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

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Message #709 received at 1305 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
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: Re: bug#1305: All code that currently beeps should use visual bell
 instead
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:26:53 +0000

>
> 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.
>

The good news is that it has been implemented ;-)

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