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From: stevec@Apple.COM (Steve Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Visual Bell
Message-ID: <9165@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 16 Jul 90 22:30:22 GMT
References: <1990Jul11.145033.1676@chinet.chi.il.us>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA
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In article <1990Jul11.145033.1676@chinet.chi.il.us> prism@chinet.chi.il.us (PRISM Interactive Products) writes:
>Recently, my IIci started giving me a visual indication for the bell.  The
>menu bar now blinks whenever the bell would normally sound.  Occasionally
>it will revert to the old mode and I will have an audible bell, and then
>when powering up at some later time it's magically a visual bell.  I prefer
>the visual bell and was wondering what causes this and what I can do to
>keep it this way.  

The menu bar flashes if the Mac can't play the sound for some reason, or if the
sound volume is set to zero.
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