add pause to punctuation

src/fenrir/core/punctuationManager.py

@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ class punctuationManager():
     def initialize(self, environment):
         self.env = environment
         self.allPunctNone = dict.fromkeys(map(ord, string.punctuation +"§"), ' ')
-        # replace with space: 
-        # dot, comma, grave, apostrophe
-        for char in [ord('.'),ord(','),ord('`'),ord("'")]:
+        # replace with None: 
+        # grave, apostrophe
+        for char in [ord('`'),ord("'")]:
             self.allPunctNone[char] = None
+        # dont translate dot and comma because they create a pause
+        for char in [ord('.'),ord(',')]:
+            del self.allPunctNone[char]
 
     def shutdown(self):
         pass

src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechd.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class driver():
         try:
             import speechd 
             self._sd =  speechd.SSIPClient('fenrir')
+            self._punct = speechd.PunctuationMode()
             self._isInitialized = True
         except:
             self._initialized = False
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ class driver():
         if queueable == False: self.cancel()
         try:
             self._sd.set_synthesis_voice(self._language)        
+            self._sd.set_punctuation(self._punct.NONE)
         except:
             pass
         self._sd.speak(text)