Hello, i have created a file with the phonetics for the german language and done cat listedeu >/proc/speakup/characters That works well. In the speakup.c i found the definitions for Backgroundcolor, forgroundcolor, for the alphabet "alpha, beta ..." and the prompts for "top edge, bootom edge ..." I can edit all this definitions and recompile my kernel. But if find it useful if i can change this definitions with a cat command. How can i create a /proc/speakup/prompts file, that contains that definitions? Then it is easier to use different languages with speakup. Dietmar