<sect1 id="bell">
<sect1info>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Pat</firstname>
<surname>Dowler</surname>
</author>

<author>
<firstname>Matthias</firstname>
<surname>H&ouml;lzer</surname>
</author>

<author>
<firstname>Mike</firstname>
<surname>McBride</surname>
</author>

</authorgroup>
<date>21/10/2000</date>
<releaseinfo>1.00.00</releaseinfo>
<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KControl</keyword>
<keyword>Bell</keyword>
<keyword>Settings</keyword>
</keywordset>
</sect1info>
<title>System bell</title>

<para>The system bell or beep is a feature of the X server, which attempts to
make good use of the available hardware. </para>

<note><para>It isn't 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
don't seem to do anything, this is because the X server and/or the hardware
don't support anything better.</para></note>

<para>User's are able to set the following parameters for the bell:</para>

<itemizedlist>
<listitem> <para>volume (percentage of "maximum" volume)</para> </listitem>
<listitem> <para>pitch (in Hz)</para> </listitem>
<listitem> <para>duration (in milliseconds)</para> </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>You can use the <guibutton>test</guibutton> button to hear how
the current settings will sound.</para>

<sect2 id="bell-author"><title>Section Authors</title>
<para>Pat Dowler, Matthias H&ouml;lzer <email>mhk@kde.org</email></para>
<para>Converted to KDE 2.0 by Mike McBride <email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email></para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
