GNU bug report logs - #1305
All code that currently beeps should use visual bell instead

Previous Next

Full log

View this message in rfc822 format

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jason Spiro <jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com>, 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: drew.adams <at> oracle.com, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual	bellinstead
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:17:27 +0200

> Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 23:08:48 -0500
> From: "Jason Spiro" <jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org, 1305 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com,
> 	control <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
> 
> Many people don't know how to turn the PC speaker beep lower or off.

I have difficulty believing this.  Almost every computer has speakers
nowadays, and every kid plays with them all the time.  I know my kids
do.

> And IMO its volume is too high by default.

The volume is not under Emacs control, it depends on how the system is
set up.

> > If you think there are currently too many places where Emacs beeps, try instead
> > to remove some of those beeps on a case-by-case basis. Don't just replace
> > beeping with flashing.
> 
> How do we remove them on a case-by case basis?  The beep from pressing
> C-g perhaps is possible to remove individually.  But how about the
> "End of buffer" one you get when you try to move the point past the
> end of the buffer?

I see no problem with dealing with each case individually.  Just grep
the C sources for `bitch_at_user' and `Fding', and the Lisp sources
for `ding'.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.