speakingface

Gnome/GTK animated floating face, always on top/on all desktops, voice synthesizer by espeak (by system() call, not libs), STDIN text entry, in reply to: http://gul.uc3m.es/pipermail/gul/2010-July/012630.html. Kinda office-assistant - for gnome.

Features

Choose 2 images of yours, png format
Standard entry by stdin (you feed with text, /var/logs, chat...)
Does not require 3d accelerator card drivers, altough ok
REQUIRES: apt-get install espeak

Project Samples

Robot speaking while gnome works normally

Face informing of new mail events when they arrive

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License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

Intended Audience

Developers, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Gnome

Programming Language

Related Categories

C GNOME Software, C Sound Synthesis Software, C Animation Software

Registered

2010-07-16

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