GNU bug report logs - #77715
[PATCH] Add ring-bell functions for mode line and header line.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Elijah Gabe Pérez <eg642616 <at> gmail.com>, "77715 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <77715 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#77715: [PATCH] Add ring-bell functions for mode line and header line.
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:40:08 +0000

> There have been third-party packages that make this, however many of
> them diverge either in features or in faces.
> 
> I think Emacs should have had this built-in.

One alternative (it could be built-in):

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/echo-bell.el

It uses a defcustom instead of a defface, to define the background color for the string shown. The string is also a defcustom: "♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪" by default. A third option is the number of seconds to show the string.

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