Modern web browsers, by spec, are supposed to support Speech Synthesis. Although Firefox does indeed support it, it doesn't work in Kubuntu 19.10.
On this very page, you should be able to have Firefox read it aloud by typing shift-ctrl-I and then entering this code-line into the console (and pressing enter):
Modern web browsers, by spec, are supposed to support Speech Synthesis. Although Firefox does indeed support it, it doesn't work in Kubuntu 19.10.
On this very page, you should be able to have Firefox read it aloud by typing shift-ctrl-I and then entering this code-line into the console (and pressing enter):
speechSynthesis .speak( new SpeechSynthesis Utterance( document. getElementsByTa gName(" body")[ 0].innerText) );
Something shorter, that you could type into the console (for testing) is:
speechSynthesis .speak( new SpeechSynthesis Utterance( "testing 1, 2, 3");
You should be able to hear the browser say "testing 1, 2, 3" after doing this, but it doesn't working Kubuntu 19.10.
This works in Ubuntu 19.10 and Windows 10, but doesn't work in Kubuntu 19.10. I'm reporting this in hopes that it gets fixed before Kubuntu 20.04.
ProblemType: Bug build1- 0ubuntu0. 19.10.1 ature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32-generic 5.3.18 dules: nvidia_modeset nvidia kDisabled: False controlC1: lonnie 1850 F.... pulseaudio controlC0: lonnie 1850 F.... pulseaudio 256color DIR=<set> ibleAddons: False asset.tag: Tag 12345 asset.tag: No Asset Tag version: N/A MegatrendsInc. :bvr1.05. 04RSA5: bd12/12/ 2017:svnSystem7 6:pnBonoboWS: pvrbonw13: rvnSystem76: rnBonoboWS: rvrbonw13: cvnSystem76: ct10:cvrN/ A: version: bonw13
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: firefox 73.0.1+
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
AddonCompatChec
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
BuildID: 20200217142647
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Mar 10 13:25:31 2020
ForcedLayersAccel: False
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-03 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
NoProfiles: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
RunningIncompat
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.05.04RSA5
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: Bonobo WS
dmi.board.vendor: System76
dmi.board.version: bonw13
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.family: Not Applicable
dmi.product.name: Bonobo WS
dmi.product.sku: Not Applicable
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System76