Re: Users default alert sound

Bonus! Thanks for sharing! Sandor > On Dec 14, 2016, at 17:03, Britt Durbrow > wrote: > > Also, not everyone *has* a sound that plays… if the volume is turned all the > way down, or if they have a hearing issue, for example, they will often have > the

Re: Users default alert sound

Also, not everyone *has* a sound that plays… if the volume is turned all the way down, or if they have a hearing issue, for example, they will often have the screen flash turned on; calling NSBeep() triggers this correctly. > On Dec 14, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Sandor Szatmari

Re: Users default alert sound

I didn't know that automatically played the configured sound. That's great thanks! I knew I was missing something straightforward. Sandor > On Dec 14, 2016, at 12:58, Quincey Morris > wrote: > >> On Dec 14, 2016, at 09:45 , Sandor Szatmari

Re: Users default alert sound

On Dec 14, 2016, at 09:45 , Sandor Szatmari wrote: > > I am currently using [NSSound soundNamed:] to play any arbitrary sound. But > I want to play the one configured in System Preferences. You can use the NSBeep () global function to play the configured alert

Users default alert sound

How do you determine the name of the sound as configured in 'System Preferences' > Sound > 'Sound Effects' > 'Select an alert sound:'? What I'm trying to do: I want to play the alert sound under certain circumstances. I am currently using [NSSound soundNamed:] to play any arbitrary sound.