On 02/07/2013 07:54 PM, g wrote:
On 02/06/2013 09:09 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
I have been unable to determine why the Thunderbird message
received sounds do not work. The same .wav files work as
expected with aplay. This is an SL-6.3/64bit computer and
Thunderbird 10.0.12.
Is this problem unique to me or is there a known fix?
you sure do come up with some good questions. :)
i had never given thought to a notification alert until you brought
it up and come to find that it is set in thunderbird's "about:config".
from thunderbird's "main menu" bar, select;
Edit> Preferences> Advanced> General> [Config Editor]
in the "about:config" window's "Filter:" bar, enter the word;
sound
among the "Preference Name", you should see;
mail.biff.play_sound.url
which is the location path for the ".wav" file to be played.
if you desire, you can add your own ".wav" files there, or supply
your own path for personal files. i do not suggest cat sounds. your
dogs might tear up your computer trying to get to the cat. (GBWG)
you will also see;
mail.bif.play_sound.type
in my config, it was set "0". i changed this to "1". i now
have an alert sound played when i have email/s arrive.
if you open your internet browser and log to site;
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Mail_and_news_settings
then use<ctrl+f> and enter
mail.biff
in search bar, you will find the settings for "mail.biff.*".
hope that helps you and others who want to *hear* when new email/s
I've got all those settings right as verified by the method you
suggest. They were set from the GUI, something I have done many
times and which have always worked out of the box until I hit
SL6.3. I go one step further with an add-on "Tonequilla" which
allows me to have recorded voice announcements for users or
groups via the Thunderbird mail filters, and that is what I
really need working if I am going to continue to use this, I
can't come running up a flight of stairs every time Thunderbird
goes ding-dong, and it doesn't even do that now, no alert sounds
at all. In fact I don't remember seeing the visual notification
come up either but I will need to verify that.
As I said aplay works with the same .wav files, T-bird does not?
I do appreciate the information about where the configuration
actually is set though ...
Thanks,
Bob
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