<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Pat</firstname> <surname>Dowler</surname> </author> <author> <firstname>Matthias</firstname> <surname>Hoelzer</surname> </author> <author> <firstname>Mike</firstname> <surname>McBride</surname> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2003-10-16</date> <releaseinfo>3.2</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>Bell</keyword> <keyword>Settings</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="bell"> <title>System bell</title> <para>The system bell or beep is a feature of the X server, which attempts to make good use of the available hardware.</para> <para>&tde; normally doesn't use the system bell; instead using its own system notifications, which could include log entries, message popups, or its own beep. You can configure these in the <guilabel>System Notifications</guilabel> &kcontrol; module.</para> <note><para>It isn't always possible for the X server to actually make a beep sound with exactly the parameters selected due to hardware limitations. For example, on most PCs, volume control is not very good so the X server seems to fake low volume with a reduced duration of the sound. Thus, if the settings don't seem to do anything, this is because the X server and/or the hardware don't support anything better.</para></note> <para>Users are able to set the following parameters for the bell:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>volume (percentage of <quote>maximum</quote> volume)</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>pitch (in Hz)</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>duration (in milliseconds)</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para>You can use the <guibutton>test</guibutton> button to hear how the current settings will sound.</para> <sect2 id="bell-author"><title>Section Authors</title> <para>Pat Dowler, Matthias Hoelzer <email>mhk@kde.org</email></para> <para>Converted to KDE 2.0 by Mike McBride <email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email></para> <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> </sect2> </sect1> </article>