Hi Brad,
    I’ll have to mess with this in Catalina. I know in passed versions of the 
OS, there were inconsistencies in how Notification settings effected actual 
apps. This might actually solve my own problems with Mail notifications.


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> On Mar 22, 2020, at 2:49 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> I believe the correct resolution to this issue is within Notification 
> preferences.  By default, Catalina displays a banner notification that 
> briefly appears in the upper right corner of the screen for each incoming 
> mail item.  When this banner appears, it is read aloud by VoiceOver.  This 
> can be disabled in Notification preferences, while allowing both the incoming 
> mail sound and badge app icon number to continue.
> 
> HTH
> 
> - Brad -
> 
> 
> On Mar 22, 2020, at 10:33, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:jpanar...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>   You can go into Mail Preferences in the general pane and choose to have 
> notifications only come with VIPs or another mailbox. By default, the inbox 
> is the selected mailbox in which new messages are read. This is an option I 
> have always wished the VoiceOver user could adjust to their own preferences.
> 
> 
> Take Care
> 
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>> On Mar 22, 2020, at 11:29 AM, Paul Parravano <pa...@mit.edu 
>> <mailto:pa...@mit.edu>> wrote:
>> 
>> I am a new Catalina user. While reading messages in Apple mail, I am 
>> interrupted regularly by VoiceOver reading previews of newly arriving 
>> messages. Any way to stop this disruptive behavior?
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>> 
>> Paul
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