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All code that currently beeps should use visual bell instead

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Message #556 received at 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Michael Welsh Duggan <mwd <at> md5i.com>, jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com,
 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: Re: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual bell
 instead
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 17:02:35 +0000

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> 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.
>
> Gregory suggested blinking the cursor in a different colour -- perhaps?
>

I attach a POC of what I have in mind.

[visible-bell.el (text/plain, attachment)]

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