1 files changed, 25 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/jo_n_speak.c b/src/jo_n_speak.c
index 5fc935e..48fcbaa 100644
--- a/src/jo_n_speak.c
+++ b/src/jo_n_speak.c
@@ -15,15 +15,31 @@
 void
 jo_n_speak(const char *msg)
 {
-	espeak_Initialize(AUDIO_OUTPUT_PLAYBACK, 0, NULL, 0);
-	espeak_Synth(msg,
-				 strlen(msg),
-				 0,
-				 POS_CHARACTER,
-				 0,
-				 espeakCHARS_UTF8 | espeakENDPAUSE,
-				 NULL,
-				 NULL);
+	espeak_ERROR	err;
+	int32_t			samplerate;
+
+	samplerate = espeak_Initialize
+		(AUDIO_OUTPUT_PLAYBACK,
+		 500,
+		 NULL,
+		 0);
+	if (samplerate == -1) {
+		dprintf(2, "Failed to initialize espeak\n");
+		exit(JO_RET_ESPEAK_FAILED);
+	}
+	espeak_SetVoiceByName(JO_ESPEAK_VOICE);
+	err = espeak_Synth
+		(msg,
+		 strlen(msg) + 1,
+		 0,
+		 POS_CHARACTER,
+		 0,
+		 espeakCHARS_AUTO | espeakENDPAUSE,
+		 NULL,
+		 NULL);
+	if (err != EE_OK) {
+		dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "espeak synth error\n");
+	}
 	espeak_Synchronize();
 	espeak_Terminate();
 }