Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Typewriter sound

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

Am Donnerstag 01 September 2011, 00:57:37 schrieb Grant Edwards:
> On 2011-08-31, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
> >> I checked, and I do have the old standard PC-speaker connected to the
> >> motherboard, and "xset c" still does nothing.
> >>
> >>> not playing a custom sound file.
> >>
> >> Which is what the OP asked for.
> >
> > Hey, it wasn't my idea. Talk to Volker for more details about the
> > xset-as-typewriter-sound idea. :)
>
> I'm still waiting for him to defend his snide remarks about how we
> were all stupid for doing things other than using xset...
>
> > I didn't reply to the OP. I only replied about xset
> > (non-)functionality, where it sounds like we're in agreement that it
> > just sounds the system bell (or whatever you call it).
>
> No, it doesn't do that for me, and I don't ever remember being able to
> get it to do so.  I just tried on a couple different systems (all of
> which have a "pc speaker", and 'xset c' doesn't do anying.
>
> Does 'xset c' work for you?

if xset does not work for you and you are using KDE: there is an option in 
system-settings.
I am sure there is one for gnome in their config tool too.

You guys are still re-inventing wheels.

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