Commit a0e12242 authored by Tim Peters's avatar Tim Peters

Clarify winsound.beep docs, in response to c.l.py beep brouhahalet.

parent 33dd2b47
...@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ two functions and several constants. ...@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ two functions and several constants.
through \code{0x7fff}). The \var{duration} parameter specifies the through \code{0x7fff}). The \var{duration} parameter specifies the
number of milliseconds the sound should last. If the system is not number of milliseconds the sound should last. If the system is not
able to beep the speaker, \exception{RuntimeError} is raised. able to beep the speaker, \exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
Note: this function works as documented above only on Windows NT and
Windows 2000. Under Windows 95 and 98, the arguments are ignored;
if the system has a sound card, the system default sound is played
(typically ding.wav, or whatever is registered as the default sound via
Control Panel -> Sounds); else (no sound card) the standard system beep.
\versionadded{1.5.3} % XXX fix this version number when release is scheduled! \versionadded{1.5.3} % XXX fix this version number when release is scheduled!
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
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