http://www.purl.org/tcl/home/man/tcl8.4/TkCmd/bell.htm : '''bell''' ?'''-displayof''' ''window''? ?'''-nice'''? This command rings the bell on the display for ''window'' and returns an empty string. If the '''-displayof''' option is omitted, the display of the application's main window is used by default. The command uses the current bell-related settings for the display, which may be modified with programs such as xset. This command also resets the screen saver for the screen (unless '''-nice''' is specified). Some screen savers will ignore this, but others will reset so that the screen becomes visible again. <> Anything special needed to use bell on Windows or MacOS? [KBK] (2003-05-29) Just remember that [[bell]] is a Tk command, not a Tcl command, and there's no problem on Windows. (At least it works for me.) [DKF] (2003-05-30) However, exactly how the "bell" sounds varies between platforms. It's not always a simple beep, and shouldn't be rung frequently. But then it shouldn't be rung frequently anyway... Does bell require the Windows or MacOS user to have a Tk console open ? [Lars H] (2003-06-01): At least in my set-up (8.4.2 under MacOS 9.1), the answer is "no". <> ---- !!!!!! [Tk syntax help] - [Arts and crafts of Tcl-Tk programming] %| [Category Command] |% !!!!!!