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From: Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: beep makes no sound on xfce
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:48:16 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <84twqzh9db.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.1000.1442071138.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

Joe Riel <joer@san.rr.com> writes:

> On Sat, 12 Sep 2015 11:21:32 +0200
> Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> wrote:
>
>> Joe Riel <joer@san.rr.com> writes:
>> 
>> > Recently the Emacs beep command quit working; it no longer produces a
>> > beep.  Any idea how I can figure out how to restore it?  I believe
>> > this happened once before, a few years ago.
>> 
>> Have you configured `ring-bell-function' or `visible-bell'?  What about
>> emacs -Q?
>
> I wasn't aware of ring-bell-function.  I've never set it before, it is
> currently nil.  I get the same effect with emacs -Q.  
>
> Any idea what mechanism emacs uses to generate a beep on linux?
> I'm thinking the problem lies there, rather than in emacs.

I have the command 'beep' on my linux system.  The command 'amixer'
allows to control the beep.

amixer get Beep
amixer set Beep on
amixer set Beep off


HTH
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2015-09-12 16:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-09-10  4:25 beep makes no sound on xfce Joe Riel
2015-09-12  9:21 ` Michael Heerdegen
2015-09-12 15:18   ` Joe Riel
2015-09-12 16:03     ` Michael Heerdegen
2015-09-12 23:36       ` Joe Riel
     [not found]   ` <mailman.1000.1442071138.19560.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-09-12 16:48     ` Marco Wahl [this message]

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