Re: Speechd-up

[Aaron Chantrill <aaron.chantrill@dottywood.org>]

On 1/16/26 12:51, Aaron Chantrill wrote:
> Does anyone know how to set speechd-up up with pipewire and systemd? 
> Should it be running as a user or as root? Looks like the default 
> setup when I install it using apt runs it as a root service, but I'm 
> not sure that matters since it's calling speech-dispatcher and that is 
> set up to run as a user service. The /etc/speechd-up.conf file, unlike 
> the /etc/default/espeakup.conf file, does not reference a specific 
> audio device, so I'm not sure it matters.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Aaron
One more thing. Does speakup still write to /dev/softsynth when using 
the speakup_soft module, or is it using /sys/accessibility/speakup/synth 
or synth_direct or something else? Is there a way for me to read what 
speakup is writing to make sure it is working correctly?

Thanks again!

-Aaron