[LAU] speech recognition?

[Cesare Marilungo]

david wrote:
> Malte Steiner wrote:
>> Loki Davison wrote:
>>> Anyone know of any working linux software for speech recognition?
>>> Being able to use shortcuts etc with it would be great. I.e to control
>>> web browsing. I can't seem to find anything except for ancient
>>> references to viavoice. I'm trying to cut down on typing to hopefully
>>> speed my recovery from RSI / overuse injury. If anyone has any hints
>>> for that i'd love to here too!
>> Not that I have an answer for the speech recognition but I have some 
>> RSI problems too which are mouse related, not typing. Recently I 
>> tried the ION Windows manager which is keyboardorientated but didnt 
>> get warm with it, yet. My main solution is to use graphic tablets as 
>> mouse replacement like the Wacom ones. They should be a good sound 
>> controller too (three axis, x y and pressure) but I didnt tried it yet.
>
> I switched to a Wacom tablet about seven years ago, also to address 
> mouse-related RSI problems. It did that just fine.
>
> One of the projects around here is to get my Wacom tablet(s) working 
> with Linux ...
>
I use a Wacom Graphire. It works on linux and it is awesome as a sound 
controller. I use it via Pure Data hid external. There's khagan too, by 
Loki himself, that sends position, pressure and tilt (but my graphire 
hasn't it) through OSC.

c.

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