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Sound Support

Q: Does X-Win32 support sound?

A: X-Win32 does not support sound.

Q: Does X-Win32 support keyboard beeps?

A: X-Win32 uses different beeps depending on the “loudness” of the “bell” specified by the X application and also the “xset b” setting.

If I run “xset q” I get my X-Win32 settings including this line:

bell percent: 50 bell pitch: 400 bell duration: 100

This means that by default the X applications will sent a “bell” of 50% volume.

When X-Win32 beeps, it plays one of the system sounds depending on the percent volume. The sounds it plays are:

0 – 19% – No sound
20% – 49% – Simple Beep
50% – 59% – “Default Beep”
60% – 69% – “Asterisk”
70% – 79% – “Question”
80% – 89% – “Exclamation”
90% – 100% – “Critical Stop”

You can view the settings for these sounds in the Windows “Sounds” control panel.

If you don’t have a sound set for one of these levels, then you won’t hear anything when the X application beeps at that volume.

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