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xsoundsentry(1X)					      xsoundsentry(1X)

NAME
       xsoundsentry - Visual bell monitor

SYNOPSIS
       xsoundsentry [options]

OPTIONS
       The  following list contains general usage options for the xsoundsentry
       command: Specifies the number of times an action will  occur  when  the
       terminal	 or  workstation bell sounds.  The default value is 1.	Speci‐
       fies the length of time that must pass between bell events.  If a  bell
       event  occurs  within the specified suppress time after a previous bell
       action, it will be ignored.  The default suppress time is 200 millisec‐
       onds.

       The following options support indicator modes: Causes a screen refresh,
       which appears as	 a  flashing  of  the  screen.	 If  you  include  the
       -refreshColor option, you can specify a color to be used in the refresh
       action.	If you include the -refreshGeom option, you  can  specify  the
       portion of the screen to be refreshed.  Causes a command to be executed
       whenever a bell event occurs.  Use the -prog option to specify the com‐
       mand  you want to be executed.  Displays a small sound icon window that
       flashes whenever a bell event occurs. Use the -fg and  -bg  options  to
       specify the foreground and background colors for the icon window.

DESCRIPTION
       The  xsoundsentry  utility  provides  visual indications of bell events
       that occur in the X server.  These bell events  result  from  calls  to
       XBell.	(See  XBell(3X11)).   This  utility  is useful for people with
       hearing disabilities and well as those who work in noisy environments.

RESOURCES
       The xsoundsentry command has the following general resources: Specifies
       the  default  behavior  of  the	utility.  The keyword specifier can be
       Refresh, Bitmap, or Command.  Specifies the length of  time  that  must
       pass  between bell events.  If a bell event occurs within the specified
       suppress time after a previous bell action, it will  be	ignored.   The
       default	suppress  time	is  200 milliseconds.  Specifies the number of
       times an action will  occur  when  the  terminal	 or  workstation  bell
       sounds.	The default value is 1.

       The  xsoundsentry  command  has the following refresh action resources:
       Specifies the color to be used in the refresh  action.	Specifies  the
       portion	of  the	 screen to be refreshed.  Specifies the length of time
       the refresh window will be displayed.  The default  value  is  50  mil‐
       liseconds.

       The  xsoundsentry  command  has	the following command action resource:
       Causes the specified command (string) to be executed  whenever  a  bell
       event occurs.

       The  xsoundsentry  command  has	the  following bitmap action resource:
       Specifies the length of time the refresh window will be displayed.  The
       default value is 50 milliseconds.

EXAMPLES
       This  example  causes  a	 red flash on the screen whenever a bell event
       occurs: xsoundsentry -refresh -refreshColor redo This example causes  a
       box  to	flash  in  the	center	of  a  1280x1024  screen: xsoundsentry
       -refreshGeom 800x800+240_112 This example executes the echo hello  com‐
       mand  whenever  a  bell event occurs: xsoundsentry -command -prog 'echo
       hello'

SEE ALSO
       XBell(3X11)

							      xsoundsentry(1X)

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