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

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Message #496 received at 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual bell
 instead
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:32:48 +0000

>
> Or do we need a complete rethinking of this?  Perhaps there is some 
> other software that we can steal some good ideas from?
>

FWIW, what I would do for the default is to leave visible-bell to nil, and 
to use ring-bell-function to temporarily turn the cursor color to red and 
to put the message in the echo area on a yellow background.  Of course 
these colors would be configurable.  This would work on all platforms, and 
isn't too intrusive; at least it's less intrusive than the current 
defaults with visible-bell nil or t on GNU/Linux and macOS.

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