Re: How to make a simple beep?

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On Tuesday 10 March 2009 07:35:35 Ardhan Madras wrote:
> Maybe here is not right place to ask such question. 
>
> Basically, you will need to open /dev/console, call ioctl to the device with KIOCSOUND request (see 
> <linux/kd.h>) and a integer that describes the freq. Use delay (usleep, nanosleep, etc.), then use 0 as 
> freq to stop the beep.
>
> --- ajhwb
>
> --- garthskidstuff gmail com wrote:
>
> From: "Garth's KidStuff" <garthskidstuff gmail com>
> To: gtk-app-devel-list gnome org
> Subject: How to make a simple beep?
> Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2009 07:38:14 -0800
>
> Hey All,
>
> I'm running under Ubuntu 8.10 and want to make a simple beep -- like the
> Windows Beep function which takes a frequency (in Hz) and a duration (in
> milliseconds).  Does anyone have a place to point me?
>
> TIA
>
> -Garth


Hi,

gdk_beep();


Ciao,
ZZ