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Re: Sound in IDL [message #21235 is a reply to message #21031]

Tue, 15 August 2000 00:00

Joseph B. Gurman
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Registered: April 2000

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In article <MPG.13f7a0bc384ee221989ba6@news.frii.com>,
davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) wrote:

> J�rg Schliwa (joerg.schliwa@ewetel.net) writes:
>
>> Well, that's pretty simple, but why can't even 'beep' (I think it rather
>> sounds like 'bing', anyway) be found in idl's help??!!
>
> This has been the traditional first question on the IDL
> Expert Programmer's Association entrance exam. It weeds
> the rift-raft out pretty quickly. If RSI documented it,
> we would have to come up with a new question, and you
> know how committees work. We'd be stuck for months. :-(
>
> And, anyway, what would you say about it!? Beep -- makes
> your computer issue a "bing" sound. There would be nothing
> but controversy in going that route.
>
> I think we should just leave well enough alone.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David

I have one day of Internet access in the month, and what is hot
discussion topic in the last two weeks? Beep.

FWIW, the IDL "beep" command under the Mac OS reproduces the system
"alert sound." (For the record, I'm using "submarine" at the moment.)

Beep on,

Joe Gurman

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		Sound in IDL By: J�rg Schliwa on Sun, 06 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: Paul van Delst on Tue, 08 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: davidf on Tue, 08 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: dominik on Tue, 08 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: J�rg Schliwa on Tue, 08 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: dominik on Mon, 07 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: dominik on Mon, 07 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: J�rg Schliwa on Mon, 07 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Sound in IDL By: Joseph B. Gurman on Tue, 15 August 2000 00:00

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