inconsistent bug in Mavericks, latest update.

By Siobhan, 16 April, 2014

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macOS and Mac Apps
Hi all. i'm afraid I may frustrate users when I explain this, because I really can't give an accurate description of this bug but here goes. You have Mail open, reading away you decide to close it. You're now on a web page, and the site doesn't "usually" matter, though I admit to not seeing it with Google but maybe I have. As you try to navigate, you hear, Mail, almost as though someone were sending you a message and Voice over was saying hey there's a message, Jack, want to have a party? in other words, I think this may be something to do with the system voice, but I don't know. I'm sorry I can't give more steps to reproduce this problem but there's my question: does anyone know what on earth i'm talking about andhas had this happen or seen it? Thanks for reading.

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By Carlos M Contreras on Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 04:42

Go to the notifications preferences and turn off Mail notifications. Some times it is annoying to hear those notifications. I turned them off and now I just hear a sound when I receive a mail, instead of hearing the name of the sender and the subject of the message.

By Siobhan on Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 04:42

Hi. This happens whenI know for a fact I am ot getting anything. The Mail, Jack wants a party or whatever I said, was an example. I understand when it goes of when the mail is open, but i'm talking when it's completely closed. Thanks guys. :)

By DebbieApril on Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 04:42

If mail is checked in the notifications preferences, then the messages will still appear and be read by voice over even when the mail app is closed.

By Katie P on Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 04:42

If I am understanding this correctly, I think I have encountered it a time or two. In my case, what I think is happening is the mail app is getting hung up and is not completely closing upon exit. I actually have to go into Force Quit with Option Command escape, then I have to find mail and force it to close. I hope this makes sense. Yeah, I know, this almost sounds too much like a windows trick. :P