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

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Message #661 received at 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>, 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Michael Welsh Duggan <mwd <at> md5i.com>, jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com,
 monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Subject: Re: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual bell
 instead
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:12:22 +0300

On 21.04.2021 17:05, Gregory Heytings wrote:
> You mean, that it's "a proven behavior with no significant complaints"? 
> I'd be very surprised if many GNU/Linux users did set visible-bell to t. 
> What I see is that it's not the default behavior, and that most popular 
> starter kits disable the bell completely.

Most starter kit maintainers are using macOS, unfortunately.

That must affect their choice of default.

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