On Fri, 08 Oct 2010 at 09:42:04 -0300, Norbert Zeh wrote: > I've just run into a strange problem. In order to highlight terminal > windows that require my attention, I make the application running in the > window beep, and I have set xterm*bellIsUrgent:true. The problem: xterm > seems to simply ignore this setting. I can also go into the xterm menu > and activate/deactivate bell urgency, but it makes no difference. I > always hear a beep instead of the window's urgency WM hint being set. Maybe an obvious suggestion, but check that: $ xset b on Perhaps? -- -Nick