Dear Team RHVoice,

I installed RHVoice list of packages as directed by Apt/Synaptic Package Manager.
My laptop's Debian was installed from debian-live-12.6.0-amd64-lxqt.iso.

The list of packages are as follows:

Commit Log for Sat Nov 30 21:14:40 2024
Installed the following packages:
librhvoice-audio2 (1.8.0+dfsg-3)
librhvoice-core7 (1.8.0+dfsg-3)
rhvoice (1.8.0+dfsg-3)
rhvoice-english (1.8.0+dfsg-3)

The complete list of dependencies (this I gathered with a script) are as follows:

Package: rhvoice
Download-Size: 170 kB
Installed-Size: 640 kB
Dependencies:
Dependency: libc6
Download-Size: 2,757 kB
Installed-Size: 13.3 MB

Dependency: libgcc-s1
Download-Size: 49.9 kB
Installed-Size: 143 kB

Dependency: libglib2.0-0
Download-Size: 1,400 kB
Installed-Size: 4,231 kB

Dependency: libglibmm-2.4-1v5
Download-Size: 607 kB
Installed-Size: 2,867 kB

Dependency: librhvoice-audio2
Download-Size: 39.7 kB
Installed-Size: 220 kB

Dependency: librhvoice-core7
Download-Size: 511 kB
Installed-Size: 2,399 kB

Dependency: libsigc++-2.0-0v5
Download-Size: 25.7 kB
Installed-Size: 69.6 kB

Dependency: libstdc++6
Download-Size: 614 kB
Installed-Size: 2,750 kB

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Package: librhvoice-audio2
Download-Size: 39.7 kB
Installed-Size: 220 kB
Dependencies:
Dependency: libao4
Download-Size: 37.1 kB
Installed-Size: 158 kB

Dependency: libc6
Download-Size: 2,757 kB
Installed-Size: 13.3 MB

Dependency: libgcc-s1
Download-Size: 49.9 kB
Installed-Size: 143 kB

Dependency: libportaudio2
Download-Size: 66.7 kB
Installed-Size: 219 kB

Dependency: libpulse0
Download-Size: 274 kB
Installed-Size: 992 kB

Dependency: librhvoice-core7
Download-Size: 511 kB
Installed-Size: 2,399 kB

Dependency: libstdc++6
Download-Size: 614 kB
Installed-Size: 2,750 kB

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Package: librhvoice-core7
Download-Size: 511 kB
Installed-Size: 2,399 kB
Dependencies:
Dependency: libc6
Download-Size: 2,757 kB
Installed-Size: 13.3 MB

Dependency: libgcc-s1
Download-Size: 49.9 kB
Installed-Size: 143 kB

Dependency: libsonic0
Download-Size: 11.0 kB
Installed-Size: 34.8 kB

Dependency: libstdc++6
Download-Size: 614 kB
Installed-Size: 2,750 kB

Dependency: rhvoice-english
Download-Size: 34.1 MB
Installed-Size: 65.1 MB

Dependency: (virtual package, no size information)

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Package: rhvoice-english
Download-Size: 34.1 MB
Installed-Size: 65.1 MB
Dependencies:
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Until now I have been successful in implementing only a rudimentary Python created GUI for your rhvoice program (executable). The script is as follows:

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import tkinter as tk
import subprocess

class RHVoiceGUI:
def init(self, root):
self.root = root
self.root.title("RHVoice GUI")
self.root.geometry("400x600")

    # Text Input (Multiline and Scalable)
    self.text_label = tk.Label(root, text="Enter Text:")
    self.text_label.pack(pady=10)
    self.text_input = tk.Text(root, wrap=tk.WORD, width=40, height=10)
    self.text_input.pack(expand=True, fill=tk.BOTH, padx=10, pady=10)

    # Speak Button
    self.speak_button = tk.Button(root, text="Speak", command=self.speak)
    self.speak_button.pack(pady=20)

def speak(self):
    text = self.text_input.get("1.0", tk.END).strip()
    subprocess.run(['spd-say', '-o', 'rhvoice', text])

if name == "main":
root = tk.Tk()
app = RHVoiceGUI(root)
root.mainloop()
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But I am unable to use the best of rhvoice and improve the output voice quality with a better Python executable as follows:

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import tkinter as tk
import subprocess
import os

class RHVoiceGUI:
def init(self, root):
self.root = root
self.root.title("RHVoice GUI")
self.root.geometry("400x300")

    # Voice Selection
    self.voice_label = tk.Label(root, text="Select Voice:")
    self.voice_label.pack(pady=10)
    self.voice_var = tk.StringVar(value="english-us")
    self.voice_menu = tk.OptionMenu(root, self.voice_var, "english-us", "russian", "spanish")
    self.voice_menu.pack()

    # Text Input (Multiline and Scalable)
    self.text_label = tk.Label(root, text="Enter Text:")
    self.text_label.pack(pady=10)
    self.text_input = tk.Text(root, wrap=tk.WORD, width=40, height=10)
    self.text_input.pack(expand=True, fill=tk.BOTH, padx=10, pady=10)

    # Speak Button
    self.speak_button = tk.Button(root, text="Speak", command=self.speak)
    self.speak_button.pack(pady=20)

def speak(self):
    text = self.text_input.get("1.0", tk.END).strip()
    voice = self.voice_var.get()
    rhvoice_path = "/usr/bin/RHVoice-client"  # Ensure this is correct

    # Check if RHVoice exists at the given path
    if not os.path.isfile(rhvoice_path):
        print("Error: RHVoice executable not found!")
        return

    # Execute the command
    subprocess.run([rhvoice_path, "-s", voice, text])

if name == "main":
root = tk.Tk()
app = RHVoiceGUI(root)
root.mainloop()
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Where am I going wrong? I am not a degree-holding, professional programmer. This I do as one of my hobbies and interests. I am a physicist.