Re: [SLE] KDE defaults - useless noise (OT but relevant)

From: Sid Boyce (sboyce_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 11/18/03

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    These days we use laptops, so the speaker is built in. It doesn't
    indicate progress of anything, it's perhaps telling you that you've just
    changed desktops or opened a window -- but you know that and that's what
    you wanted NOW. It 's an instant annoyance, especially if someone
    doesn't yet know their way around Linux and KDE. Imagine an office or
    library with this noise for noise sake going off, soon someone is going
    to tell you to turn that darn thing off. I know it mimicks Windows where
    it is turned off by default and stays that way almost universally, it's
    a pity M$ didn't patent it or threatened court action over it rather
    than the much saner and nicer "Where do you want to go tomorrow" they
    made KDE drop.
    I just thought I'd voice something that others have spent a while
    battling to silence.
    Looks like my view was the contrary one, not yours.
    Regards
    Sid.

    Bryan Feeney wrote:

    > > Also in an office environment, somebody is likely to sling
    > > you and/or your machine out the nearest window together
    > > with the jingle.
    >
    > I've worked in 4 offices at this stage, two multi-nationals, a medium
    > sized business and currently the civil service. Barring the shiny
    > black computer the boss inevitably gets I've NEVER seen speakers in an
    > office environment (hell, 7 years ago some office PCs didn't even come
    > with soundcards). And in terms of usability, it's the aural equivalent
    > of a progress meter, so they're unlikely to ditch it for that reason.
    >
    > Just felt like being contrary ;-) 

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