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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [OT] beep without terminal ?
From:       Oswald Buddenhagen <ossi () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-03-06 16:55:34
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On Thu, Mar 06, 2003 at 09:11:11AM +0100, Wolfgang Rohdewald wrote:
> On 05.03.2003 23:24, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > how can I make the pc speaker beep without terminal (i.e. minicli)
> > ? echo -e \\a needs a terminal, 
> > print("\\a"); too.
> > How can I do it ?
> 
> it only beeps for ^a because this is illegal input. Better use ^g,
> the official beep character.
> 
sorry, but that's utter crap. rtfm.

> try in konsole
> 
> echo '^G'
>
hey, great. inserting control characters into scripts is certainly
always a good idea. ;-)

> echo '^G' >/dev/tty1
> 
oh, it gets even better. requiring write permission to an arbitrary tty
is undoubtedly brilliant.

> for me, they sound different.
>
yes, because the one in the xterm causes an XBell() (or whatever the
terminal emulator chooses to do), while the one to the "real" tty causes
a beep by the kernel.

> The second variant should always beep, even from crontab.
>
yes, if it's root's crontab ...

> Untested by me.
> 
obviously.

sorry for the harsh tone, i just felt the urge to dwarf somebody - i'm so
frustrated about my own incompetence. :))))

greetings

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