Mail announce in Thunderbird (Ubuntu 8.04)

[Ray Parrish]

tux wrote:
> Larry Shields wrote:
>   
>> tux wrote:
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>>> I tried this too but still no sound just the pop-up window at the bottom 
>>> left of screen.
>>>
>>> Larry Shields wrote:
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>>>       
>>>> *At the point of using a .wav sound in Thunderbird, click on brouse, go
>>>> to /usr/share/sounds, and choose which sound that you would like...
>>>>
>>>> I use KDE_Beep_Lightning.wav...There are many more, also you can 
>>>> download any .wav file and put it in your own dir., then use the same 
>>>> format to use it as in the above...
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps...
>>>>
>>>> Larry
>>>> *
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>>>   
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>> *Do you have any sound at all on your system...???
>>
>> I had sound when I first installed Intrepid, but made a mistake at some 
>> point and lost all sound, so I gave up and reinstalled intrepid...I now 
>> have my sound back, vlc, mplayer all work just fine, I also have 
>> limewire it also works...
>>
>> So did you have sound when you first installed intrepid, if so, you 
>> might thing about reinstalling it and start new...
>>
>> Larry
>> *
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>>   
>>     
> Yes,sort of. Works on startup and shutdown. I just test it on 
> http://flowplayer.org/ and it worked but when I tested Sound Preferences 
> it did not. Devices were set on autodect. I tried all the other choices 
> and they worked when tested. I left them on OSS (Open Sound System). 
> Still no sound on Sound Preference - Sounds. They were working yesterday.
>
> When I set a sound in Thunderbird other than default sound (which I 
> don't think there is one), when there is new mail my screen gets dark 
> and  have to force quit Thunderbird.
>
>   
Hi there!

Just jumping in with a note. I had the email notification sound working 
in Hardy until I installed compiz. After that was installed, the email 
notification would freeze Thunderbird up and require a reboot to get rid 
of it.

Later, Ray Parrish

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