speakup and key echoe and key layout

[Keith Barrett]

Michael Whapples wrote:
> Hello,
> Regarding the keyboard layout issue:
> I have my computer set up for UK (I am using slackware). When I type a 
> pounds sign (shift 3) speakup does not say the character as pounds (it 
> reports u acute). When I write shift 3 in nano and then use brltty to 
> query the character it tells me char 163 (0xA3). If I then save this to 
> a text file and use orca to read the character in gedit orca does say 
> pounds. Having a look in /sys/modules/speakup/parameters/characters I 
> see that pounds seems to label character 156. So it seems that the 
> keyboard is working correct for me although speakup isn't reporting the 
> pounds sign correctly for me. Do you observe something like the above?
> 
> Michael Whapples
Thanks Michael, sounds probable.  I just assumed that speakup was 
reporting correctly.


> 
> On 23/12/42 20:59, Keith Barrett wrote:
>> Sorry for the basic questions but have been having problems finding the
>> information.
>>
>> Firstly, I would like to change the keyboard speech option in speakup.
>> I would like to turn it off but if possible, still have the backspace
>> announced as to what is being deleted.
>>
>> Also, I notice that I am not getting the pound sign on shift three.
>> When I installed debian, I chose united kingdom in the country
>> selection.  Is this something to do with the speakup keymap?  Is there
>> one for the uk?  Is there another way to select the pound sign?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>>    
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