diff --git a/config/settings/settings.cfg b/config/settings/settings.cfg
index 2b9cc227..41758c90 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.cfg
+++ b/config/settings/settings.cfg
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ layout=en
 ['screen]
 driver=linux
 
-[general]
+[keyboard]
 keyboardLayout=desktop
+charEcho=False
+wordEcho=True
+
+[general]
 debugLevel=0
 punctuationLevel=1
 
diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/commands/onScreenChanged/70000-speak_incomming.py b/src/fenrir-package/commands/onScreenChanged/70000-speak_incomming.py
index 2cc8bc6f..b1c5be95 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/commands/onScreenChanged/70000-speak_incomming.py
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/commands/onScreenChanged/70000-speak_incomming.py
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ class command():
     def __init__(self):
         pass
     def run(self, environment):
+        print(environment['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool(environment, 'keyboard', 'charEcho') )
+        if not environment['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsBool(environment, 'keyboard', 'charEcho') and\
+          len(environment['screenData']['newDelta']) <= 2 and \
+          environment['screenData']['newCursor'] != environment['screenData']['oldCursor']:
+            print('dri')
+            return environment 
         if environment['screenData']['newDelta'] == environment['screenData']['oldDelta'] and \
           environment['screenData']['newTTY'] == environment['screenData']['oldTTY']:
             return environment
diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/core/settings.py b/src/fenrir-package/core/settings.py
index 5f9dc820..7499f803 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/core/settings.py
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/core/settings.py
@@ -29,5 +29,10 @@ settings = {
   'keyboardLayout': "desktop",
   'debugLevel': debug.debugLevel.DEACTIVE,
   'punctuationLevel': 1 
+},
+'keyboard':{
+  'keyboardLayout': "desktop",
+  'charEcho':False,
+  'wordEcho':True,
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/core/settingsManager.py b/src/fenrir-package/core/settingsManager.py
index 2a145991..e7464a00 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/core/settingsManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/core/settingsManager.py
@@ -81,14 +81,27 @@ class settingsManager():
         return value
 
     def getSettingAsInt(self, environment, section, setting):
-        return int(self.getSetting( environment, section, setting))
-
+        value = ''
+        try:
+            value = environment['settings'].getint(section, setting)
+        except:
+            value = self.settings[section][setting]
+        return value
+        
     def getSettingAsFloat(self, environment, section, setting):
-        return float(self.getSetting( environment, section, setting))
-
+        value = ''
+        try:
+            value = environment['settings'].getfloat(section, setting)
+        except:
+            value = self.settings[section][setting]
+        return value
     def getSettingAsBool(self, environment, section, setting):
-        return bool(self.getSetting(environment, section, setting))  
-      
+        value = ''
+        try:
+            value = environment['settings'].getboolean(section, setting)
+        except:
+            value = self.settings[section][setting]
+        return value   
     def loadSpeechDriver(self, environment, driverName):
         if environment['runtime']['speechDriver'] != None:
             environment['runtime']['speechDriver'].shutdown()