I’m not a fan of applications that use sounds effects, one of the first things I do when configuring a new PC is to set the Windows Sound scheme to ‘No Sounds’. IE7 has the hugely annoying feature where a click sound is made when you click a link with the middle mouse button (this opens the link in a new tab).
My preferred browser of choice is Firefox but working in Web Development I often need to test website across a range of different browser, hence the need to use IE7. So far I have found no way of disabling this infuriating sound! Tortoise SVN is another offending program, there’s nothing worst than having listening to some music interrupted with the ‘Conflicting Files’ sound!
If anyone finds any way of disabling the IE7 noise let me know and you will be my Hero for a whole day!
# Pete Graham
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I can do the TortoiseSVN one – it has a section in control panel -> sounds, you can disable them there.
Doesn’t IE7 have a section in there as well, thinking about it?
Posted 06 Jun 2007 at 6:59 am ¶You can always disable the link and use javascript (that sure disables the sound!)
Something like:
click me
Bots will be able to follow the address and users with javascript will be directed to the javascript address provided thus not making a sound.
You can see it working here:
http://amc.netxpect.com/filmes.php
The page is in Portuguese so just click on SINOPSE. It opens a POPup window. No sound! Nevertheless search engines are able to track it as the link is in the address.
If you need more help on that contact me by email.
Yours Sincerely,
Posted 14 Jun 2007 at 11:23 pm ¶Francisco
Go to Sounds. Find ‘Start Navigation’ and disable the sound.
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