[Tts-project] Bug#856895: Speech Dispatcher cutting off the end of phrases while using Flite

[Samuel Thibault]

Package: speech-dispatcher-flite
Version: 0.8.6-3
Severity: grave
Tags: upstream patch pending

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From: am_dxer at fastmail.fm
To: debian-accessibility at lists.debian.org

Hello,
I notice that while using Orca with Speech Dispatcher and Flite, the end
of most phrases are cut off. It usually cuts off the second half of the
last word spoken. I was just wondering if anyone has noticed this before
and knows of a fix if one exists. Thanks.
”

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I am using stretch so speech dispatcher 0.8.6-3 and flite
(2.0.0-release-3). The orca version is (3.22.2-2. I don't have problems
with speech being cut off when using espeak-ng.
”

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I am using Pulseaudio.
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This seems to be due to the very odd and sloppy computation done in
flite_strip_silence.  I will upload a fixed package.

Samuel