, folks. I have just a little request to make here. Is it possible that the next version of speakup can be done such that it will work in a kernel with the preempt on, so that I won't have to compile a new kernel in order to get it to work without spelling the words. It jumps in and out of a crazy spelling mode because of the preempt feature of the kernel being on. I am not going to re-compile a kernel that works on a system where nothing else is wrong. If there is a way to fix this without building a new kernel, please tell me how to do it. Thanks. -- Doug Smith: C.S.F.C. Computer Scientist For CHRIST