From 12f4efc47b12fed0ab547a9a637a90ff5de71118 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 19:20:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Note about speaker option --- README_commandline.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README_commandline.md b/README_commandline.md index a8bfc9c92..f260a6e68 100644 --- a/README_commandline.md +++ b/README_commandline.md @@ -390,3 +390,15 @@ To remove a shared item: ``` bash python3 epicyon.py --undoItemName "spanner" --nickname [yournick] --domain [yourdomain] --password [c2s password] ``` + +## Speaking your inbox + +It is possible to use text-to-speech to read your inbox as posts arrive. This can be useful if you are not looking at a screen but want to stay ambiently informed of what's happening. + +On Debian based systems you will need to have the **python3-espeak** package installed. + +``` bash +python3 epicyon.py --speaker yournickname@yourdomain --password [yourpassword] +``` + +This will then stay running and incoming posts will be announced as they arrive.