Silent beeps

[Dar Scott]

On Aug 23, 2004, at 4:32 PM, SimPLsol at aol.com wrote:

> I'd say this IS a bug, a documented bug, but still a bug.
> If the beep command accepts parameters, it should be able to handle 
> those
> parameters - without the user having to consult the documentation or 
> exception
> reports - or, worse yet, having to program around the bug. If a wait 
> is required
> for beep parameters, it should be built into the beep command.
> I think there is way too much stuff like this in the current 
> Revolution;
> things that don't work logically, or obviously, but get explained away 
> in the
> documentation.

I agree.

I can write a little handler to work correctly on multiple platforms.  
If I can do that, then RunRev can take care of the beep for different 
platforms.

Even so, the timing I get (when timing beeps) suggests that the bug is 
really something else.

Dar
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