Re: vbell - visual bell, audible bell

[Phil!Gregory]

* Zenaan Harkness <address@hidden> [2004-07-20 09:00 +1000]:
> I uncommented the following, to get visual bell:
> 
> # no annoying audible bell, please
> vbell on
> vbell_msg "   Wuff  ----  Wuff!!  "
> 
> but instead of the cute message "wuff wuff..." my X terminal does this
> big white-black flash thing, which is really annoying.

termcap stuff.  The xterm entry in termcap or terminfo on your system
indicates that xterm supports a "visual bell".  So screen gets a beep and
then notifies xterm that it should do whatever for its visual vell.  xterm
responds by flashing the screen.  To get the behavior that you want, add
this to your .screenrc:

  termcapinfo xterm '@vb'

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