Dragon Naturally Speaking 12.5 w/ PlayOnLinux and Platypus for interaction with other Linux applications

These instructions are for Ubuntu, though I’m using Linux Mint Mate 17

I modified the instructions at http://thenerdshow.com/platypus.html

Install PlayOnLinux

Add a 386 version of Wine 1.7 with PlayOnLinux

Install Dragon Naturally Speaking steps

1. With package manager add the following packages? Try without first since using wine 1.7

   wine1.3-dev libx11-dev libxtst-dev x11proto-core-dev

2. . libX11.so is not located where you expect; the following instructions are a workaround in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty):

   if [ -f /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libX11.so ] ; then
       sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libX11.so /usr/lib/libX11.so
   else
       sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so  /usr/lib/libX11.so
   fi
   

3. Install Dragon Naturally Speaking with PlayOnLinux into i386 version of wine 1.7
4. Download Platypus
5. Unzip the archive and install to $HOME/.dictation. Again, do not use root.

   export WINEPREFIX=$HOME/.PlayOnLinux/wineprefix/dragon

   ./configure

   make

   make install

6. To start using Playpus
   1. Select which microphone to use:

          alsamixer -c0 -V capture
          (or make a custom amixer script)
      

   2. Start Dragon NaturallySpeaking (Applications–Wine–Programs)
   3. Turn on Dragon’s microphone
   4. Start Platypus from the desktop icon.
   5. Open any Linux application and start dictating.