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    Backspacing in Pidgin...when there isn't anything to backspace = internal beeping sound.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Waveblade, Oct 27, 2007.

  1. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    What the hell?

    Seems so random
     
    Waveblade, Oct 27, 2007
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  2. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Do you really have to use Pidgin?
    I think you can disable the error sounds in the settings.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 27, 2007
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  3. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    It's not from in pidgin's settings. It's the Computer's

    And I would very muhc like to use Pidgin. Perhaps I'll go back to a previous version
     
    Waveblade, Oct 27, 2007
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  4. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    Well, I was referring to Pidgin's settings.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 27, 2007
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  5. Waveblade

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    Internal beeping can't be from pidgin though. Seems odd.
     
    Waveblade, Oct 27, 2007
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    No, I mean disable it's error sounds (from Pidgin settings).
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 27, 2007
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  7. Waveblade

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    No it's not from Pidgin's alert sounds. Sounds have been off by default anyways. I fixed the problem by reverting to a previous version.

    But strange how that happened, it's quite unusual for a program to active the internal sound.
     
    Waveblade, Oct 27, 2007
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    Hmm...it's possible and I don't see the reason why.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 27, 2007
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    I registered just to reply to this post :) Here's how to get rid of that stupid beep:

    Open the file C:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\etc\gtk-2.0\gtkrc in wordpad and add this line to the end:

    gtk-error-bell = 0

    If pidgin is running, close it and start it back up. The reason for this option not being in pidgin is because it is a default GTK "feature" which the pidgin devs didn't disable. There, the beep is now gone. Hooray!
     
    hamsterpye, Nov 1, 2007
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    You're awesome. Thanks hamsterpye!
     
    bmnotpls, Nov 4, 2007
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  11. liquidiq

    liquidiq Notebook Geek

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    You can also mute "PC Beep" in Windows. That will take care of it.

    (In Vista, it's under the Speakers/HP section)
    (In XP, it's under the advanced properties of the Playback mixer)
     
    liquidiq, Nov 4, 2007
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    i too joined just for this post... for some reason it says that access is denied when attempting to add that line to the file. any thoughts? it is not checked as read only or anything else...
     
    Pauktown, Nov 13, 2007
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    guatemalarpcv Notebook Enthusiast

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    I had the same problem. I uninstalled the audio codec...when it reinstalled, it did the trick...
     
    guatemalarpcv, Nov 13, 2007
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    Thank you!!
     
    Knocks, Nov 14, 2007
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  15. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    Whoa blast from the past :D

    Nice to see that a fix was found.
     
    Waveblade, Nov 14, 2007
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