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All code that currently beeps should use visual bell instead

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Message #526 received at 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Michael Welsh Duggan <mwd <at> md5i.com>,
 Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>, 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual bell
 instead
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:28:22 -0400

> I think, perhaps, introducing a new visible bell (across all
> significant system), that's considerably less intrusive than the ones we
> have today on GNU/Linux and Macos, might be an option.  And then
> defaulting to using that.

FWIW, I don't see what's "intrusive" about the "blink top and bottom lines of
the selected frame" which I currently see in GNU/Linux.

It may not be slick but it does the job and I don't find it intrusive.
Of course, I'm biased (I've used it for too many years), but it's
clearly less intrusive than the non-visual bell.



        Stefan

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