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I am looking for a text to speech option on Linux that integrates with OpenOffice. I would like to find something that operates by highlighting text in OpenOffice, clicking a button (or some other simple action) and then the text would be read out loud. Microsoft Office on Windows has a similar feature that I use when editing my writing and I would like to find this functionality on Linux. I have tried Festival and Espeak before but there interface didn't work for me. Does any one have suggestions on things to try?
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Install espeak and write this script:
sayit.sh
#!/bin/sh
espeak "`xsel -p -o`"Put that in a folder in your $PATH and bind a key to it. It'll speak any highlighted text anywhere in your X11 environment.
: () { : | :& } ;:
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I have the script working, and I made an applet for it in Gnome which is exactly what I wanted, and I am now happy, Thank you.
Also you had mentioned binding a key to the script, how would I go about doing that?
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