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From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
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On 2006-05-01 13:17, Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> wrote:
>Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
>> I'd certainly prefer it if the beep was turned *off* by default,
>> but I'm not sure if that's what everyone prefers.  This is why I
>> opted for keeping the current behavior and making my personal
>> preference an option :)
>
> The beep didn't appear until 5.X (and generated quite a few
> complaints), so the weight of history is behind no beep!

Ah! Good point.