On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Jerry D. Hedden wrote: > --- Mark Blackburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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?
You can't at the moment, although it's been requested. <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC>, or wait until one of the developers gets to do it... Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty. -- Leto II -- 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/
