topic Re: "Gong" No Show in Modeling

"Gong" No Show

rengarch — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:33:33 GMT

Where did the "gong" go? I use to get a gong chime when I eye dropped and syringed. Can you turn it back on or is it gone?

Re: "Gong" No Show

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:38:08 GMT

Options > Work Environment > More Options > Enable ArchiCAD Sound

That is in the new standard menus anyway. It is off by default so as not to disturb the neighbors.

Re: "Gong" No Show

TomWaltz — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:59:27 GMT

Wow... someone wanted that?

I feel like I've just seen the Lochness Monster.... something purported to exist that no one could ever imagine! I thought GS's top request was to turn the sounds off 😉

Re: "Gong" No Show

Dwight — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:21:56 GMT

And this wish was a case where a literal wish granting was NOT to our benefit.

Certainly, for Graphisoft to make a switch to simply turn the sounds off was easier than most other sound-using applications where you get a choice of available sound files and can set their individual volumes.

While I DON'T miss ArchiCAD's awful sounds, I DO miss being able to use sound as an additional clue to computer function.

At least, when you got the horns, as loud as they were, you knew that you were on target for your sip and puff.

In my case, as you can imagine from a guy with no outside life, my system is on all the time and playing an amazing array of sound and image files. Having ArchiCAD always play its noises at the system volume was disruptive....

So please bring the capability to control sound, not just eliminate it....

Re: "Gong" No Show

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:44:57 GMT

In windows xp you can go under control panel/sounds and edit the archicad sounds as much as you like. Download your favorite sounds and go...

Napolean Dynamite "Dang!" for example when you use the syringe.
(I have chosen sounds that are a bit more subdued but you could use Napolean if you wanted.)

Re: "Gong" No Show

Dwight — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:00:01 GMT

Can I do this on my vastly inferior mac? Or do I need to go subterranean?

Has anyone on mac edited their sounds?

Re: "Gong" No Show

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:06:46 GMT

In case you need Napolean Dynamite sounds.
In .wav and .mp3. formats.

"Lucky!" is sound for rendering completed notification...

"Loch Ness Monster" is good for starting up windows...

http://www.moviewavs.com/Movies/Napoleon_Dynamite.html

Re: "Gong" No Show

rengarch — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:04:55 GMT

I found the switch, WORK ENVIRONMENT/USER PREFERENCE SCHEME/ MORE OPTIONS. Too bad you can't turn the volume down without turning the voiume of the whole computer.
I know it's annoying to others when you work in an office, but when you work alone (sad but true) who cares.

Re: "Gong" No Show

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:15:40 GMT

Dwight wrote:
Can I do this on my vastly inferior mac? Or do I need to go subterranean?

Has anyone on mac edited their sounds?

Dwight,

Windows has always been more flexible on this score than OSX. Earlier systems were much more adjustable. I remember people assigning all sorts of questionable noises to various events. There may be some hack, or utility or such for this but I haven't looked into it.

The System preferences (see attached) should at least allow you to adjust the alert volume relative to the overall system volume, but it seems that many software companies don't take advantage of this - GS unfortunately is one of them (the Apple stuff works of course). Would you care to add it to the wish list?

Re: "Gong" No Show

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:32:47 GMT

rengarch wrote:
I found the switch, WORK ENVIRONMENT/USER PREFERENCE SCHEME/ MORE OPTIONS. Too bad you can't turn the volume down without turning the voiume of the whole computer.
I know it's annoying to others when you work in an office, but when you work alone (sad but true) who cares.

This freebie seems to be working well for me and is much appreciated. It controls the sound level from individual applications as well as allowing you to choose from where they come.

Chances are there is an existing method of substituting sounds, somewhere.

www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/">

Re: "Gong" No Show

rengarch — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:15:19 GMT

Thanks, Wally. Now my dog won't bark or cock her head with all these alert sounds.

Re: "Gong" No Show

Dwight — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:22:59 GMT

Dang! I wish that they would publish that forbidden list.
I am obsessed.
What can't the dog do?

Re: "Gong" No Show

Dwight — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:47:35 GMT

Thanks, Rita.

Now I know.

"His master's voice, eh?"

So, back to the other obsession. Let's see if he was hallucinating or if the leg pain is really gone.