From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 18 22:00:25 2008 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 AC6B61065702 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:00:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) Received: from mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com [208.47.184.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 510F78FC16 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:00:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-unix@embarqmail.com) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; d=embarqmail.com; s=s012408; c=relaxed/simple; q=dns/txt; i=@embarqmail.com; t=1229636424; h=From:Subject:Date:To:Mime-Version:Content-Type; bh=38uu1UkS2JdTKEMHWqR7St4tXIg=; b=T/iZcPTsx3Zz6ib7h9GOYYP/+TtV6prvk2fyTPw/uDnA0WTk9sabecNnVQEuUI9T Bn9sEdBTepC7hd5N7OhsPwQyLMaORfb4scbtmxZH7c5XOnk4N2O58nmkogTBRqsj; X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=4RBYjOCEAAAA:8 a=WqJadr5UDfTJ6z05RlEA:9 a=SX8RbjKsKXNCxgH4HZoA:7 a=E4oWgSLfOD0dl0fzrrRR8bZDAgkA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=LY0hPdMaydYA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp01.embarq.synacor.com smtp.user=rpratt1950@embarqmail.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received: from [74.5.188.103] ([74.5.188.103:56659] helo=kt.weeeble.com) by mailrelay.embarq.synacor.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.36 r(27513/27514)) with ESMTPA id 3E/BE-18017-743CA494; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:40:24 -0500 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:40:22 -0500 From: Randy Pratt To: "Kurt Buff" Message-Id: <20081218164022.e71cfe5a.bsd-unix@embarqmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: <20081218211659.GA81292@slackbox.xs4all.nl> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i386-portbld-freebsd6.4) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Firefox, or FreeBSD? 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: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:00:25 -0000 On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:28:04 -0800 "Kurt Buff" wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Roland Smith wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:29:37AM -0800, Kurt Buff wrote: > >> I'm visiting various web sites, and having a stupid little issue which > >> is really annoying. > >> > >> FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #4: Sun Dec 14 22:08:22 > >> PST 2008 root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > > > > Same here. > > > >> FireFox 3.04. > > > > Ditto, with NoScript and AdBlock Plus extensions. > > > >> For instance, if I go to http://www.wsj.com, among others, it's > >> constantly beeping, as the little headline scroller at the top of the > >> page updates. > > > > No headline scroller and no beeps here. > > > >> I can't find anywhere in the menu items, or in FF help, on how to turn > >> the beeping off, and it's driving me nuts. > >> > >> Anyone have a hint for me? > > > > Install NoScript and AdBlock Plus. It makes for a much nicer web > > experience, IMHO. > > > > Roland. > > Heh. > > I have those, but actually *want* the headline scroller, and some of > those other things - I just want the silly beep to go away. It seems > to do this on any page that does autoupdates - gmail does it too, when > a new message comes in. I'm on 6.4-STABLE and the "Breaking News" and "Latest Headlines" are present but no beeping. If you can't find the problem you can shut off the beeping with: xset -b off Of course, the downside is it turns off _all_ beeping for everthing. Randy --