Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > echo 7 > /sys/accessibility/speakup/silent > The speakup user guide names that variable, but contains no > other information about it. What other values besides 7 can > I echo to that variable, and what will they do? I know that echo 4 > /sys/accessibility/speakup/silent restores speech. 5 also seems to turn it off, and 6 also seems to restore it. I think I found a clue once about what those other bits do, but I can't find it now ... 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