Hi. I'm trying to improve integration of speakup for an upcoming Vinux release. Currently, I install it with module-assistant, which has two problems. First, speakup is loaded as a module, rather than compiled into the kernel. Second, every time Ubuntu ships a new kernel, speakup breaks, until the user issues the magic command 'sudo m-a a-i -f speakup-source' and reboots. I'm considering having a custom kernel, compiled with speakup for Vinux. I have two questions, as a speakup novice. In particular, I've never used speakup when compiled in the kernel, so I'm only guessing how it works. First, is there some way to disable speaking by default during boot, and only enable it if the user asks for it? The first sound Vinux normally makes is the login window chime. I think it will confuse some users and possibly annoy others if they wind up listening to the boot messages, but I want the option to listen. Second, do you know what it takes to maintain the kernel packages? I'm also a novice debian packager. Alternatively, I can make it so the user does not have to type the command to recompile speakup by detecting that it is not loading and then recompiling on boot. Finally, I've been asked to make some changes in default speakup settings (turn cursor tracking off, and set punctuation to some). Is the recommended way with speakupconf? Thanks, Bill
