[gentoo-user] Re: Typewriter sound

[Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com>]

On 2011-08-31, Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com> wrote:

>> I checked, and I do have the old standard PC-speaker connected to the
>> motherboard, and "xset c" still does nothing.
>>
>>> not playing a custom sound file.
>>
>> Which is what the OP asked for.
>
> Hey, it wasn't my idea. Talk to Volker for more details about the
> xset-as-typewriter-sound idea. :)

I'm still waiting for him to defend his snide remarks about how we
were all stupid for doing things other than using xset...

> I didn't reply to the OP. I only replied about xset
> (non-)functionality, where it sounds like we're in agreement that it
> just sounds the system bell (or whatever you call it).

No, it doesn't do that for me, and I don't ever remember being able to
get it to do so.  I just tried on a couple different systems (all of
which have a "pc speaker", and 'xset c' doesn't do anying.

Does 'xset c' work for you?

-- 
Grant