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When I use 'Find Next' (ctrl-k) to search through a text file, and I reach the end the search wraps to the start of the file. This is good. BUT When it wraps it issues a 'beep' which drives me (and many others) crazy. I only get this beep on Windows, not on Linux. By searching the Internet I found solutions which involved disabling sound in the operating system, but I would like to keep the alert 'beep' for other applications, which use it less often. I would like to have an option in the preferences where the operator can enable or disable this alert beep. And I would suggest disabling it as default.
(In reply to comment #0) >BUT When it wraps it issues a 'beep' which drives me (and many others) crazy. Over the past 10 years we only got reports that asked to inform when wrapping, with e.g. a beep. There was not a single report asking to remove the beep, so it can't be that many who went crazy ;-). > I only get this beep on Windows, not on Linux. It does beep on our Linux machines (Ubuntu), which is expected since it is the same code path. How about the beep when no match is found? Is that also not OK for you?
(In reply to comment #1) > so it can't be that many who went crazy ;-). The 'others' I was referring to are my colleagues. We are 3 in an office, and sometimes I use ctrl-k as a means of navigation, and then it does ping rather a lot, which tends to disturb the others. > It does beep on our Linux machines (Ubuntu) I am only using my Linux machine for development of embedded programs, so I hadn't notice that it doesn't make any sound at all. Embarrassing. > How about the beep when no match is found? Is that also not OK for you? In general I prefer sound to be configurable. Some people have great benefit of the alert beeps, while others, like me, ends up being a nuisance for their immediate surroundings. And no - headphones is not a solution. If you don't quite know what you are searching for, and try a number of variations, it can produce a lot of beeps before you get it right. And the Search/Replace dialog tells you when the search wraps or the text can't be found. So if you are the silent type you don't really need the beep.
Just adding another vote in support of this request. To say it drives me crazy would be an exaggeration, but it's annoying, and I couldn't care less whether the found text is above or below my current position in the file.
This item should arguably have been an enhancement request. The enhancement request should have been something along the lines of "Add option to mute eclipse generated sounds". More and more I find myself on a call with people in other geographies, where we are using an application like Office communicator to share desktop and handle the audio. When looking through code on a conference call, it really is annoying to have the beep as you search your way through code.
I can totally relate to this one. The beep sound is really annoying and should be mutable.
