Samuel, I probably did my getting use to the speech at a faster rate than the default, but certainly somewhat slow to start with is very helpful if not essential. I don't know what default speed to recommend, however, and I do not think I'll complain if you find that a slower default speed makes sense, even if only a minority of users need it. Al -----Original Message----- From: Speakup [mailto:speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Samuel Thibault Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 7:43 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.; debian-accessibility at lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Lowering default espeakup speed? Albert Sten-Clanton, le Mon 23 Jul 2012 18:38:31 -0400, a ?crit : > Samuel, I haven't found the default espeakup speed too fast. The > trouble I had was getting used to its pronunciation at the beginning. Does slowing it down a bit make the learning curve quite easier? Samuel _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup