10d8bb36s6c8afb5f0413a03e@mail.gmail.com> Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [9fans] Are there any blind users of Plan 9? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 215f4760-ead4-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --Apple-Mail-4--768926815 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3--768926831 --Apple-Mail-3--768926831 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm blind in only one eye and have low vision in the other, so I run Plan 9 in a virtual machine with an enlarged screen using Mac OS X's Universal Access. The concept of a Text-to-Speech program for Plan 9 has been floating in my head for some time. How can it be made to use some of Plan 9's features (/dev/*ctl, /srv, text-based commands, etc.)? I was thinking either something like echo say (voice) (ipa-pronounciation) > /dev/speech echo sayword (voice) (word) > /dev/speech then use such a device to build a screen reader. PS - On Oct 20, 2008, at 6:15 AM, Jeff R. Allen wrote: > PS: Heh, just found this: http://lsub.org/magic/man2html/1/emacs That's in the PDF. In fact, it's on the GNU Humor page now, too. I wonder how vi is related anymore, though. --Apple-Mail-3--768926831 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I'm blind in only one = eye and have low vision in the other, so I run Plan 9 in a virtual = machine with an enlarged screen using Mac OS X's Universal = Access.

The concept of a Text-to-Speech program = for Plan 9 has been floating in my head for some time. How can it be = made to use some of Plan 9's features (/dev/*ctl, /srv, text-based = commands, etc.)? I was thinking either something like

echo say = (voice) (ipa-pronounciation) > /dev/speech

echo = sayword (voice) (word) > /dev/speech

then use such a = device to build a screen reader.

PS = -

On Oct 20, 2008, at 6:15 AM, Jeff R. Allen = wrote:

PS: Heh, just found this: http://lsub.org/magic/man2= html/1/emacs

That's in the PDF. In = fact, it's on the GNU Humor page now, too. I wonder how vi is related = anymore, though.

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