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+/**
+ *  $Id: thread.h 53 2008-01-10 00:19:41Z mbroeker $
+ * $URL: http://localhost/svn/c/VirtualReader/trunk/include/thread.h $
+ */
+
+#ifndef __THREAD_H__
+#define __THREAD_H__
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sentence.h>
+#include <interface.h>
+#include <audioplayer.h>
+
+#ifndef TIMEOUT
+#define TIMEOUT 186
+#endif
+
+typedef struct {
+    int satz;
+    int items;
+    char *fname;
+    tts_options ttsopt;
+    ttshandles ttsh;
+    char **sentences;
+    long **timings;
+} ThreadData;
+
+/* reads the wavefiles from disk */
+void readtext (ThreadData *);
+
+/* stores the data on the harddisk */
+void writewav (ThreadData *);
+
+/* (re)starts a thread */
+int p_thread_restart (pthread_t, void *, ThreadData *);
+
+#endif