Stop Firefox from beeping!

Greg Booth bootgr at gmail.com
Thu Aug 16 18:35:55 UTC 2007


On 8/16/07, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 14/08/07, Greg Booth <bootgr at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/14/07, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > How does one configure Firefox from beeping? When I use the quick-find
> > > feature (CTRL-F) and no matches are found, firefox emits a loud beep.
> > > How to be rid of that?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Dotan Cohen
> >
> > Hrm, didn't try it but see if this works.
> >
> > In Firefox put about:config for a URL then go down to
> > accessibility.typeahead.soundURL and clear out the value.
> >
> > If that don't work the option has to be in about:config SOMEWHERE.
> >
>
> Sorry for the late reply, I have been bogged down and only got around
> to taking care of the problem now.
>
> I changed the following values to false:
> accessibility.typeaheadfind.enablesound
> accessibility.typeaheadfind.soundURL
>
> And now I have a quiet fox. Thanks.
>
> Dotan Cohen

I think just the enablesound to false would have been enough, I just
quick ran through and saw soundURL first, the enablesound option is
more correct.

That said, who cares as long as it quits beeping at you !!

Greg




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