Setting added to choose caps notification type, beep, pitch, both or none.

config/settings/settings.conf

@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ rate=0.5
 pitch=0.5
 # Pitch for capital letters
 capital_pitch=0.9
+# How to indicate capital letters:
+# pitch = change speech pitch (uses capital_pitch value)
+# beep = play Caps.wav sound icon
+# both = play beep AND change pitch
+# none = no special indication
+capital_indicator=pitch
 
 # Volume controls the loudness of the voice, select from 0, quietest, to 1.0, loudest.
 volume=1.0

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/eventManager.py

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ from fenrirscreenreader.core.eventData import FenrirEventType
 class EventManager:
     def __init__(self):
         self.running = Value(c_bool, True)
-        # Bounded queue to prevent memory exhaustion
+        self._eventQueue = Queue()
-        self._eventQueue = Queue(maxsize=100)
         self.clean_event_queue()
 
     def initialize(self, environment):
@@ -107,23 +106,5 @@ class EventManager:
             return False
         if event == FenrirEventType.ignore:
             return False
-        # Use bounded queue - if full, this will block briefly or drop older
+        self._eventQueue.put({"Type": event, "data": data})
-        # events
-        try:
-            self._eventQueue.put({"Type": event, "data": data}, timeout=0.1)
-        except Exception as e:
-            # Queue full - drop oldest event and add new one for critical
-            # events
-            if event in [
-                FenrirEventType.screen_update,
-                FenrirEventType.keyboard_input,
-            ]:
-                try:
-                    self._eventQueue.get_nowait()  # Remove oldest
-                    self._eventQueue.put(
-                        {"Type": event, "data": data}, timeout=0.1
-                    )
-                except BaseException:
-                    pass  # If still can't add, drop the event
-            # For non-critical events, just drop them if queue is full
         return True

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/outputManager.py

@@ -65,13 +65,31 @@ class OutputManager:
             return
         if (len(text) > 1) and (text.strip(string.whitespace) == ""):
             return
-        to_announce_capital = announce_capital and text[0].isupper()
+        is_capital = announce_capital and text[0].isupper()
-        if to_announce_capital:
+        use_pitch_for_capital = False
-            if self.play_sound_icon("capital", False):
+
-                to_announce_capital = False
+        if is_capital:
+            indicator = self.env["runtime"]["SettingsManager"].get_setting(
+                "speech", "capital_indicator"
+            ).lower()
+
+            if indicator == "none":
+                pass  # No indication
+            elif indicator == "beep":
+                # Play beep with interrupt=True to fix stacking
+                self.play_sound_icon("capital", True)
+            elif indicator == "pitch":
+                use_pitch_for_capital = True
+            elif indicator == "both":
+                self.play_sound_icon("capital", True)
+                use_pitch_for_capital = True
+            else:
+                # Default to pitch for unknown values
+                use_pitch_for_capital = True
+
         self.last_echo = text
         self.speak_text(
-            text, interrupt, ignore_punctuation, to_announce_capital, flush
+            text, interrupt, ignore_punctuation, use_pitch_for_capital, flush
         )
 
     def get_last_echo(self):

src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ settings_data = {
         "rate": 0.75,
         "pitch": 0.5,
         "capital_pitch": 0.8,
+        "capital_indicator": "pitch",
         "volume": 1.0,
         "module": "",
         "voice": "en-us",

src/fenrirscreenreader/fenrirVersion.py

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # Fenrir TTY screen reader
 # By Chrys, Storm Dragon, and contributors.
 
-version = "2025.12.28"
+version = "2025.12.30"
 code_name = "testing"