no beep when using xfce4-terminal

[killermoehre]

Am Fr 31 Jan 2014 13:21:10 CET schrieb Ralf Mardorf:
> Hi,
>
> on another mailing list somebody sent a request regarding to a beep,
> that's why I noticed that the beep doesn't work if I run printf "\a" and
> printf "\7" when using xfce4-terminal.
> Is it a bug/feature or something misconfigured on my machine?
>
>         -------- Forwarded Message --------
>         From: Ralf Mardorf
>         To: debian-user at lists.debian.org
>         Subject: Re: making my Wheezy beep. How?
>         Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:04:55 +0100
>         Mailer: Evolution 3.10.3
>
>         JFTR on my Arch install printf "\a" and printf "\7" do not work when
>         running them in xfce4-terminal 0.6.3 but they cause a beep when using
>         MATE terminal 1.6.2 instead.
>
> Regards,
> Ralf

Hi,

Could be following things:
- the pcspkr module is unloaded
- "beep" is muted in xfce4-mixer
Since beeping is one of the most annoying feature for many people 
(including me), the default is to disable it. MATE uses pulse audio, 
the settings there can vary.

Regards

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