writing a script for slowing down Speakup

[Alex Snow]

You'd do something like
#!/bin/sh
echo x>/proc/speakup/rate
where x is the value you want to use. chmod 755 this file and put it 
in I think /etc/init.d. not sure on that one it's been a while since I 
used debian.
On Sat, Dec 27, 2003 at 07:13:24PM -0700, Scott Berry wrote:
> Can you be a little clearer on this please?  I am still learning Linux
> and using the Debian distro.
> 
> On Sat, 27 Dec 2003, Joseph C. Lininger wrote:
> 
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> > Simply create a script that echos the value you want for rate to
> > /proc/speakup/rate. Make sure this gets run after the proc filesystem
> > has been mounted.
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> > Joseph C. Lininger
> > jbahm at pcdesk.net
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> > From: "Scott Berry" <n7zib at bresnan.net>
> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 10:45 AM
> > Subject: writing a script for slowing down Speakup
> >
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I am wondering if there would be a way to write a script that would
> > > automatically take effect whenever I reboot Linux.  The Debian
> > > kernel I am using here has set rate to 8 but I don't always like it
> > > that way and would rather have it a bit slower then if I want to
> > > push the rate myself I can. Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Scott Berry
> > > Email: n7zib at bresnan.net
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