Re: windows ten and nvda 2017 versions:
Hi all,
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To settle the matter for my add-ons and to answer possible questions: * Can I run current add-ons on older NVDA releases: technically, yes; practically speaking, no. This is more so if you are using an older NVDA release that doesn't include a feature that is desperately needed by current add-ons (Python syntax differences and libraries, for example). In case of any add-ons I'm maintaining, unless otherwise noted, there is a limit as to how old an NVDA release you can use with add-ons. For all practical purposes, my add-ons require NVDA 2019.3 or later for proper functionality. * Does NVDA 2017.3 run on Windows 10: yes and no. The first version to support Windows 10 properly was 2015.3 (I championed for it then). Does this mean 2017.3 works on modern Windows 10? Yes to some degree. What about versions such as May 2019 Update? No because certain features, namely proper support for modern input features, came with later NVDA releases. How about Chromium Edge? NVDA 2017.3 does not properly support it - the only Edge it is familiar with is the one that is, for all practical purposes, end of life. * As a follow-up, will you (Joseph) make add-ons so NVDA 2017.3 users can use more modern Windows 10 features: a year ago I would have thought about it. Today, despite calls for this, my answer is no. We have gotten to a point where we cannot cross the "ocean" to return to the old world, particularly more so since NVDA 2019.3. Cheers, Joseph
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Luke Davis Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 9:34 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] windows ten and nvda 2017 versions: Arlene, Zahra is correct. I keep a copy of 2017.3 around for add-on testing, and its basic functions work quite well under Windows 10 up to, at least, Win 10 version 1909. However, essential items like the Add-on Updater, and Windows 10 App Essentials, do not work with it, unless you dig up some very old versions. Basically it is highly inadvisable to use such an old version of NVDA on Windows 10, and there are rarely any good reasons to do so, unless you need to use it to find bugs for add-ons and things like that. I would certainly never use it as my daily screen reader. Luke On Tue, 23 Jun 2020, zahra wrote: nvda has support for windows ten since 2015.3!
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