beepDuration

Typeproperty
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
set the beepDuration to <milliseconds>
Summary

Sets the length of the sound played by the beep command.

Introduced1.0
OSlinux
Platformsdesktop, server
Example
set the beepDuration to 2000 -- two seconds
set the beepDuration to myBeep * 1000
Values
NameTypeDescription
Value

The beepDuration is an integer between -1 and 65535. By default, the beepDuration is 500 (half a second).

RelatedCommand: beep
Glossary: property, Windows, Unix, command
Keyword: default, integer
Description

Use the beepDuration property to vary the length of the beep, in order to increase or decrease its urgency.

Set the beepDuration to -1 to use the default system setting.

The beepDuration has no effect on Windows systems, and on some Unix systems which don't allow changing the beep length.

Tagsmultimedia