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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/bell/index.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/bell/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c2af7f9e516 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdebase/kcontrol/bell/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +<?xml version="1.0"?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" +> <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<article lang="&language;"> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author +><firstname +>Pat</firstname +> <surname +>Dowler</surname +> </author> + +<author +><firstname +>Matthias</firstname +> <surname +>Hoelzer</surname +> </author> + +<author +><firstname +>Mike</firstname +> <surname +>McBride</surname +> </author> + +<othercredit role="translator" +><firstname +>Malcolm</firstname +><surname +>Hunter</surname +><affiliation +><address +><email +>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email +></address +></affiliation +><contrib +>Conversion to British English</contrib +></othercredit +> +</authorgroup> +<date +>2003-10-16</date> +<releaseinfo +>3.2</releaseinfo> +<keywordset> +<keyword +>KDE</keyword> +<keyword +>KControl</keyword> +<keyword +>Bell</keyword> +<keyword +>Settings</keyword> +</keywordset> +</articleinfo> + +<sect1 id="bell"> +<title +>System bell</title> + +<para +>The system bell or beep is a feature of the X server, which attempts to make good use of the available hardware. </para> + +<para +>&kde; normally doesn't use the system bell; instead using its own system notifications, which could include log entries, message popups, or its own beep. You can configure these in the <guilabel +>System Notifications</guilabel +> &kcontrol; module.</para> + +<note +><para +>It isn't always possible for the X server to actually make a beep sound with exactly the parameters selected due to hardware limitations. For example, on most PCs, volume control is not very good so the X server seems to fake low volume with a reduced duration of the sound. Thus, if the settings don't seem to do anything, this is because the X server and/or the hardware don't support anything better.</para +></note> + +<para +>Users are able to set the following parameters for the bell:</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem +> <para +>volume (percentage of <quote +>maximum</quote +> volume)</para +> </listitem> +<listitem +> <para +>pitch (in Hz)</para +> </listitem> +<listitem +> <para +>duration (in milliseconds)</para +> </listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para +>You can use the <guibutton +>test</guibutton +> button to hear how the current settings will sound.</para> + +<sect2 id="bell-author" +><title +>Section Authors</title> +<para +>Pat Dowler, Matthias Hoelzer <email +>mhk@kde.org</email +></para> +<para +>Converted to KDE 2.0 by Mike McBride <email +>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email +></para> +<para +>Conversion to British English: Malcolm Hunter <email +>malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email +></para +> +</sect2> +</sect1> + +</article> |