alarm sound does not work

alarms on the midas status page include this code to make an audible sound:

on current versions of google-chrome it produces a warning about missing plugin with an explanation link to a page that says all plugins have been disabled on Sept 1st 2015 with one exception of "flash plugin built-in into google chrome".

definitely no sound is produced now.

also note1: that it never worked on any linux - software for playing midi files is usually not available.

also note2: there is no IANA MIME code for MIDI contents. to me it is a hint that MIDI is not a recommended sound format for the web.

I think: a) we should use a sound file that is compatible with most browsers through the HTML5 <audio> tag. b) there should be a way to disable this function (without disabling the alarm system).

K.O.

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