Cygwin 'bell' not working
Mark Blackburn
marklist@fangorn.ca
Tue Apr 1 20:55:00 GMT 2003
Apologies for the misfire...
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.
Mark Blackburn
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