The NVDA error sound is no longer played in release candidates and fi…

…nal releases. Note that errors are still logged.

source/logHandler.py

@@ -133,9 +133,12 @@ def exception(self, msg="", exc_info=True):
 class FileHandler(logging.FileHandler):
 
 	def handle(self,record):
+		# Late import because versionInfo requires gettext, which isn't yet initialised when logHandler is first imported.
+		import versionInfo
 		if record.levelno>=logging.CRITICAL:
 			winsound.PlaySound("SystemHand",winsound.SND_ALIAS)
-		elif record.levelno>=logging.ERROR:
+		elif record.levelno>=logging.ERROR and versionInfo.isTestVersion:
+			# Only play the error sound if this is a test version.
 			try:
 				nvwave.playWaveFile("waves\\error.wav")
 			except:

source/versionInfo.py

@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ def _updateVersionFromVCS():
 Or see the file Copying.txt that came with this software.""")%globals()
 
 _updateVersionFromVCS()
+# A test version is anything other than a final or rc release.
+isTestVersion = not version[0].isdigit() or "alpha" in version or "beta" in version

user_docs/en/whats new.txt

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Major highlights of this release include support for 64 bit editions of Windows;
 	* the navigatorObject_where script (ctrl+NVDA+numpad5) has been removed. This key combination did not work on some keyboards, nore was the script found to be that useful.
 	* the navigatorObject_currentDimentions script has been remapped to NVDA+numpadDelete. The old key combination did not work on some keyboards. This script also now reports the width and height of the object instead of the right/bottom coordinates.
 	* Improved performance (especially on netbooks) when many beeps occur in quick succession; e.g. fast mouse movement with audio coordinates enabled. (#396)
+	* The NVDA error sound is no longer played in release candidates and final releases. Note that errors are still logged.
 
 === Bug Fixes ===
 	* When NVDA is run from an 8.3 dos path, but it is installed in the related long path (e.g. progra~1 verses program files) NVDA will correctly  identify that it is an installed copy and properly load the user's settings.