Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/base/tts.cpp
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/base/tts.cpp	(revision 21521)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/base/tts.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     ttsList["espeak"] = "Espeak TTS Engine";
     ttsList["flite"] = "Flite TTS Engine";
     ttsList["swift"] = "Swift TTS Engine";
+    ttsList["open-sapi"] = "Open Sapi Engine";
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     ttsList["sapi"] = "Sapi TTS Engine";
 #endif
@@ -47,26 +48,24 @@
 // function to get a specific encoder
 TTSBase* TTSBase::getTTS(QObject* parent,QString ttsName)
 {
-
     TTSBase* tts;
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     if(ttsName == "sapi")
     {
         tts = new TTSSapi(parent);
         return tts;
     }
-    else
-#endif
-#if defined(Q_OS_LINUX)
-    if (ttsName == "festival")
+    else if (ttsName == "festival")
     {
         tts = new TTSFestival(parent);
         return tts;
     }
-    else
-#endif
-    if (true) // fix for OS other than WIN or LINUX
+    else if(ttsName == "open-sapi")
     {
+        tts = new TTSOpenSapi(parent);
+        return tts;
+    }
+    else // fix for OS other than WIN or LINUX
+    {
         tts = new TTSExes(ttsName,parent);
         return tts;
     }
@@ -664,3 +663,55 @@
 
 }
 
+/*********************************************************************
+* OpenSapi
+**********************************************************************/
+TTSOpenSapi::TTSOpenSapi(QObject* parent) : TTSBase(parent)
+{
+}
+
+void TTSOpenSapi::generateSettings()
+{
+}
+
+void TTSOpenSapi::saveSettings()
+{
+}
+
+bool TTSOpenSapi::start(QString *errStr)
+{
+    m_clientSocket.connectToHost("localhost",5491);
+    if(!m_clientSocket.waitForConnected(2000))
+    {
+        *errStr = tr("Could not connect to open-sapi server");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool TTSOpenSapi::stop()
+{
+    m_clientSocket.disconnectFromHost();
+    return true;
+}
+
+TTSStatus TTSOpenSapi::voice(QString text,QString wavfile, QString *errStr)
+{
+    (void) errStr;
+
+    //set outfile
+    QString message = "outFile "+wavfile+"\n";
+    m_clientSocket.write(message.toUtf8());
+    message = "speakMe <volume level=\"100\"><pitch absmiddle=\"0\"><rate absspeed=\"0\"> "+text+"\n";
+    m_clientSocket.write(message.toUtf8());
+    m_clientSocket.flush();
+
+    return NoError;
+
+}
+
+bool TTSOpenSapi::configOk()
+{
+    return true;
+}
Index: rbutil/rbutilqt/base/tts.h
===================================================================
--- rbutil/rbutilqt/base/tts.h	(revision 21521)
+++ rbutil/rbutilqt/base/tts.h	(working copy)
@@ -177,4 +177,24 @@
 	QMap<QString, QString> voiceDescriptions;
 };
 
+class TTSOpenSapi : public TTSBase
+{
+
+    Q_OBJECT
+    public:
+        TTSOpenSapi(QObject* parent=NULL);
+        TTSStatus voice(QString text,QString wavfile, QString *errStr);
+        bool start(QString *errStr);
+        bool stop();
+
+        // for settings
+        void generateSettings();
+        void saveSettings();
+        bool configOk();
+
+    private:
+        QTcpSocket m_clientSocket;
+};
+
+
 #endif