No complete typing/spelling echo in Espeakup with direct=1

[Hermann]

Hi,
the subject tells the story: When I start Espeakup using the direct file 
set to "1", I get no punctuation chars spoken when I type or spell by using 
left/right arrow keys.
When direct is set to "0", and the characters file is used, everything 
works OK:
However: Non-English users have to adjust the character file in order to 
get the special characters of their language spoken correctly.
When I use Speechd-up with Espeak, everything's right, no matter what value 
direct has.
Any ideas?
Hermann