How to beep in perl in Linux konsole

[redsss]

I am seeking a way in perl to sound a beep in a "konsole" session under linux.

I can run a 1 line perl script containing "printf \007" which will beep in a fullscreen CONSOLE session, but it won't beep in a KONSOLE session window under KDE. Perhaps the escape code is intercepted by the konsole application...

I know there is a way to make a beep in a KONSOLE session, because (for example) the "import" command (screenshot utility) DOES make a beep in a konsole session.

Ideas?

 

[PaulTEG]

print "\g";

might do it, though it may be down to application settings
--Paul

Nancy Griffith - songstress extraordinaire,
and composer of the snipers anthem "From a distance ...

 

[uida1154]

Tried it under Windows, the \g does not work but the \007 does. James is clearly the winner

 

[PaulTEG]

Try messing with the terminal type, I'm not sure but I thing CTRL-G works with a VT100 type terminal

HTH
--Paul

Nancy Griffith - songstress extraordinaire,
and composer of the snipers anthem "From a distance ...

 

[rharsh]

\a" is the alarm/bell character. Have you tried that yet?

 

[redsss]

My console session (where \007 works) has TERM=linux, but changing TERM from xterm to linux in my KONSOLE session still didnt give me a beep, whether using \007, \a or \g

Ideas?

 

[chazoid]

this might have something to do with it -

http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-June/msg00480.html

I don't have access to a linux machine right now so I couldn't test it

 

[redsss]

That article got me on the right track... I just had to choose "use system bell" in the KDE control center, as well as in the konsole settings. And now it works!

Thanks for the tip!