Well, even Orca isn't consistent with how it handles #, saying "number" as I type or read character-by-character, but saying "hash" when reading line-by-line or reading all. Orca also read * as star when typing or reading character-by-character, but asterisk when reading line-by-line... admittedly, the latter might be a good thing, star is a common enough word and * a common enough symbol that distinguishing the word from the symbol is probably useful. Hash is a rare enough word that it's probably safe to assume the symbol in most ambiguous contexts. On a somewhat related note, part of me wants to force my screen readers to pronounce W as "vey". Is there a way to do that short of switching to German and likely screwing up all other pronunciations in the process? W sticks out like a sore thumb in the English Alphabet, both in pronunciation and Braille, and while the latter can be blamed on French not having W, I don't know what's up with the pronunciation when English has roots in the Germanic Anglo-Saxon language and modern German has a monosyllabic name for it. On 2/14/22, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Don't you have to fix punctuation pronunciation in speech-dispatcher > itself? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:16:45 -0600 > Subject: Re: How do you customize the way punctuations are pronounced in > Orca? > >> I tried adding entries to the pronunciation table, but strangely, they >> vanish after a few seconds. >> >> I Open the screen reader prefs, selecting the Pronunciation tab. Then, >> I select New Entry. I add a punctuation to the first column (e.g. >> '!'). Then I tab to the next field and add a pronunciation string >> (e.g. "bang"). Then, the entry that I created just disappears. The >> table had one row when I was entering stuff, but a few seconds later >> it shows that there are no rows. This is so weird! What am I doing >> wrong? >> >> Amanda[0] >> >> On 2/13/22, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > Perhaps what you're looking for is Orca preferences > Pronounciation >> > >> > There you can set pronounciation of character or word. >> > >> > >> > HtH >> > >> > On 2/14/22 06:44, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: >> >> I know you can switch between the usual All, Some, etc, I want to >> >> control how punctuations are pronounced, e.g. '!' can be spoken as >> >> "explanation mark," "exclaim," or "bang," When I am writing code, I >> >> like to hear the punctuation, but shorten it as much as practical. >> >> This makes code easier to read IMO. Is there a configuration file that >> >> will allow me to make these changes? >> >> >> >> Amanda[0] >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Blinux-list mailing list >> >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >> >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >> >> >> > -- >> > Edhoari Setiyoso >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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