I don't use wmmail, but you might tyr using wmss (sound server) and nmaker (noise maker) to make the sounds ... I use that in other simple applications when I don't want a lot of overhead.
"Gary L. Hennigan" wrote: > > Is anyone else using wmmail with WindowMaker under slink? I'm having > problems getting the NewMailExecute configuration option to function > properly. In my ~/.wmmailrc file I have the following line: > > NewMailExecute "cat /home/glhenni/lib/sounds/ugotmail.au > /dev/audio &" > > This is straight out of the wmmail man page, but it's not > functioning. If I start wmmail on the command line it starts spewing > out what, at least at the beginning, is the sound file itself to the > screen. I can use "ps ax" to see that the command > "cat <file> > /dev/audio" is running, but it's outputting to the > screen instead of /dev/audio. > > I managed to get it working with xanim via: > > NewMailExecute "xanim +Ze +Av100 /home/glhenni/lib/sounds/ugotmail.au" > > but I don't like xanim popping up on my screen every time I get new > mail. > > TIA, > Gary > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- David Coe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] R & D and Support +1-410-489-9521 Overlord, Inc. http://www.overlord.com
