The "orca --replace" command was what I was missing. I had been restarting orca in other ways. I now have all the speed I can handle. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 27, 2022, at 11:05 PM, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I've never had issue with the default speech rate in Orca and for some > reason, Orca+Spacebar refuses to bring up Orca's settings on my > system, so I can't check, but two things that come to mind: > > 1. are you sure 100% is the maximum for whatever setting you changed > in Orca's settings? Because, in the context of speech rate, it would > be logical for 100% to be the default, not the maximum and that you > should be able to crank it up to more than 100% of the default rate. > > 2. Did you restart Orca, your xsession, or your computer after > changing the config files? Programs often only read relevant config > files when launched, so editing config files directly instead of using > the program's internal settings screen often only takes effect after > restarting the program in question, though it can sometimes take a > reboot to get the altered config up and running. If I'm not mistaken, > bringing up a run dialog(alt+F2 on most graphical setups) and > executing > > orca --replace > > will restart Orca, though I'm not sure if restarting Orca will be > enough for an altered espeak-ng configuration to take effect. > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list