https://github.com/coldfix/pidgin-tts

espeak plugin for the Pidgin IM
https://github.com/coldfix/pidgin-tts

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espeak plugin for the Pidgin IM

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/coldfix/pidgin-tts
• Owner: coldfix
• License: other
• Created: 2012-10-24T13:04:11.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-11-20T01:00:59.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-24T13:30:20.919Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: C
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• Size: 33.2 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: COPYING

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# pidgin-tts

## Description

This is a plugin for Pidgin-IM which can be used to automatically read incoming messages via an installed TTS (text-to-speech) application.

## Features

## Limitations

The program

* is tested on Linux only (and will probably not compile elsewhere)

* is designed for use with the `espeak` program. I don't know which other TTS applications it may support

## Installation

First you'll need pidgin installed with all dependencies.

Then install the `espeak` utlity.

Then install pidgin's build tools, which are `pidgin-dev` and `libpurple-dev` for Ubuntu/Debian systems or `pidgin-devel` and `libpurple-devel` for CentOS/Arch Linux.

Build and install the plugin with the commands:

```bash

make && make install

```

This will compile the code and - in a second step - copy generated shared object to your `~/.purple/plugins/` directory.

Afterwards you have to enable the plugin in your Pidgin options.

## Commands

The plugin is controlled from within the message window.

All commands are prefixed by `/tts`. For example

    /tts on

    /tts off

will globally turn the plugin on/off.

The `buddy on/off` commands allow to control only the current conversation.

The `status` command logs the current status into the conversation window.

You might also be interested in controlling the language and volume

    /tts volume 100

    /tts lang de

Note that the volume must be a number between 0 and 200.

You can find possible values for the language by typing `espeak --voices` in your shell.

Advanced configuration can be understood by looking at the source code.