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All code that currently beeps should use visual bell instead

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
Cc: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>, 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Michael Welsh Duggan <mwd <at> md5i.com>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, jasonspiro4 <at> gmail.com, Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Subject: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual bell instead
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:27:25 -0400

> I don't understand why flashing the mode-line is among the possible options.

As a happy user of the current GNU/Linux `visual-bell`, I don't really
care where the flashing happens, because I don't look at it.  I just
need some flashing somewhere within my field of vision as an indicator
that "something's going on": it doesn't need to be at the place where
I need to look.

And indeed, the current GNU/Linux visual-bell works quite well for that
in my experience since it flashes both above and below, thus not
mistakenly attracting the attention to a particular spot.
In other words, for me the ideal visual bell is one that I can "feel"
more than i can "see".

I proposed the mode-line as an alternative for those who don't like the
current GNU/Linux flash, because it's one of the very few elements which
are displayed in almost 100% of the cases.  We could flash the echoarea
instead, but I think it's a bit more delicate to implement and it could
get in the way of reading the actual error message.


        Stefan

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