Subject: Re: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual bell instead

From: Dmitry Gutov <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:01:51 +0300

On 17.04.2021 16:13, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
>>> So in this instance, defaulting `visible-bell' to "on" would make `C-g'
>>> more intrusive/obnoxious than previously...  which is the opposite
>>> effect than what was originally discussed in this bug report.
>> Can anything be done about that, though?
> I think this might point toward not doing anything about the default --
> people who don't like beeps will switch them off on the OS level.  That
> is, flipping the default will make `C-g' more intrusive for people
> who've already made a decision to ignore beeps.

Let's not venture into the xkcd.com/1172 territory, please.

What we should be asking is which one is the better default.