Hello all. This bug is still present in Compiz 0.9.11. I did come across a workaround if you're using pulseaudio which worked for me.
Append these two lines: load-sample-lazy bell /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo/bell.oga load-module module-x11-bell sample=bell To your /etc/pulse/default.pa file and then restart pulseaudio, It restores the system bell for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/537703 Title: Compiz intercepts alert sound from gnome-terminal Status in Compiz: Confirmed Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: compiz This is with up-to-date Lucid installed afresh from alpha 3. When compiz is active, the Gnome alert sound for gnome-terminal is intercepted and never played. I'm not sure other applications suffer from this, but I would find it strange it this were specific to gnome- terminal. Detailed steps to reproduce: - Check that the alert sound is enabled and audible: - Click on the volume indicator in the panel and choose "Sound preferences..." - Go to the "Sound effects" tab - Set the alert volume slider to a nonzero value - Make sure the master volume is also at a nonzero value - Check sound can be heard by clicking on one of the unselected alert sounds in the list - Close "Sound preferences" window - Press Alt-F2, enter "gnome-terminal" and press enter - Make sure the "Terminal bell" is enabled: - Right-click on the terminal background, and select "Profiles" > "Profile preferences" - Make sure "Terminal bell" is checked - Close "Profile preferences" window - With compiz enabled, focus the terminal and hit backspace. No sound is played - Press Alt-F2, enter "metacity --replace" and press enter - Go back to the open terminal and hit backspace. The alert sound is played The above behaviour occurs regardless of whether the gconf key /apps/compiz/general/allscreens/options/audible_bell is set or not. Moreover, if one sets a visual effect to represent the bell (blur, water, wobbly, ...), it is displayed. So the bell is being sent, compiz is receiving it, but it never passes it to the relevant bit of the desktop that is supposed to play the sound. Metacity does. ProblemType: Bug Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: [core,ccp,move,resize,place,decoration,session,commands,put,gnomecompat,dbus,png,workarounds,resizeinfo,regex,imgjpeg,text,mousepoll,svg,thumbnail,annotate,wall,animation,blur,wobbly,expo,scale,ezoom,obs,staticswitcher,scaleaddon,bench] Date: Thu Mar 11 21:44:56 2010 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100224.1) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dc5750 Microtower NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: compiz 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu13 PackageArchitecture: all PciDisplay: 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] [10de:0622] (rev a1) ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-10-rt root=UUID=318b5b88-1168-482d-9758-22d2940f076b ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-10.153-rt RelatedPackageVersions: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+3ubuntu1 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.7-4ubuntu1 libdrm2 2.4.18-1ubuntu2 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.9.1-1ubuntu12 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.191-1ubuntu1 SourcePackage: compiz Uname: Linux 2.6.31-10-rt x86_64 dmi.bios.date: 08/07/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 786E3 v02.35 dmi.board.name: 0A64h dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC7011NMX dmi.chassis.type: 6 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786E3v02.35:bd08/07/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdc5750Microtower:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn0A64h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dc5750 Microtower dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard glxinfo: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory system: distro = Ubuntu, architecture = x86_64, kernel = 2.6.31-10-rt To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/compiz/+bug/537703/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp