Clear

Plays a signal - sound (audio cue) and/or announcement (alert) - when a feature is cleared (for example, the terminal, Debug Console, or Output channel).

{
  "accessibility.signals.clear": {
    "sound": "auto",
    "announcement": "auto"
  } // default
}

Type: object

Default:

{
  "sound": "auto",
  "announcement": "auto"
}

Object Properties:

KeyTypeDefaultRangeDescription
“sound”string“auto”“auto”, “off”, “on”Plays a sound when a feature is cleared.
“announcement”string“auto”“auto”, “off”Announces when a feature is cleared.

Description: Controls if signals and announcements are made when a contextual clear command is exectuted. For sound, auto will only play a sound signal when a screen reader is attached or when "editor.accessibilitySupport": "on", off will never play the sound signal, on will always play the sound signal even when there is no screen reader or if "editor.accessibilitySupport": "off". For announcement, auto will only signal the screen reader to make an announcement when a screen reader is detected, off will never send the signal even when a screen reader is detected.