silencing speakup with echo

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

Hi Peter,
On Sat, Jun 04, 2011 at 09:00:02AM +1000, pj at pjb.com.au wrote:
> 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 ...

That's very helpful. A little more experimenting should reveal what the
other permutations of 1 + 2 + 4  should do, assuming the value can be
decomposed like that.

Chuck


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