the speakupcfg utility is a tool one can use to interface with speakup's /proc interface with a simple key stroke and the speakupctl utility stores and restores the settings. -- Shaun Oliver "I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." email: shaun.oliver at optusnet.com.au WEB: http://blindman.homelinux.org/~blindman/ IRC: irc.awesomechat.net:6666 IRCNICK: blindman