Change:
Type: <bFeature Request</bCC Just like other audio cues, please reduce aria alert when "" is used. VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.84.0-insider (, 2023-10-17T05:34:42.128Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0. Modes: <!-- generated by issue reporter --
also when is used
To verify, Enable Enable a screen reader Format a document Verify that the screen reader doesn't alert and you just hear the audio cue
Verified, but found this:

Discussion:
...baseProperty }, [AccessibilityAlertSettingId.Save]: { <del> 'markdownDescription': localize('alert.save', "When in screen reader mode, alerts when a file is saved. Also see {0}", '`#audioCues.save#`'), </del> <ins> 'markdownDescription': localize('alert.save', "When in screen reader mode, alerts when a file is saved. Note that this will be ignored when {0} is enabled.", '`#audioCues.save#`'), </ins> 'type': 'string', 'enum': ['userGesture', 'always', 'never'], <del> 'default': 'never', </del> <ins> 'default': 'always', </ins> 'enumDescriptions': [ localize('alert.save.userGesture', "Alerts when a file is saved via user gesture."), localize('alert.save.always', "Alerts whenever is a file is saved, including auto save."),

tags: ['accessibility'] }, [AccessibilityAlertSettingId.Format]: { <del> 'markdownDescription': localize('alert.format', "When in screen reader mode, alerts when a file or notebook cell is formatted. Also see {0}", '`#audioCues.format#`'), </del> <ins> 'markdownDescription': localize('alert.format', "When in screen reader mode, alerts when a file or notebook cell is formatted. Note that this will be ignored when {0} is enabled.", '`#audioCues.format#`'), </ins> 'type': 'string', 'enum': ['userGesture', 'always', 'never'], <del> 'default': 'never', </del> <ins> 'default': 'always', </ins> 'enumDescriptions': [ localize('alert.format.userGesture', "Alerts when a file is formatted via user gesture."), localize('alert.format.always', "Alerts whenever is a file is formatted, including auto save, on cell execution, and more."),

if (!alertSetting) { return; } <del> const alertSettingValue: NotificationSetting = this._configurationService.getValue(alertSetting); if (this._shouldNotify(alertSettingValue, userGesture)) { this._logService.debug('AccessibleNotificationService alerting: ', alertMessage); this._accessibilityService.alert(alertMessage); } </del> const audioCueSetting: NotificationSetting = this._configurationService.getValue(audioCue.settingsKey); if (this._shouldNotify(audioCueSetting, userGesture)) { this._logService.debug('AccessibleNotificationService playing sound: ', audioCue.name); <ins> console.log('AccessibleNotificationService playing sound: ', audioCue.name); </ins> // Play sound bypasses the usual audio cue checks IE screen reader optimized, auto, etc. this._audioCueService.playSound(audioCue.sound.getSound(), true); <ins> return; } const alertSettingValue: NotificationSetting = this._configurationService.getValue(alertSetting); if (this._shouldNotify(alertSettingValue, userGesture)) { this._logService.debug('AccessibleNotificationService alerting: ', alertMessage); console.log('AccessibleNotificationService alerting: ', alertMessage); this._accessibilityService.alert(alertMessage); </ins> } }