No beep on x64

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No beep on x64

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Just a minor thing, Windows Vista and XP x64 do not have a "speaker beep" anymore:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... S.85).aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961011/EN-US

So maybe the option "Use speaker beep to announce finishing of work in inactive window" should be disabled (and off) for 64-bits OSes? Or use some other sound API.
Personally, I hate it that Microsoft broke this commonly used functionality... :evil:
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Re: No beep on x64

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I'm not sure whether you're saying that the finished operation notification is not working, or just pointing out a bad/obsolete name of the option. IMO it's the latter case and it should be changed to a 'sound notification' instead of 'speaker beep'.

Actually, Windows (not sure about Vista+) substitutes the default notification sound ("ding") using a speaker beep when no sound device is available.
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Re: No beep on x64

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I can confirm the beep works fine under Windows Vista x64.
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Re: No beep on x64

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I'm sorry, I did not actually check whether it works. I just assumed it would not, as the option said "speaker beep". :oops:
I'm glad it does, although I don't use it myself.
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Re: No beep on x64

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I think it would be good to change 'speaker beep' to 'notification sound' or something similar, to avoid confusion.
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