[Konsole-devel] [Bug 64271] New: Old konsole windows do not use system bell

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http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64271     
           Summary: Old konsole windows do not use system bell
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Mandrake RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel at kde.org
        ReportedBy: ndeb at ece.cmu.edu


Version:            (using KDE 3.1.4)
Installed from:    Mandrake Linux Cooker i586 - Cooker
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.1 (Mandrake Linux 9.2 3.3.1-2mdk)
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.4.22-6mdk

If I right click on the konsole window, go to settings -> bell, I find "System notification" selected. So, when I try to complete a command (using the bash shell auto-completion feature of pressing the tab key) and the command string happens to be an invalid one, konsole makes a beep sound to notify the user. The problem with this setting is that it uses the external speakers (not the pc speakers) to make the beep which means if another sound app (like XMMS) is playing, then no beeps can be heard.

So, I go to KDE control center, sound -> system bell. In the "bell settings" box, I select "use system bell instead of system notification" and test it out. The test goes fine I can hear the bell sound from pc speakers. I apply the new settings. However, all the existing konsole windows continue to use the system notification (thru external speakers). Only new konsole windows use the system bell (thru pc speakers). Likewise, if I reverse the change in KDE control center, only the new konsole windows inherit the change. 

Why are the old konsole windows not accepting this change in setting ?

In case its relevant, I have disabled ARTS.