Version:           1.1.1 (using KDE 4.3.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I am reporting this bug on behalf of a Launchpad user.  The Launchpad bug is here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdeaccessibility/+bug/430897

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Here is a description of the problem:

Binary package hint: kdeaccessibility

Dear friends,

I'm using Ubuntu and not Kubuntu and I don't have KDE installed. I've installed the kmouth package and that pulled whatever dependencies it did.

I've configured kmouth to use both festival with /usr/bin/festival --tts and checked the stdin checkbox and with /usr/bin/espeak --stdin. kmouth doesn't say a word. Nothing. Can't hear it. 'echo 123 | /usr/bin/festival --tts' however does work. Works the same with espeak.

So what's the deal? :)

Many blessings.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: kmouth 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=he_IL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: kdeaccessibility
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

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Here are the steps to reproduce:

I can reproduce this bug on Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10.   I have not installed KDE but the versions shown are:

kmouth - 1.1.1
kde = k.3.2

Here are the steps to reproduce:

1 - sudo apt-get install festival kmouth
2 - echo 123 | /usr/bin/festival --tts 
3 - "One Hundred Twenty Three" plays through the speakers
4 - launch kmouth for the first time
5 - enter "/usr/bin/festival --tts" into "Command for speaking texts:" field.
6 - Character encoding is Local UTF8.
7 - Check "Send the data as standard input"
8 - Uncheck "Use KTTSD speech service if possible".
9 - Click NEXT
10 - Click NEXT
11 - Click FINISH
12 - Enter some text into the SPEAK field then click SPEAK.
13 - The text appears in the history but the speech is never played through the speakers.