hi Kirk, changing attrib_bleep to 0 works for me i even wrote a script in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local that changes it to 0 just thought that someone else could use the info. randy turner On Wed, 31 May 2006, Kirk Reiser wrote: > This is a bug in the current speakup code in cvs. When Gilles made > changes he inserted a couple of new functions for reading and > translating characters in video memory. He loses the attribute byte > in the call to his get character function so speakup constantly thinks > it is moving over a new background colour whenever the cursor moves > left or right or backspace. I have hunted the problem down but > haven't had a chance to fix it yet. > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >