Sound manager added. Pitch controls for menu voice bound to { and }.

usr/local/bin/game_launcher.py

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class VoicedMenu:
 
         # Default settings
         self.speechRate = 0  # Normal speech rate (0 is default in speechd)
+        self.speechPitch = 0  # Normal speech pitch
         self.volume = 50      # Default volume level
 
         # Load settings
@@ -97,8 +98,9 @@ class VoicedMenu:
             self.speechClient.set_priority(speechd.Priority.IMPORTANT)
             self.speechClient.set_punctuation(speechd.PunctuationMode.SOME)
 
-            # Apply speech rate from settings
+            # Apply speech settings from saved values
             self.speechClient.set_rate(self.speechRate)
+            self.speechClient.set_pitch(self.speechPitch)
         except Exception as e:
             print(f"Could not initialize speech: {e}")
             # Fallback to None - the speak method will handle this
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ class VoicedMenu:
             # Load speech settings
             if 'Speech' in self.config:
                 self.speechRate = self.config.getint('Speech', 'rate', fallback=0)
+                self.speechPitch = self.config.getint('Speech', 'pitch', fallback=0)
 
             # Load volume settings
             if 'Volume' in self.config:
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ class VoicedMenu:
             self.config['Speech'] = {}
 
         self.config['Speech']['rate'] = str(self.speechRate)
+        self.config['Speech']['pitch'] = str(self.speechPitch)
 
         # Save volume settings
         if 'Volume' not in self.config:
@@ -174,6 +178,32 @@ class VoicedMenu:
         # Save the new setting
         self.save_settings()
 
+    def increase_speech_pitch(self):
+        """Increase speech pitch"""
+        self.speechPitch = min(100, self.speechPitch + 10)  # Max is 100
+        if self.speechClient:
+            try:
+                self.speechClient.set_pitch(self.speechPitch)
+                self.speak(f"Speech pitch: {self.speechPitch}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Error adjusting speech pitch: {e}")
+
+        # Save the new setting
+        self.save_settings()
+
+    def decrease_speech_pitch(self):
+        """Decrease speech pitch"""
+        self.speechPitch = max(-100, self.speechPitch - 10)  # Min is -100
+        if self.speechClient:
+            try:
+                self.speechClient.set_pitch(self.speechPitch)
+                self.speak(f"Speech pitch: {self.speechPitch}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Error adjusting speech pitch: {e}")
+
+        # Save the new setting
+        self.save_settings()
+
     def get_current_volume(self):
         """Get the current system volume percentage"""
         try:
@@ -774,6 +804,8 @@ class VoicedMenu:
         B key: Report battery status.
         Left bracket: Decrease speech rate.
         Right bracket: Increase speech rate.
+        Left brace: Decrease speech pitch.
+        Right brace: Increase speech pitch.
         9 key: Decrease volume.
         0 key: Increase volume.
         Escape: Refresh the menu.
@@ -793,7 +825,7 @@ class VoicedMenu:
         self.stdscr.addstr(1, x, title, curses.A_BOLD)
 
         # Draw help line
-        helpText = "Ãvigate | Enter: Select | H: Help | [ ] Rate | 9 0 Volume | Esc: Refresh"
+        helpText = "Navigate | Enter: Select | H: Help | [ ] Rate | { } Pitch | 9 0 Volume | Esc: Refresh"
         x = max(0, w // 2 - len(helpText) // 2)
         self.stdscr.addstr(3, x, helpText)
 
@@ -826,6 +858,11 @@ class VoicedMenu:
         rateText = f"Speech Rate: {self.speechRate}"
         self.stdscr.addstr(h-2, 2, rateText)
 
+        # Draw speech pitch indicator
+        pitchText = f"Pitch: {self.speechPitch}"
+        pitchX = max(0, w // 2 - len(pitchText) // 2)
+        self.stdscr.addstr(h-2, pitchX, pitchText)
+
         # Draw volume indicator
         volumeText = f"Volume: {self.get_current_volume()}%"
         self.stdscr.addstr(h-2, w-len(volumeText)-2, volumeText)
@@ -965,6 +1002,14 @@ class VoicedMenu:
                     self.increase_speech_rate()
                     self.draw_menu()
 
+                elif key == ord('{'):  # Decrease speech pitch
+                    self.decrease_speech_pitch()
+                    self.draw_menu()
+
+                elif key == ord('}'):  # Increase speech pitch
+                    self.increase_speech_pitch()
+                    self.draw_menu()
+
                 elif key == ord('9'):  # Decrease volume
                     self.decrease_volume()
 
@@ -1147,6 +1192,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     menu.add_section("Accessories")
     menu.add_item("Accessories", "Local IP Address", "/usr/local/bin/ip_info.py local")
     menu.add_item("Accessories", "Remote IP Address", "/usr/local/bin/ip_info.py remote")
+    menu.add_item("Accessories", "Sound and Volume", "/usr/local/bin/audio_manager.py")
     menu.add_item("Accessories", "Web Browser", "GAME=Brave startx")
     menu.add_item("Accessories", "LibreOffice", lambda: menu.install_and_launch("libreoffice", "gui"))
     menu.add_item("Accessories", "Thunderbird", lambda: menu.install_and_launch("thunderbird", "gui"))