i tried nvda f5 and immediately nvda said refreshed and read the
content very soon at the moment!
i tested with my favorite version of nvda (which is 2017.1) and i dont
see hangs or crashes even i open many many tabs in firefox without
closing for many hours!

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> I suggest you ask this question as an issue on github. I to was under the
> same impression as you.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacob@...>
> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA + F5 hotkey doing an actual document reload
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>> Problem with standard F5 keystroke is that almost every single browser
>> will then just reload the page from scratch, losing all DHTML content
>> changes.
>>
>>
>> I do also know that NVDA key + number row 5 is meant to turn on
>> reporting of dynamic content changes, but, it won't always work, partly
>> since, at times, the webpages document-object-model will be rather
>> extensive.
>>
>>
>> Either way, I had just thought/assumed that it was offering/implementing
>> a form of virtual page buffer refresh, but anyway - will play around
>> with other keystrokes, alt+tabbing away from window, and back to it,
>> etc. etc.
>>
>>
>> Stay well
>>
>>
>> Jacob Kruger
>> Blind Biker
>> Skype: BlindZA
>> "Resistance is futile...but, acceptance is versatile..."
>>
>> On 8/14/2018 1:59 PM, Gene wrote:
>>> I believe it does reload the document, because, as I recall, I think
>>> it takes too long than to just refresh the buffer. If so, it is doing
>>> the same thing as just f5. Of course, if you reload the document, you
>>> are reloading the buffer. But try turning browse mode off and then on
>>> with NVDA key space. This may just refresh the buffer.
>>> If NVDA key f5 is explained in the manual, I don't know where. It
>>> isn't discussed in the browse mode section. It is probably mentioned
>>> in the quick reference guide, but it may well not clarify what it does.
>>> Gene
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Jacob Kruger <mailto:jacob@...>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 14, 2018 5:45 AM
>>> *To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
>>> *Subject:* [nvda] NVDA + F5 hotkey doing an actual document reload
>>>
>>> This is something I think has been going on across a few versions of
>>> NVDA now, and, just wanted to confirm that it's not me that's confused.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am currently making use of Version: alpha-15854,a8bda064, FWIW.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyway, I was under the impression that, for example, in a web browser,
>>> the hotkey combination of NVDA + F5 should repopulate the virtual buffer
>>> rendition of the page contents - I do need this at times since I work
>>> with dynamic web contents - but, it seems to, literally, just reload the
>>> page as if you'd clicked on something like the browsers own refresh
>>> button, or as if you'd in fact told NVDA that the next keypress should
>>> be passed directly through to the operating system?
>>>
>>>
>>> Or am I incorrect in having thought it only repopulated a form of
>>> virtual buffer for the webpage?
>>>
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>
>>> Jacob Kruger
>>> 082 413 4791
>>> Skype: BlindZA
>>> "Resistance is futile...but, acceptance is versatile..."
>>>
>>>
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