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Re: howto do a robust simple cross platform beep

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Date Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:49:11 +1000
Subject Re: howto do a robust simple cross platform beep
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On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 3:54 AM, Dieter Maurer <dieter@handshake.de> wrote:
> I, too, would find it useful -- for me (although I do not hate myself).
>
> Surely, you know an alarm clock. Usually, it gives an audible signal
> when it is time to do something. A computer can in principle be used
> as a flexible alarm clock - but it is not so easy with the audible signal...
> An audible signal has the advantage (over a visual one) that you can
> recognize it even when you are not looking at the screen (because you
> are thinking).
>
> Unfortunately, I had to give up. My new computer lacks a working
> speaker...

There's a simple cheat you can do. Just invoke some other application
to produce the sound! My current alarm clock comes in two modes: it
either picks a random MIDI file from Gilbert and Sullivan's
"Ruddigore", or it plays the "Alice: Madness Returns" theme; in each
case it just invokes the file with its default association (see the
"start" command in Windows, or "gnome-open" in, well, GNOME).

Of course, working speaker IS a prerequisite.

ChrisA

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howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2012-07-14 03:00 +0200
  Re: howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-14 03:19 +0000
    Re: howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep Dieter Maurer <dieter@handshake.de> - 2012-07-14 19:54 +0200
    Re: howto do a robust simple cross platform beep Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-15 04:49 +1000
      Re: howto do a robust simple cross platform beep Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2012-07-15 02:39 +0200
        Re: howto do a robust simple cross platform beep Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-15 11:07 +1000
  Re: howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2012-07-14 11:43 -0700
  Re: howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2012-07-14 11:43 -0700
  Re: howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2012-07-14 18:15 -0700
    Re: howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2012-07-24 23:39 +0200
    Re: howto do a robust simple cross platform beep Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-25 07:52 +1000
  Re: howto do a robust simple  cross platform  beep rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com - 2012-07-14 18:15 -0700

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