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From: bpendlet@bambam.UUCP (Bob Pendleton)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: extension philosophy [was Re: audio servers]
Message-ID: <871@bambam.UUCP>
Date: 6 Apr 90 21:11:46 GMT
References: <2045@acorn.co.uk>
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah
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From article <2045@acorn.co.uk>, by john@acorn.co.uk (John Bowler):
> In article <667@bambam.UUCP> bpendlet@bambam.UUCP (Bob Pendleton) writes:

> My argument (which may have got lost when the xpert<->comp.windows.x link broke
> :-() is that it is only appropriate to provide a sound extension in X to meet
> the needs of the X user interfaces.  

That is what I thought I was arguing for. Something more powerful than
bell, but far short of performance quality. 

> (Haven't you ever been faced with
> a situation where *something* just beeped, but you have no way of knowing which
> of the many applications on the screen?)

I sure have! What a pain. 


Sorry for the slow responce, our news connection has been down for awhile.


			Bob P.
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