--- 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? ===== 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/
