xsoundsentry(1X)xsoundsentry(1X)NAMExsoundsentry - Visual bell monitor
SYNOPSISxsoundsentry [options]
OPTIONS
The following list contains general usage options for the xsoundsentry
command: Specifies the number of times an action will occur when the
terminal or workstation bell sounds. The default value is 1. Speci‐
fies the length of time that must pass between bell events. If a bell
event occurs within the specified suppress time after a previous bell
action, it will be ignored. The default suppress time is 200 millisec‐
onds.
The following options support indicator modes: Causes a screen refresh,
which appears as a flashing of the screen. If you include the
-refreshColor option, you can specify a color to be used in the refresh
action. If you include the -refreshGeom option, you can specify the
portion of the screen to be refreshed. Causes a command to be executed
whenever a bell event occurs. Use the -prog option to specify the com‐
mand you want to be executed. Displays a small sound icon window that
flashes whenever a bell event occurs. Use the -fg and -bg options to
specify the foreground and background colors for the icon window.
DESCRIPTION
The xsoundsentry utility provides visual indications of bell events
that occur in the X server. These bell events result from calls to
XBell. (See XBell(3X11)). This utility is useful for people with
hearing disabilities and well as those who work in noisy environments.
RESOURCES
The xsoundsentry command has the following general resources: Specifies
the default behavior of the utility. The keyword specifier can be
Refresh, Bitmap, or Command. Specifies the length of time that must
pass between bell events. If a bell event occurs within the specified
suppress time after a previous bell action, it will be ignored. The
default suppress time is 200 milliseconds. Specifies the number of
times an action will occur when the terminal or workstation bell
sounds. The default value is 1.
The xsoundsentry command has the following refresh action resources:
Specifies the color to be used in the refresh action. Specifies the
portion of the screen to be refreshed. Specifies the length of time
the refresh window will be displayed. The default value is 50 mil‐
liseconds.
The xsoundsentry command has the following command action resource:
Causes the specified command (string) to be executed whenever a bell
event occurs.
The xsoundsentry command has the following bitmap action resource:
Specifies the length of time the refresh window will be displayed. The
default value is 50 milliseconds.
EXAMPLES
This example causes a red flash on the screen whenever a bell event
occurs: xsoundsentry-refresh -refreshColor redo This example causes a
box to flash in the center of a 1280x1024 screen: xsoundsentry-refreshGeom 800x800+240_112 This example executes the echo hello com‐
mand whenever a bell event occurs: xsoundsentry-command -prog 'echo
hello'
SEE ALSOXBell(3X11)xsoundsentry(1X)