I have had a similar problem. The later versions of speechd-up seem to cause it. check your /proc/speakup/characters to see how the and sign are to be spoken and correct things there. On Thu, 27 Mar 2008, Daniel Dalton wrote: > Hi, > > I set speakup to use all punctuation: > echo 4 > /proc/speakup/punc_level > echo 4 > /proc/speakup/reading_punc > > And stuff like # and / are not spoken when I type. Why? > I believe I was using speech-dispatcher 0.6.3, however, I am updating to hardy > so I'll report back on 0.6.6 > > Anyone know why this could be the case? > I'm using speakup 2.0 in a .23 kernel I compiled... > > Thanks for any help, > > Cheers > > -- > Daniel Dalton > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ > d.dalton@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (ODF) standard. The full disclaimer details can be found at http://www.csir.co.za/disclaimer.html. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list