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lost-distance n00b
Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 73
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:26 pm Post subject: Thunderbird 3 doesn't beep any more? |
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I upgraded from mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.23 to mozilla-thunderbird-bin-3.0.3 and found that I no longer get a system beep when new mail arrives.
I have "Play a sound" checked with "Default system sound for new mail" selected, but that doesn't help.
It is not obvious whether this is a bug or a feature. Is Thunderbird 3 able to system beep when new mail arrives? I don't have speakers on my PC, so I rely on the beep. |
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Rexilion Veteran
Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Posts: 1044
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Thunderbid might have changed the way it uses the system beep (from the old pcspkr to snd-pcspkr). Open up alsamixer look for it, make sure it is unmuted (which it is by default). |
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lost-distance n00b
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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I tried alsamixer, unmuting everything that could be unmuted, but that didn't help.
However, I found that Thunderbird 3 does system beep if I search an email message for non-existent text (i.e. provoking "Phrase not found").
So Thunderbird 3 is capable of beeping, just not when email arrives. Is this a bug or a feature? I found nothing obvious in the Thunderbird 3.0/3.01/3.02/3.03 release notes, so perhaps it is a bug. |
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Rexilion Veteran
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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lost-distance wrote: | I tried alsamixer, unmuting everything that could be unmuted, but that didn't help.
However, I found that Thunderbird 3 does system beep if I search an email message for non-existent text (i.e. provoking "Phrase not found").
So Thunderbird 3 is capable of beeping, just not when email arrives. Is this a bug or a feature? I found nothing obvious in the Thunderbird 3.0/3.01/3.02/3.03 release notes, so perhaps it is a bug. |
That can be considered a bug, or a regression to be more specific. |
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