This plugin connects Pidgin with the widely-used program festival for text-to-speech functionality.
If you're looking for a software extension that lets you interface with the incredibly popular program festival and hear instant messages spoken through your speakers all via Pidgin, then look no further than pidgin-festival.
The installation process is straightforward – untar the archive and run autogen, configuring either as usual, or using a custom install of Pidgin. Assuming the configure script didn't throw any errors, you're ready for compilation – simply type 'make' and the plugin will install to the Pidgin lib directory, typically /usr/local/lib/pidgin.
To complete the installation process and make use of Pidgin-Festival, restart Pidgin and head to the plugins section of your preferences. From there, enable Festival and you're all set. Overall, pidgin-festival is an excellent, easy-to-use extension for anyone wanting to interface with festival through Pidgin.
The installation process is straightforward – untar the archive and run autogen, configuring either as usual, or using a custom install of Pidgin. Assuming the configure script didn't throw any errors, you're ready for compilation – simply type 'make' and the plugin will install to the Pidgin lib directory, typically /usr/local/lib/pidgin.
To complete the installation process and make use of Pidgin-Festival, restart Pidgin and head to the plugins section of your preferences. From there, enable Festival and you're all set. Overall, pidgin-festival is an excellent, easy-to-use extension for anyone wanting to interface with festival through Pidgin.
What's New
Version 2.4: N/A