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>, "Drew Adams via
 Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors"
 <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "77715 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <77715 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
 Ship Mints <shipmints <at> gmail.com>
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#77715: [PATCH] Add ring-bell functions for
 mode line and header line.
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:46:52 +0000

> I'm not sure about using the echo area, when working with multiple
> windows (and on large screens), the eyes tend to be more focused on
> where the cursor or window is.

When Emacs dings it's typically due to a user error.

Where do you see the error message? In the echo area.

Putting the attention-grabbing "flash" or whatever
in the echo area draws your attention to it, where
you see the msg telling you what happened.

Why draw or keep the user's attention _away_ from
that message? The user error might have little or
nothing to do with the text at the cursor of the
selected window.

Draw the user's attention _from_ there to the helpful
message.

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