Make the bell options more explicit and allow multiple bell actions, including a new one to set the window manager urgent hint. Closes LP: #272749

doc/terminator_config.5

@@ -35,10 +35,18 @@ Default value: \fBFalse\fR
 .TP
 \fBNOTE:\fR To enable transparency you should also see the \fBbackground_type\fR and \fBbackground_darkness\fR settings below.
 .TP
-.B silent_bell\fR (boolean)
-If true, don't make a noise when applications send the escape sequence for the terminal bell. Flash the terminal instead.
+.B audible_bell\fR (boolean)
+If true, make a noise when applications send the escape sequence for the terminal bell.
 Default value: \fBTrue\fR
 .TP
+.B visible_bell\fR (boolean)
+If true, flash the terminal when applications send the escape sequence for the terminal bell.
+Default value: \fBFalse\fR
+.TP
+.B urgent_bell\fR (boolean)
+If true, set the window manager "urgent" hint when applications send the escale sequence for the terminal bell. Any keypress will cancel the urgent status.
+Default value: \fBFalse\fR
+.TP
 .B force_no_bell\fR (boolean)
 If true, don't make a noise or flash. All terminal bells will be ignored.
 Default value: \fBFalse\fR

terminatorlib/config.py

@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ Defaults = {
   'titlebars'             : True,
   'titletips'             : False,
   'allow_bold'            : True,
-  'silent_bell'           : True,
+  'audible_bell'          : False,
+  'visible_bell'          : True,
+  'urgent_bell'           : False,
   'background_color'      : '#000000',
   'background_darkness'   : 0.5,
   'background_type'       : 'solid',
@@ -309,6 +311,15 @@ Errors were encountered while parsing terminator_config(5) file:
       if len(sections) > 0:
         section = sections[0]
       if section is None:
+        # handle some deprecated configs
+        if key == 'silent_bell':
+          err ("silent_bell config option is deprecated, for the new bell related config options, see: man terminator_config")
+          if value:
+            self.values['audible_bell'] = False
+          else:
+            self.values['audible_bell'] = True
+          key = 'visible_bell'
+            
         if not Defaults.has_key (key):
           raise ValueError("Unknown configuration option %r" % key)
         deftype = Defaults[key].__class__.__name__

terminatorlib/prefs_profile.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import gtk, gobject
 
 class ProfileEditor:
   # lists of which settings to put in which tabs
-  appearance = ['titlebars', 'titletips', 'allow_bold', 'silent_bell', 'force_no_bell', 'background_darkness', 'background_type', 'background_image', 'cursor_blink', 'font', 'scrollbar_position', 'scroll_background', 'use_system_font', 'use_theme_colors', 'enable_real_transparency']
+  appearance = ['titlebars', 'titletips', 'allow_bold', 'audible_bell', 'visible_bell', 'urgent_bell', 'force_no_bell', 'background_darkness', 'background_type', 'background_image', 'cursor_blink', 'font', 'scrollbar_position', 'scroll_background', 'use_system_font', 'use_theme_colors', 'enable_real_transparency']
   colours = ['foreground_color','background_color', 'palette']
   behaviour = ['backspace_binding', 'delete_binding', 'emulation', 'scroll_on_keystroke', 'scroll_on_output', 'scrollback_lines', 'focus', 'focus_on_close', 'exit_action', 'word_chars', 'mouse_autohide', 'use_custom_command', 'custom_command', 'http_proxy', 'encoding']
   globals = ['fullscreen', 'maximise', 'borderless', 'handle_size', 'cycle_term_tab', 'close_button_on_tab', 'tab_position', 'copy_on_selection', 'extreme_tabs', 'try_posix_regexp']

terminatorlib/terminator.py

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class TerminatorNotebookTabLabel(gtk.HBox):
 class Terminator:
   options = None
   groupings = None
+  _urgency = False
 
   def __init__ (self, profile = None, command = None, fullscreen = False,
                 maximise = False, borderless = False, no_gconf = False,
@@ -452,6 +453,16 @@ class Terminator:
   def on_destroy_event (self, widget, data=None):
     self.die()
 
+  def on_beep (self, terminal):
+    self.set_urgency (True)
+
+  def set_urgency (self, on):
+    if on == self._urgency:
+      return
+
+    self._urgency = on
+    self.window.set_urgency_hint (on)
+
   # keybindings for the whole terminal window (affects the main
   # windows containing the splited terminals)
   def on_key_press (self, window, event):
@@ -460,6 +471,7 @@ class Terminator:
           * F11:              toggle fullscreen state of the window.
           * CTRL - SHIFT - Q: close all terminals
     """
+    self.set_urgency (False)
     mapping = self.keybindings.lookup(event)
 
     if mapping:

terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
   _custom_font_size = None
   _group = None
   focus = None
+  _urgent_bell_cnid = None
 
   def __init__ (self, terminator, profile = None, command = None, cwd = None):
     gtk.VBox.__init__ (self)
@@ -714,17 +715,25 @@ text/plain
     # Set our cursor blinkiness
     self._vte.set_cursor_blinks (self.conf.cursor_blink)
 
-    # Set our audible belliness
-    silent_bell = self.conf.silent_bell
-    self._vte.set_audible_bell (not silent_bell)
-
-    # Set our visual flashiness
-    self._vte.set_visible_bell (silent_bell)
-
-    # Override our flashybelliness
     if self.conf.force_no_bell:
-      self._vte.set_visible_bell (False)
       self._vte.set_audible_bell (False)
+      self._vte.set_visible_bell (False)
+      if self._urgent_bell_cnid:
+        self._vte.disconnect (self._urgent_bell_cnid)
+        self._urgent_bell_cnid = None
+    else:
+      # Set our audible belliness
+      self._vte.set_audible_bell (self.conf.audible_bell)
+
+      # Set our visual flashiness
+      self._vte.set_visible_bell (self.conf.visible_bell)
+
+      # Set our urgent belliness
+      if self.conf.urgent_bell:
+        self._urgent_bell_cnid = self._vte.connect ("beep", self.terminator.on_beep)
+      elif self._urgent_bell_cnid:
+        self._vte.disconnect (self._urgent_bell_cnid)
+        self._urgent_bell_cnid = None
 
     # Set our scrolliness
     self._vte.set_scrollback_lines (self.conf.scrollback_lines)