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Re: Can AS change the system beep?
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Re: Can AS change the system beep?


  • Subject: Re: Can AS change the system beep?
  • From: Luther Fuller <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:48:49 -0500

On Jun 14, 2007, at 1:33 PM, Philip Aker wrote:
Yes, you can probably script System Preferences but a more expedient way is to use the shell command "defaults" in a 'do shell script':

do shell script "defaults -currentHost read | grep com.apple.sound.beep"

I'm puzzled by something. This command indicates that the system beep is stored in a file named "com.apple.sound.beep.plist" or at least in a plist file whose name begins with "com.apple.sound". I've looked for such a file in the Library, System and User folders, but there is none. Yet, I am able to change the system beep via the System Prefs Sound pane, so I presume the value is stored somewhere.


When I enter 'defaults domains' in Terminal, the domains list does NOT include "com.apple.sound...", but when I enter ...
defaults -currentHost read | grep com.apple.sound.beep
I DO get what appears to be correct results ...
"com.apple.sound.beep.enabled" = 1;
"com.apple.sound.beep.sound" = "/System/Library/Sounds/ Glass.aiff";
"com.apple.sound.beep.volume" = 0.9972414;


Does anyone know the path to the file where this information is stored?

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