Re: Macro aborts even though regexp instance exists - Serious Bug

[Dan Espen]

Doug Lewan <dougl@shubertticketing.com> writes:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+dougl=shubertticketing.com@gnu.org
>> [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+dougl=shubertticketing.com@gnu.org] On
>> Behalf Of Dan Espen
>> Sent: Friday, 2012 November 30 17:55
>> To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>> Subject: Re: Macro aborts even though regexp instance exists - Serious
>> Bug
>> ... 
>> A keyboard macro is terminated by anything that rings the bell.
>> 
>> I can't seem to find that in the emacs help though.
>> I would have expected to see it in "^h k M-x (".
>> 
>> Also, my bell hasn't rung in a long time, looking around, I have the
>> built in speaker disabled.  So:
>> 
>> (setq ring-bell-function (lambda ()
>>                         (play-sound-file "/home/dan/audio/tap2.au")))
>> 
> There's  also the variable  `visible-bell' if  ringing the  bell isn't
> appropriate for you.

Yes. tried it.  Even adjusting the colors, I find it too jarring.
A low volume tapping sound fills the bill for me.

I miss the XEmacs feature which had sounds for each error type:

(setq sound-alist
      (append 
       '((default         :sound hammer)
         (undefined-key   :sound drum)
         (undefined-click :sound drum)
         (command-error   :sound bass)
         (no-completion   :sound drip)
         (y-or-n-p        :sound slap)
         (yes-or-no-p     :sound yeep)
         (isearch-failed  :sound drum :volume 70)
         (isearch-quit    :sound yeep)
         (auto-save-error :sound whip :volume 75))
       sound-alist)))

-- 
Dan Espen