Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sources.redhat.com/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Message-ID: <20030401205829.86741.qmail@web12703.mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 12:58:29 -0800 (PST)
From: "Jerry D. Hedden" <jdhedden AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: jdhedden AT 1979 DOT usna DOT com
Subject: Re: Cygwin 'bell' not working
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
In-Reply-To: <3E89FBCE.7070709@fangorn.ca>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

--- Mark Blackburn <marklist AT fangorn DOT ca> wrote:
> Jerry D. Hedden wrote:
> >The following command is supposed to sound a 'bell', but does not
> >produce any sound output on my machine:
> >
> >echo -e '\a'
> >
> >If I output a ^G using Window's echo command, I do get a beep.
> >
> Pump up the Volume :)
> 
> Lately, cygwin sends bell characters to the soundcard if available.
> If your speakers are turned down you won't hear it.

I do not have speakers, although there may be a sound card in the PC.
 If cygwin is sending beeps to the sound card, how can I change it to
send them to the PC's internal speaker/bell?

=====
Jerry D. Hedden - Author of MegaWiki for Palm-based handhelds
http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=36156
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megawiki/  and  http://www.megawiki.com
<< I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. >>

__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more
http://platinum.yahoo.com

--
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
Bug reporting:         http://cygwin.com/bugs.html
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/