Hi Luke, I find that very strange because I am using linux 2.6.10 through 2.6.11-5 on at least six systems and cut and paste works fine. So there must be something else affecting the cut/paste in our config files. In fact, we use our own cut and paste these days rather than the kernels. Maintaining the 2.4.x tree means making whatever changes are necessary to keep speakup working with each new kernel release. Sometimes it is trivial changes and other times you pull your hair out trying to figure out why the changes affected speakup like they did. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061