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Fix bug in "beep" when using recent Linux distribution

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Howard Abrams 2026-02-09 22:35:39 -08:00
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@ -15,16 +15,21 @@
;;; Code:
(defvar beep-alert-sound-file
(expand-file-name "~/other/hamacs/beep-notify.wav")
(expand-file-name "~/src/hamacs/beep-notify.wav")
"A WAV or AU file used at the completion of a function.")
;; My replacement in case we can't play internal sounds:
(defun beep-beep (&rest _)
"Play a default notification sound file.
Customize the variable, `beep-alert-sound-file' to adjust the sound."
(if (fboundp 'play-sound-internal)
(condition-case err
(play-sound-file beep-alert-sound-file)
(call-process-shell-command (format "afplay %s &" beep-alert-sound-file) nil 0)))
(error
(cond
((= (call-process-shell-command "type aplay") 0)
(call-process-shell-command (format "aplay %s &" beep-alert-sound-file) nil 0))
((= (call-process-shell-command "type afplay") 0)
(call-process-shell-command (format "afplay %s &" beep-alert-sound-file) nil 0))))))
(defvar beep-speech-executable "say %s"
"An OS-dependent shell string to speak. Replaces `%s' with a phrase.")