Public bug reported:

Modern web browsers, by spec, are supposed to support Speech Synthesis.
Although Firefox does indeed support it, it doesn't work in Kubuntu
19.10.

On this very page, you should be able to have Firefox read it aloud by
typing shift-ctrl-I and then entering this code-line into the console
(and pressing enter):

speechSynthesis.speak(new
SpeechSynthesisUtterance(document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].innerText));


Something shorter, that you could type into the console (for testing) is:

speechSynthesis.speak(new SpeechSynthesisUtterance("testing 1, 2, 3");

You should be able to hear the browser say "testing 1, 2, 3" after doing
this, but it doesn't working Kubuntu 19.10.


This works in Ubuntu 19.10 and Windows 10, but doesn't work in Kubuntu 19.10. 
I'm reporting this in hopes that it gets fixed before Kubuntu 20.04.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: firefox 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32-generic 5.3.18
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  lonnie     1850 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  lonnie     1850 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20200217142647
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Mar 10 13:25:31 2020
ForcedLayersAccel: False
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-03 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
NoProfiles: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.05.04RSA5
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: Bonobo WS
dmi.board.vendor: System76
dmi.board.version: bonw13
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1.05.04RSA5:bd12/12/2017:svnSystem76:pnBonoboWS:pvrbonw13:rvnSystem76:rnBonoboWS:rvrbonw13:cvnSystem76:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.family: Not Applicable
dmi.product.name: Bonobo WS
dmi.product.sku: Not Applicable
dmi.product.version: bonw13
dmi.sys.vendor: System76

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan

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Title:
  Firefox Speech Synthesis Not Working in Kubuntu

Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Modern web browsers, by spec, are supposed to support Speech
  Synthesis. Although Firefox does indeed support it, it doesn't work in
  Kubuntu 19.10.

  On this very page, you should be able to have Firefox read it aloud by
  typing shift-ctrl-I and then entering this code-line into the console
  (and pressing enter):

  speechSynthesis.speak(new
  SpeechSynthesisUtterance(document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0].innerText));

  
  Something shorter, that you could type into the console (for testing) is:

  speechSynthesis.speak(new SpeechSynthesisUtterance("testing 1, 2, 3");

  You should be able to hear the browser say "testing 1, 2, 3" after
  doing this, but it doesn't working Kubuntu 19.10.

  
  This works in Ubuntu 19.10 and Windows 10, but doesn't work in Kubuntu 19.10. 
I'm reporting this in hopes that it gets fixed before Kubuntu 20.04.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: firefox 73.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32-generic 5.3.18
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.5
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  lonnie     1850 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  lonnie     1850 F.... pulseaudio
  BuildID: 20200217142647
  Channel: Unavailable
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Tue Mar 10 13:25:31 2020
  ForcedLayersAccel: False
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-03 (36 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
  NoProfiles: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
  SourcePackage: firefox
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/12/2017
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: 1.05.04RSA5
  dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
  dmi.board.name: Bonobo WS
  dmi.board.vendor: System76
  dmi.board.version: bonw13
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: System76
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1.05.04RSA5:bd12/12/2017:svnSystem76:pnBonoboWS:pvrbonw13:rvnSystem76:rnBonoboWS:rvrbonw13:cvnSystem76:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.family: Not Applicable
  dmi.product.name: Bonobo WS
  dmi.product.sku: Not Applicable
  dmi.product.version: bonw13
  dmi.sys.vendor: System76

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