Greetings. To turns speakup off: echo 7 > /sys/accessibility/speakup/silent But 5 works too.. To turn it back on again: echo 4 > /sys/accessibility/speakup/silent But 6 works too.. What's the difference between 5 and 7, or between 4 and 6 ? >From the source it seems to call something to do with "flush", but what does that do ? And is this the recommended way to turn speakup off and on ? Regards, Peter Billam http://www.pjb.com.au pj at pjb.com.au (03) 6278 9410 "Was der Meister nicht kann, verm?cht es der Knabe, h?tt er ihm immer gehorcht?" Siegfried to Mime, from Act 1 Scene 2