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<article lang="&language;" id="system-bell">
<title>System Bell</title>
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<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>
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<date>2011-11-28</date>
<releaseinfo>&kde; 4.8</releaseinfo>
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<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>&kde; normally does not 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>Manage Notifications</guilabel> &systemsettings; module.</para>
<note><para>It is not 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 do not seem to do anything, this is
because the X server and/or the hardware do not support anything
better.</para></note>
<para> Select <guilabel>Use system bell instead of system notification</guilabel>
then you are able to set the following parameters for the bell:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Volume</guilabel> (percentage of <quote>maximum</quote> volume)</term>
<listitem><para>Here you can customize the volume of the system bell.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Pitch</guilabel> (in Hz)</term>
<listitem><para>Here you can customize the pitch of the system bell.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Duration</guilabel> (in milliseconds)</term>
<listitem><para>Here you can customize the duration of the system bell.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>For further customization of the bell, see the <guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel> &systemsettings; module.</para>
<para>You can use the <guibutton>Test</guibutton> button to hear how
the current settings will sound.</para>
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