Why we even need sound?
Year ago there was system where tab with started game force-opened automatically. After one of updates it stopped working. Why not bring it back?
Well, if weāre suggesting sounds, I like this one. Itās noticeable, but ācalmerā than the current bell.
Isnāt that the message tone for Steam?
I looked into that, I donāt think modern browsers allow tabs to force themselves into focus.
But if itās possible, Iād be happy to do it.
That said, you might want to know the game started, but chose exactly when you stop doing what youāre doing to go look at it. Hence a sound.
I would also strongly dislike the tab to refocus itself while Iām doing something else.
This is perhaps a little late to the party, but what about (some approximation to) the sound of stones being shuffled around in a bowl? Thatās pleasant enough and Go-related, but also hopefully noticeable even if you have other audio playing.
I would also like to make a suggestion:
maybe we could keep a bell, but maybe not one thatās quite as strident as this one.
Maybe something like the opening seconds of this (but maybe a little bit louder):
For a better, more usable sound file, I would recommend this one (which the author says is free to use:
Iām curious: are people finding this strident only because they donāt know how to turn down the volume of it?
Iām pretty sure if you turn down the volume of nails on a chalkboard, itās still just as painful to listen to.
Itās bizarre how easily people here manage to get up my nose. Iām not usually quick to offence, but this place seriously gives me the shits quite oftenā¦ what is it about Go players that they have to take shots all the time?
I didnāt mean to take a shot. Iām just used to making a crack like that, sorry if it came across as harsh.
But yeah, the stridency isnāt because of the volume (for the most part), the actual striking of the bell is just not pleasant by any means, and I even suggested a slightly less strident bell that could still be surprising at a high volume without being strident.
I very rarely play live, so Iām not very concerned, but Iād like to spend my two cents.
I donāt feel the sound as strident nor aggressive, but since we play an ancient eastern game why not a more eastern bell?
It should catch attention, I believe.
I also like the chinese bell posted by mekriff
This has been my favourite so far.
Yes, that one is very nice.
any news on this? i think a simple beep noise similar to (but not the same as) the āgame overā sound we already have would be nice. the option to choose between different sounds would be even better!
I said:
Since then very little happened.
GaJ
Copyright not withstanding: Jodie Foster from āContactāā¦āOk to Goā.
Edit: Shame on me for not instantly thinking of this one:
and I have no idea if the following suggestion is front-end, back-end, easy, hard or impossible but is it plausible/worthwhile allowing people to attach/select their own sound file somehow, like a ring-tone?
My gut reaction says that since settings are stored locally as a cookie, they should be able to point to local filesā¦ And since it doesnāt need the server should be as front end as any other implementationā¦ But I have no personal experience with the ogs code