From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 26 04:51:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60C01106566B for ; Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:51:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from ethic.thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0311B8FC0A for ; Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:51:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by ethic.thought.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBQ4p1gU096000; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:51:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:51:01 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:51:01 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Roland Smith Message-ID: <20091226045101.GB87670@thought.org> References: <20091225204746.GA60638@thought.org> <20091226014356.GB10072@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091226014356.GB10072@slackbox.xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, J_CHICKENPOX_12,J_CHICKENPOX_21 autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on ethic.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: clicky driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:51:05 -0000 On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 02:43:56AM +0100, Roland Smith wrote: > On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 12:47:49PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > Nothing tactile, and because neither Linux nor BSD has an audio > > "click", not even that. Sun does have a command line > > It should. The X window system provides a way to get keyclicks with > xset(1). The command 'xset c 100' whould generate the loudest click possible. > > Whether you hear something depends e.g. on how the X server is started, and > wether the hardware supports it. On my PC I hear the 'bell' from the PC > speaker, but no clicks. Blow me away! Is there a version of xset without X11? Or: how do I get X up on my server? I.e.: what do I need to compile it and launch to get, say, twm up? I bought the loudest old-fashioned clicky keyboard (for like $80) and it's beautifully loud. Tactile Plus auditory feedback. It is beyond outstanding. But to bring this along with some notebook would not be practical. I can barely hear my desktop's beep when I have mail, so can't hear anything when I do % xset c 100 . Besides, in '99 I was able to gen up regular beep, beep, beep with each keystroke. --I killed that; after a minute it was driving me up the bloody wall. But that is the right approach. ---Nutshell, I would like someone with more kernel background than I have to help me. At least with the compile in diver, rebuild-install kernel script. Like Polyt noted, it won't be easy. But I think it's worth a couple weekends' of experimenting. What kind of desktop computer do you have? gary > > Roland > -- > R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ > [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] > pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.79a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php