<doc>
  <legacy_id>1335</legacy_id>
  <name>beepDuration</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the beepDuration to <i>milliseconds</i></example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Images &amp; Multimedia</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="beep">beep Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Sets the length of the sound played by the <command tag="beep">beep</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the beepDuration to 2000 <i>-- two seconds</i></example>
    <example>set the beepDuration to myBeep * 1000</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>beepDuration</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to vary the length of the beep, in order to increase or decrease its urgency.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>beepDuration</b> is an <keyword tag="integer">integer</keyword> between -1 and 65535.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>beepDuration</b> is 500 (half a second).</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>Set the <b>beepDuration</b> to -1 to use the <keyword tag="default">default</keyword> system setting.</p><p/><p>The <b>beepDuration</b> has no effect on <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>, and on some <glossary tag="Unix">Unix systems</glossary> which don't allow changing the beep length.</p>
  </description>
</doc>