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2.3.1 Reading Commands

C-e l ¶

Read current line (speechd-speak-read-line). With the prefix argument, read the line only from the current cursor position to the end of line. If truncate-lines is nil, read the line only to its visual end.

C-e b ¶

Read current buffer (speechd-speak-read-buffer).

C-e > ¶

Read current buffer from the cursor to the buffer end (speechd-speak-read-rest-of-buffer).

C-e o ¶

Read buffer of the other window, if any is present (speechd-speak-read-other-window).

C-e r ¶

Read current region (speechd-speak-read-region).

C-e C-r ¶

Read text in the rectangle-region (speechd-speak-read-rectangle).

C-e w ¶

Read the next word after cursor (speechd-speak-read-word).

C-e . ¶

Read current sentence (speechd-speak-read-sentence).

C-e { ¶

Read the next paragraph after cursor (speechd-speak-read-paragraph).

C-e [ ¶

Read the next page after cursor (speechd-speak-read-page).

C-e ' ¶

Read the next symbolic expression after cursor (speechd-speak-read-sexp).

C-e c ¶

Read the character at the cursor position (speechd-speak-read-char).

C-e C-n ¶

Read the next line (speechd-speak-read-next-line).

C-e C-p ¶

Read the previous line (speechd-speak-read-previous-line).

C-e m ¶

Read last seen Emacs message (speechd-speak-last-message).

C-e RET ¶

Read the mode line (speechd-speak-read-mode-line). Note: This command works only in Emacs 22 or higher.

C-e i ¶

Read last output buffer insertions (speechd-speak-last-insertions). That is the text read in auto-reading buffers, see See Auto-Reading Buffers.

A few Emacs commands get you stuck in a character reading prompt, a typical example is ispell-word. If you miss what was read before you are prompted for action, you can use the following keystrokes at the prompt to repeat the output texts:

C-e ¶

The same as the C-e m command above (speechd-speak-last-message).

C-a ¶

The same as the C-e i command above (speechd-speak-last-insertions).

If you don’t like such character reading prompt behavior, you can disable it using the following variable:

speechd-speak-allow-prompt-commands ¶

If non-nil, allow the speechd-speak commands mentioned above in read-char prompts.