http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821#c1 --- Comment #1 from Felix Miata --- Upgrade of festival from 2.4 to 2.5 massively improved this but the first letter or so remains unspoken. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821#c3 --- Comment #3 from Yasuhiko Kamata --- I found the bug that the ALSA player in KTTSMgr does not wait for device ready and for end of playing; this problem may cause the lack of the beginning/ending of speech. So I added one patch, compiled binary is already available at KDE:KDE3 repository. (3.5.10-lp150.65.1 is for Leap 15.0, 3.5.10-65.1 is for Leap 42.3) But in my environment, ending may lack, but starting does not lack.. Please try it in your environment and tell me the result. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821#c5 --- Comment #5 from Felix Miata --- You'll have to wait an indeterminate time if you depend on me to confirm. I don't own or currently possess the comment 0 PC. When the blind person who owns it may be able to relay confirmation or provide possession I have no idea. see https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=981271#c16 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821#c7 Yasuhiko Kamata changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flags| |needinfo?(mrmazda@earthlink | |.net) --- Comment #7 from Yasuhiko Kamata --- Thanks for replying. Let me ask more questions: (1) Which audio system do you use? (See "Audio" tab: One of: aRts, GStreamer, ALSA, aKode) (1-1) If (1) is not "ALSA", could you please switch to "ALSA" and test again? Can this problem be avoided with this? (1-2) If (1) is "ALSA", turning off pulseaudio (YaST -> Hardware -> Sound -> Other -> PulseAudio Configuration -> uncheck "Enable PulseAudio Support") is one of possible workarounds (re-login will be required to reflect). Is this method effective in your environment? (2) I understood that this problem does not occur if speech was restarted. Is it correct? (2-1) If (2) is yes, what happens when you wait for a while (1 or 2 minutes) and restart speech? Is this problem recurred? (3) Does similar problems also occur with music player? (i.e. If you start playing some music, does the prelude part be played?) -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.

http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1116821#c9 Yasuhiko Kamata changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|CONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |FIXED --- Comment #9 from Yasuhiko Kamata --- Sorry for delaying answer. Unfortunately, I could not reproduce remaining problem. Tested hardwares are as follows (tested with Leap 42.3 and 15.0): (I/O DATA LCD-MF234XPBR is used for all of them) * Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio (snd_hda_intel) + onboard audio (analog output) * Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio (snd_hda_intel) + nVidia GeForce GT520 (digital (HDMI) output) * Intel 200 Series PCH HD Audio (snd_hda_intel) + AMD Radeon R5 230 (digital (HDMI) output) * Intel 9 Series PCH HD Audio (snd_hda_intel) + onboard audio (analog output) * 100 Series/C230 Series PCH HD Audio (snd_hda_intel) + onboard audio (analog output) With these hardwares, this problem (omits initial words) did not occur; the beginning part of speech can be heard clearly. So I think that this problem was caused by hardware (audio/display) and/or device driver; i.e. this problem may not be unable to solve from the application side. In addition, there are many similar problems with HDMI (for example): https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/184684/audio-play-not-starting-at-b... https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/414229/pc-components/nvidia-hdmi-qu... According to the information on the following site, preventing suspend-on-idle can be a possible workaround: https://askubuntu.com/questions/218444/sound-output-starts-delayed In order to know what is going on in HDMI, it is required to analyze the hardware more deeply. Please ask your hardware vendor or system administrator. Thanks. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.