[MlMt] Silencing the beep when mail is checked

[Paul Hoffman]

On 27 Jul 2015, at 14:47, Muster Hans wrote:

> On 27 Jul 2015, at 23:29, Paul Hoffman wrote:
>
>> On 27 Jul 2015, at 14:00, Bill Cole wrote:
>>
>>> On 27 Jul 2015, at 14:16, Paul Hoffman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Greetings. I really dislike the frog-beep when MailMate checks my 
>>>> mail, and it disturbs those around me. I have already selected 
>>>> "None" for "Sound" in Preferences -> Counters, but I still hear the 
>>>> beep. Clues?
>>>
>>> The UI in "Counters" is a challenge...
>>>
>>> There are 4 independent sets of settings there: one for each corner 
>>> of the Dock icon a counter can appear in. Each has its own Sound 
>>> option. You select which Counter you are dealing with by the 
>>> unlabeled square of radio buttons on the left side, so even if a 
>>> Counter isn't set to show on the dock icon, it is identified by 
>>> where it would be if it was.
>>
>> Did that, still beeps. That is, when selecting the radio button in 
>> each of the four positions, "Sound" now shows "None". Or am I missing 
>> something more subtle?
>
> Hmm, mine's set to Glass, but I've unchecked Notifications on that 
> screen.

I have unchecked Notifications for all four locations of the radio 
button as well.

> To avoid disturbing my neighbours (and of course my own peace and 
> quiet) I have all OS X alerts disabled via System Preferences -> Sound 
> -> Sound Effects. Alert Volume slider all the way to the left and the 
> 2 checkboxes beneath unchecked.
>
> Is this suitable for you?

No, because the notifications that I have for other apps are fine. They 
don't go off regularly every 5-10 minutes. I just want to silence the 
MailMate "I just checked your mail again" notifications only.

--Paul Hoffman