[Asterisk-Users] bug or feature?

[Brian Cuthie]

John Todd wrote:

> At 7:33 AM -0700 on 5/26/04, Maveric wrote:
>
>> I've noticed that when i pass a wait in an exten => that it doesn't 
>> allow for dtmf tone input.  Also on another note i've noticed that 
>> when using gotoif it will also cut the dtmf tones and drop the first 
>> part if the gotoif is hit in the middle of input.  Anybody else seen 
>> this or have this problem?
>
>
> [catching up on >800 -user posts - sorry for delay]
>
> Nobody on the list suggested this method that I saw:
>
> Use the "Background" application, but play silence.  You'll notice in 
> the asterisk-sounds directory (the additional package) there is a 
> directory called "silence" which contains 10 files ranging from 1 to 
> 10 seconds of silence.  Works the same as Wait from the user's 
> perspective (they hear nothing) but lets the user type keys.  That's 
> why I made those files; it's only a slightly ugly hack, and it works 
> quite well. :-)
>
Only slighly ?  :-)

-brian