Clarify winsound.beep docs, in response to c.l.py beep brouhahalet.

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Tim Peters 2001-01-25 09:33:48 +00:00
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@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ two functions and several constants.
through \code{0x7fff}). The \var{duration} parameter specifies the
number of milliseconds the sound should last. If the system is not
able to beep the speaker, \exception{RuntimeError} is raised.
Note: this function works as documented above only on Windows NT and
Windows 2000. Under Windows 95 and 98, the arguments are ignored;
if the system has a sound card, the system default sound is played
(typically ding.wav, or whatever is registered as the default sound via
Control Panel -> Sounds); else (no sound card) the standard system beep.
\versionadded{1.5.3} % XXX fix this version number when release is scheduled!
\end{funcdesc}