--- grub-1.98/normal/menu_text.c.menu-beep	2010-03-06 21:51:37.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-1.98/normal/menu_text.c	2011-01-10 14:24:59.157904538 +0100
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <grub/time.h>
 #include <grub/env.h>
 #include <grub/menu_viewer.h>
+#include <grub/parser.h>
 #include <grub/i18n.h>
 #include <grub/charset.h>
 
@@ -418,6 +419,88 @@
 		   data->term);
     }
   grub_term_refresh (data->term);
+  {
+    // make grub menu a bit more blind-friendly
+    char *beep_dir;
+    int beep_position = 0, beep_class = 0;
+    struct grub_menu_entry_class *c;
+    grub_menu_entry_t menu_entry = grub_menu_get_entry (data->menu, entry);
+    if (!menu_entry) 
+      return;
+
+    for (c = menu_entry->classes->next; c; c = c->next) {
+      if (grub_strcmp(c->name, "beep_position") == 0)
+        beep_position = 1;
+      if (grub_strcmp(c->name, "beep_class") == 0)
+        beep_class = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (!beep_position && !beep_class)
+      return;
+
+    beep_dir = grub_env_get ("beep_dir");
+    if (beep_dir == NULL) {
+      grub_dprintf ("beep", "beep_dir variable is not set up.\n");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // beep according position of selected menu entry
+    if (beep_position) {
+      char *cmd;
+      cmd = grub_malloc (grub_strlen ("play ")
+                  + grub_strlen (beep_dir)
+                  + grub_strlen ("beep") + 3);
+      if (cmd) {
+        int l, i = 0;
+        grub_strcpy (cmd, "play ");
+        grub_strcat (cmd, beep_dir);
+        l = grub_strlen (cmd);
+        if (cmd[l-1] != '/') {
+          cmd[l] = '/';
+          cmd[l+1] = 0;
+        }
+        grub_strcat (cmd, "beep");
+        while (i <= entry) {
+          grub_parser_execute(cmd);
+          i++;
+        }
+        grub_free (cmd);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // play beeps from file according selected menu entry classes
+    if (beep_class) {
+      int l;
+      grub_file_t file;
+
+      for (c = menu_entry->classes->next; c; c = c->next) {
+        char *class_name, *cmd, *filename;
+        class_name = c->name;
+        cmd = grub_malloc (grub_strlen ("play ")
+                    + grub_strlen (beep_dir)
+                    + grub_strlen (class_name) + 3);
+        if (!cmd)
+          continue;
+        grub_strcpy (cmd, "play ");
+        grub_strcat (cmd, beep_dir);
+        l = grub_strlen (cmd);
+        if (cmd[l-1] != '/') {
+          cmd[l] = '/';
+          cmd[l+1] = 0;
+        }
+        grub_strcat (cmd, class_name);
+        filename = cmd+5;
+        file = grub_file_open (filename);
+        if (file) {
+          grub_file_close (file);
+          grub_parser_execute(cmd);
+          grub_free (cmd);
+          return;
+        }
+        grub_free (cmd);
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 static void