problem with pico

[DoctorSubtilis]

I found that read-text extension is better with python+pico than with espeak.
But I cannot set properly pico:

1 bug: "--visible=false"

But with python+pico I cannot set, for example

"(PICO_READ_TEXT_PY)" --language=(SELECTION_LANGUAGE_COUNTRY_CODE) --visible=false "(TMP)"

lest I get a window of VLC freezing (infinite loop without sound, and so I have to kill that task); in other words the code

--visible=false  

is not working: I see a window, but a crazy window.

2 bug

When I set pico as following:

"(PICO_READ_TEXT_PY)" --language=(SELECTION_LANGUAGE_COUNTRY_CODE) "(TMP)"  

I get a window of mplayer, which correctly play the word selected, but

• I cannot set the volume at all
• I see that window: how can avoid a visible window (as in read-text -> espeak)?

Thanks

My OS: Kubuntu 18.04 LO: 6.0.7.3

[jimholgate]

I tested VLC on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and it seems that currently it does not work for this particular application. I removed mentions of the VLC media player from the python readtexttools library for the extension. This fixes the problem. Until the modified version is released, you could make audio work by installing a player with a gstreamer backend like Rhythm box or Totem.

[jimholgate]

Fixed in current release.