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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 13, 2014

Elminate excessive alarm sounds during entry of CL source

When entering a CL command and typing beyond column 80, an error sound is triggered for each character typed. This is superfluous when "Automatic formatting" is enabled as the text will not be truncated once the formatting takes place.

The consistent sounding of the alarm is not only distracting to the programmer entering the source, but to anyone else within earshot as well.

Either add an option to turn off the alarm while entering CL or just beep on the first keystroke beyond 80 columns.


Use Case:

Type a command into RDi and type beyond the 80th column. The alarm repeatedly sounds on each keystroke. The alarm also sounds for each delete keystroke if you've entered text beyond the 80th column and delete characters from the source line.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Feb 10, 2023

    I hope you won't tell me this should be a separate request but in addition to not liking the alarm for going beyond the end of the source (for each line you exceed it on), I don't like any of the noises RDi makes for the same reasons as listed above. When I'm searching a source member and it wraps, etc.

    I do think a better solution would be to make these sound items separate preferences in settings.

  • Guest
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    Feb 23, 2022

    I am dumbfounded at this response. I know that the development team has many things they are working on, but this issue makes RDi *****TOTALLY UNUSABLE**** in an open work environment. If I'm editing code and it pushes beyond the end of the entry area, the repeated beeps drive all my coworkers crazy. My only workable choice is to turn off sounds completely on my machine. Then I can easily miss alerts, reminders, appointments, etc.

    This may be enough to drive me to a different editor.

    I can live with this RFE not being resolved, but at least under consideration for eventual resolution. I am so extremely disappointed. To simply decline it is unbelievable.

    A co-worker of mine and I have over 80 open projects. Everyone knows we won't get to things soon, but we don't decline to do things that just can't be made a priority.

    Very sad.

  • Guest
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    Jan 18, 2022

    Thank you for taking the time to submit your request. After careful consideration, we know that we cannot deliver your requested enhancement in the near term, so it is being declined. However, your request does align with the future strategy of our product and we believe it may have future value, so we will add it to an internal list for us to keep in mind for the future.

  • Guest
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    Sep 19, 2020

    We have reviewed this requirement and we feel it would be a beneficial enhancement to the product. We hope to be able to add it to our development plans in the future.

  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

  • Guest
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    Nov 11, 2014

    Although the theme of this request is consistent with our business strategy, it is not committed to the release that is currently under development.

  • Guest
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    Aug 29, 2014

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

  • Guest
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    Aug 13, 2014

    Personally I'd like a way to always shut off the beep when going past column 80, even (especially) in RPGLE.