[08:01] <AlanBell> onboard scanning mode works
[08:01] <AlanBell> ^^ typed with onboard scanning mode and pressed enter at end of the line
[12:57] <Pendulum> AlanBell: back when you were checking such things did you ever get Simon Listens working on Ubuntu?
[12:58] <AlanBell> yes I did and it is great
[12:59] <Pendulum> hmm...
[12:59] <AlanBell> I don't know if the issue with getting it packaged in debian was ever resolved
[12:59] <Pendulum> the Kubuntu folks are checking into that IIRC
[13:00] <AlanBell> great, it is a Qt application so would fit better in Kubuntu
[13:00] <AlanBell> although most of the time you don't need the user interface
[13:00] <Pendulum> right
[13:02] <Pendulum> I've just hit the point where I'm going to have to use voice recognition more (even onscreen keyboards are becoming problematic) and to upgrade my Mac software to something that would work on this machine now is $180
[13:04] <Pendulum> so I might as well try Simon Listens before paying money for the solution that I know "just works"
[13:11] <AlanBell> it is voice control rather than voice recognition
[13:16] <Pendulum> okay, that's what I thought
[13:16] <Pendulum> but maybe it'll at least help some
[13:16] <Pendulum> (plus I really should test it since I'm in their target market ;-) )
[13:16] <AlanBell> :)
[13:16] <Pendulum> I hate all voice control and voice recognition programs anyway
[14:46] <fregl> Pendulum: feedback about simon would be very appreciated by the author. and initially the UI is beyond horrible :p
[14:46] <fregl> and hopefully kubuntu people will package it indeed
[15:01] <apinheiro> fregl, about that, there are some distro planning to include simon at some moment?
[15:14] <fregl> apinheiro: kubuntu will package it. I'm not aware of any others. but it should be possible to get distros to pick it up I guess.
[15:15] <apinheiro> fregl, well, I don't know too much about kubuntu, how they usually release? they are synched with "normal" ubuntu releases? they made a release X weeks after the "normal" release?
[15:17] <fregl> they release in sync. that doesn't prevent anyone from adding a package though. I don't think simon is going to be shipped on any cd by default though.
[15:39] <Pendulum> apinheiro: if it gets packaged for kubuntu, it should end up in the normal repos for Ubuntu as well
[15:39] <apinheiro> fregl, Pendulum ok thanks
[15:43] <fregl> yes
[15:43] <fregl> that would be horrible if they maintained everything twice in different repos
[16:01] <fregl> Pendulum: I didn't test, but the simon author has a ppa:grasch-simon-listens/simon
[16:02] <Pendulum> fregl: I'll check it out later
[16:05] <fregl> it's natty only for now I think
[16:22] <AlanBell> debian bug 596511
[16:22] <ubot2> Debian bug 596511 in wnpp "RFP: simon -- Open source speech recognition" [Wishlist,Open] http://bugs.debian.org/596511
[22:49] <AlanBell> http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-uk/1409/detail/ UK LoCo team christmas meal at Dans Le Noir :)
[23:48] <valorie> cool, AlanBell
[23:54] <AlanBell> it should be good, it is rather expensive though, hope that doesn't put off too many people