Bug 491980

Summary:	Can't disable system sounds in System Settings
Product:	[Applications] systemsettings	Reporter:	DonJaime
Component:	kcm_soundtheme	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	isma.af, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.1.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	6.2.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description DonJaime 2024-08-21 10:34:53 UTC

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SUMMARY
Unchecking the "Enable notification sounds" checkbox in the System Sounds settings tab has no effect.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Go to Systems settings => Colors & Themes (!) => System Sounds
2. Uncheck "Enable notification sounds", and click "Apply"
3. Do something wrong.

OBSERVED RESULT
Beep

EXPECTED RESULT
Silence

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.5.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-08-21 14:46:02 UTC

> 3. Do something wrong.

Can you be specific about what this means? What wrong thing in what app? Is it a GTK app, and are you, for example pressing backspace or delete in an empty text field?

Comment 2 DonJaime 2024-08-23 18:54:59 UTC

It was in a WINE application, so that would be GTK. I was trying to type when no text field was active.
Firefox complained at some point as well, I can't remember why.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2024-08-28 22:33:59 UTC

Got it. So it's the horrible GTK beep! The good news is that as of Plasma 6.2, we intercept these and transform them into nice sounds that do respect the notification sounds setting (as well as the system volume level…).