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Re: List of backslash printing controls?
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Robert A. Macy |
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Re: List of backslash printing controls? |
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Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:02:54 -0700 |
Thank you for your reply. I had never seen that website
before. It's somehow comforting to know there is a whole
organied group irritated with MS.
The instructions didn't exactly match, but the key item may
be "through the speakers".
Will temporarily plug in a set and see.
- Robert -
On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
Bill Denney <address@hidden> wrote:
> Windows often interprets the beep characters through the
> sound card. This may not be an octave problem, but a
> windows issue.
>
> Look at this to see if it is what you're talking about:
> http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1112340985
>
> A test would be to go to the command prompt, press
> Ctrl-G, press enter. If you hear a PC speaker beep, then
> it's an octave problem, and if you don't then it's a
> windows/computer problem.
>
> Bill
>
> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Robert A. Macy wrote:
>
> > Perfect. Thank you.
> >
> > but...change of subject...this is quiet
> >>> printf("this is a test\n\a")
> > this is a test
> > ans = 16
> >>>
> >
> > also...
> >>> printf("\a")
> > ans = 1
> >>>
> >
> > Even as a script file this is quiet on both the Win98
> and
> > on the WinXP
> >
> > - Robert -
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:25:02 +0200 (CEST)
> > Marek Szczypinski <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Robert A. Macy wrote:
> >>
> >>> Can't find this anywhere in the manual.
> >>>
> >>> Where is the list of backslash printing controls?
> >>>
> >>> I know about \n , never found \t, but probably gives
> >> tab
> >>>
> >>> how about \r ? Does that give a "repeat" line?
> >>>
> >>> Also, interested in how to make the console beep with
> >> ascii
> >>> character 0x07
> >>>
> >>> Don't want speakers, need built in beep.
> >>>
> >>> - Robert -
> >> (about backslash characters)Try:
> >> http://www.octave.org/doc/octave_6.html#SEC56
> >> Maybe this will help.
> >>
> >> Marek
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