Is there any way for me to attach a text label to shortcut keys to be
spoken by NVDA 2018.1 when I press them?

For example: When I press [F12] to copy last spoken string to clipboard.
I hear a beep, but I rather have it say "Copied to clipboard" instead.


Is there anyway for me to do this?

Hi Group,


Waterfox works quite well with NVDA. I suppose it's no surprise--since the basic underlying code is Mozilla. This is only for 64 bit systems.


It is supposed to work well with unsigned add ons. I was hoping it would work well with the latest add on version of Webvisum. Unfortunately, I cannot get it to work with Webvisum. Has anyone else been able to get Webvisum to work with Waterfox? The latest version of Webvisum is signed. I wonder if a previous version of Webvisum would work with Waterfox--the one that is unsigned. If it can be made to do so, that would be a great boon to anyone who is now having to pay for Renola or Capcha Be Gone.


Thanks for any help.


--
They Ask Me If I'm Happy; I say Yes.
They ask: "How Happy are You?"
I Say: "I'm as happy as a stow away chimpanzee on a banana boat!"

Try Adobe Digital Editions.

Rui


Às 20:01 de 21/03/2018, Lanie Molinar escreveu:

Hi, everyone. Is there a good free EPUB reader that works on Windows 10 and is accessible with NVDA? I know you can read EPUB files with Microsoft Edge, but I was unsure of how well that works since I don't use Edge very much at all. I have Adobe Digital Editions, and reading books is accessible, but the list of books in my library isn't. It doesn't read any of the information about the book, so I have to use OCR to see which book I'm focused on, which is really annoying. I do like how Adobe Digital Editions syncs all books I add to my library with my Adobe account, but I'm willing to do without that if there's a more accessible alternative. Does anyone know of one? Thanks.


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Hello,
Brian's comment about Narrator is relevant to this thread, has anyone
tried narrator lately? it's a nightmare as far as I am concerned, I just
go round and round in circles, long may NVDA continue to prosper.
Incedentally, Freedom scientific are proposing doing away with 40 minute
mode for Jaws, in favour of a 30 day trial, after which you will need to
pay for the program, I heard that on one of their Webinars, or whatever
they call them, when Eric Damery was talking to Jonathon Mosen,
Sorry for the off topic comment, but I know many people use Jaws in 40
minute mode as an extra reference source.



Best Regards, Jim.
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun Everiss
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 9:16 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: Re: [nvda] Win 10 mail app and forcing it to use Edge?

Probably, ofcause there will be ways round it, I will for example never
use their email program as long as thunderbird continues to be fine with
its esr version till its not.




On 21/03/2018 10:29 p.m., Brian's Mail list account via Groups.Io wrote:

There are rumours circulating that Microsoft intends to hard code the
choice of browser that there mail app opens when you click on a link
in an email. This of course will be Edge.
So is this more nanny mode assuming people are not able to protect
themselves, or an attempt to get Edge to be the logical choice for
home users.
Can you imagine what might happen if they suddenly decided anyone
using a screenreader would have to use Narrator and turned the others
off?

Weird if true.
Brian

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Need help deactivating a  licence. The deactivate is not active. My PC needed to restalle W10. Using NVDA and W10.

Holger Fiallo

QRead which has been mentioned before. I think I paid something like $30. But well worth it.
Back in the day, I used an add-on in Firefox called ePubReader, but don’t' know if it's still supported.
Remember though, ePub books are basically just zipped HTML files.

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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Lanie Molinar
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 1:02 PM
To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
Subject: [nvda] Accessible EPUB Reader

Hi, everyone. Is there a good free EPUB reader that works on Windows 10 and is accessible with NVDA? I know you can read EPUB files with Microsoft Edge, but I was unsure of how well that works since I don't use Edge very much at all. I have Adobe Digital Editions, and reading books is accessible, but the list of books in my library isn't. It doesn't read any of the information about the book, so I have to use OCR to see which book I'm focused on, which is really annoying. I do like how Adobe Digital Editions syncs all books I add to my library with my Adobe account, but I'm willing to do without that if there's a more accessible alternative. Does anyone know of one? Thanks.


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There are rumours circulating that Microsoft intends to hard code the
choice of browser that there mail app opens when you click on a link
in an email. This of course will be Edge.
So is this more nanny mode assuming people are not able to protect
themselves, or an attempt to get Edge to be the logical choice for
home users.
Can you imagine what might happen if they suddenly decided anyone
using a screenreader would have to use Narrator and turned the others
off?

Weird if true.
Brian

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https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/21/9008463/toshiba-ceo-quits-in-1-2-billion-accounting-scandal


On 3/21/2018 8:34 AM, Shaun Everiss wrote:

What scandle, I never heard about that.




On 21/03/2018 12:14 p.m., enes sarıbaş wrote:

the reason that toshiba is not mentioned is that they have withdrawn from the pc market for consumer systems. Toshiba got bankrupted after the accounting scandal


On 3/20/2018 9:27 PM, Tyler Wood wrote:

Surprisingly, nobody has mentioned Toshiba.

Very well built, everything is 100% accessible and there is even the ability to configure bios settings from within windows using the hw utility.


Hp laptops are, unless business class, poorly built and prone to hinge failure a few years down the road in my experience.


If you really want a nice device, check out the surface book. You can get the first generation which still holds up quite well or the 2nd generation - either way you go, you're getting one heck of a computer that will last you and with none of the junk from other manufacturer, just windows.


On 20-Mar-2018 1:15 PM, Ervin, Glenn wrote:

Usually, however  the audio is not as good in my experiences.

Glenn

*From:*nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Chris Mullins
*Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2018 1:01 PM
*To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io
*Subject:* Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

I once had a chat with someone on the HP Support desk who said  that business class laptops are designed to be more robust than those for the home market.  My Hp is now over 6 years old, used evry day and still going strong.

Cheers

Chris

*From:*nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io> [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Ronald J Glaser
*Sent:* 20 March 2018 16:41
*To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

I own two lenovo computers and I am very happy with them they are business class computers but well worth it.

On 3/20/2018 11:22 AM, Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:

    I see what you mean now. Yes, for what she wants to do, it'

    s better for her to have something that will last for a long
    time. I've heard that Lenovo is a very good brand.

    -----Original Message-----

    From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
    [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jaffar Sidek

    Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 6:45 AM

    To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

    Subject: Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

    Well, she is taking up software engineering, which means that she
    needs a machine that can handle intensive work loads when she
    writes her programs.  She needs the space to install the
    programming environments that she will be working in, which
    includes IDEs, Debuggers and a lot of storage space because  the
    writeten programs itself takes up a considerable amount of space,
    ram and memory.  Furthermore, Lenovo is one of the longest
    lasting machines out there.  I've had mine for almost

    4 years now and it is still performing to it's high standards.  I
    bought mine for around the same price, might be a bit less, but
    I've had no issues with my lenovo machine even though I use it
    for my programming work, plus music production work almost
    daily.  Sometimes, it is helpful to ourselves to pay for
    something that lasts, pick our pocket once, but never have to
    worry about longevity and reliability for at least a few years.
    Cheers!

    On 3/20/2018 12:33 PM, Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:

        That sounds like it's very expensive.

        -----Original Message-----

        From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
        [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of

        Don H

        Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 1:36 PM

        To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

        Subject: Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

        I think it is crazy to pay so much for a laptop.

        On 3/17/2018 1:39 PM, Lanie Molinar wrote:

            I just looked at the Lenovo website since several people
            recommended

            them. They have a 10% student discount on some of their
            laptops. I

            think I might have just found a good one for me. Take a
            look at this:

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/ThinkPad-X3

            8

            0-Yoga/p/20LH000MUS

            I like how it can be a laptop or a tablet and how it has a

            fingerprint reader. My mom said that I could get both a
            laptop and a

            Braille notetaker or display if I could keep the payments
            for each

            one under

            $100 per month. I did some calculations and found out
            that with this

            laptop, if I take 2 years to pay it off, the payments
            would be about

            $84 per month. It sounds like a really nice laptop. What
            do you all think?

            On 3/17/2018 12:44 PM, Andre wrote:

                How about computers for the blind.com? Phone:
                214-340-6328

                -----Original Message-----

                From: nvda@nvda.groups.io
                <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
                [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of

                Lanie Molinar

                Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 11:01 AM

                To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

                Subject: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

                Hi, everyone. This is Lanie Molinar. I'm sending this
                to a lot of

                lists at once. Some are tech-related, some are
                related to software

                development, and some are for students. I might have
                to get a new

                laptop soon and have a few questions. First, let me
                give you a

                little background info to help you understand what
                I'm looking for.

                I'm a college student getting a degree in Software
                Engineering, so

                I'll be working with code and developing things. I
                also have several

                disabilities and health issues in addition to my
                blindness, so I

                can't do much physically and spend a lot of my day on
                the computer

                doing schoolwork, taking surveys for extra money,
                gaming, and doing

                lots of other stuff. I'm fairly sure that I want a
                computer with

                Windows 10, not a Mac, although I'm willing to look
                into a Mac if

                that seems better. I would also be happy with
                something running

                Linux. I definitely want something new, not used,
                with plenty of RAM.

                There are so many options that I'm just not sure what
                to look for or

                where to get it. Again, I also need something that
                can handle being

                used all day, gaming, and developing software. My
                family is

                low-income, so I need to get it from somewhere that
                offers good

                payment plans. Can anyone give me some advice on how
                to choose a

                laptop, good places to buy one from, and what I
                should get? For

                those on software

                development- related lists, I'm interested in what
                would be best for

                a developer. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.

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Hi,
I have NVDA 18.1 on a laptop that's running up to date Windows 7. I tend to
keep this laptop hibernated when not using it and I shut down and restart
weekly for the Windows updates.
Since updating my NVDA to 18.1 I frequently find there's no sound when I
open the laptop. I've used the key command for starting/restarting NVDA but
still no sound. A sighted person has told me that the NVDA sign in dialogue
is on the screen even though there's no sound and the laptop is NOT muted.
Fiddling around, escape key and such, gets me some sound even if I end up
finding two NVDA icons in the system tray after regaining sound. I click on
one of those and it goes away.
I apologize if this explanation sounds confusing... Do any of you have any
idea what's going on and what I could do to avoid the problem?

Also, on another issue, does the newest Firefox work with NVDA and Win7, or
should I continue to wait before updating my Firefox?

Thanks,
LM

Hi everyone,

As part of the SPL add-on development process, I would like to receive comments on the following proposals:

Few days ago, a broadcaster sent a message to NVDA users list suggesting a feature for SPL add-on where various info about a playlist can be copied to the clipboard or to a text file. This is in part inspired by a feature in JAWS scripts for SPL Studio where playlist info can be copied to the clipboard or stored in a file. After thinking about this for a while and looking at usage scenarios, I felt it would be best to implement this in the add-on. Possible usage scenarios include sharing a list of tracks for a show to listeners for future reference, keeping a record of tracks for royalty reasons and what not.

When it comes to actually implementing it, I found that it is an easy task: have a list of tracks somewhere, which will then be stored in a text file. But if I did just that, it would amount to “stealing”. Thus I decided to add a little twist to this feature that will surprise current and potential users.

The result: Playlist Transcripts. For those who may have forgotten what a “transcript” is, a transcript is a textual record of spoken word, or for some people, a comprehensive academic record. I’m calling it “playlist transcripts” because not only this feature will “transcribe” playlist information, but it’ll also store the transcript into a file or prepare it for copying and pasting somewhere.

But that’s not all: you’ll be able to tell NVDA to “transform” playlist data into numerous formats: text to be copied and pasted to and from clipboard, text file with numerous track info formats, an HTML table, a nested HTML list, CSV (comma-separated values), a Markdown table, an m3u playlist, you name it. Plus, you’ll be able to not only capture the entire playlist, but also a part of it, and perhaps in the future, limit transcripts based on information entered into columns such as looking at tracks from a specific genre. And the cool thing is that NVDA has all the necessary building blocks to make this (surprise) into a real thing.

Also, given that playlist analysis features are expanding, I’m thinking about grouping various features under one brand, tentatively known as “Playlist Analyzer”. This feature will group track time analysis, playlist snapshots, and the new playlist transcripts under a common theme. All three have (or will have) something in common: playlist analysis range, defined by a playlist analysis marker (SPL Assistant, F9). For example, if you wish to analyze an hour’s worth of tracks, you can mark the hour marker for that hour, move to the last track of the hour and either take a snapshot (showing statistics on tracks for the hour such as average duration and top artist), get total duration (track time analysis), or view a CSV representation of that hour’s playlist (playlist transcripts).

As for when these will appear: playlist transcripts will be done over several months, and Playlist Analyzer theme will be ready as early as version 18.06 (around NVDACon 2018). To give you a taste of what playlist transcripts will look like, I’ll release a fast ring snapshot around March 23^rd that’ll let you see the playlist data as an HTML table (on a separate window), invoked via SPL Assistant, X (eXperimental).

If you have any comments, additional suggestions, questions, concerns and what not, please let us (this list) know.

Cheers,

Joseph

What scandle, I never heard about that.




On 21/03/2018 12:14 p.m., enes sarıbaş wrote:

the reason that toshiba is not mentioned is that they have withdrawn from the pc market for consumer systems. Toshiba got bankrupted after the accounting scandal


On 3/20/2018 9:27 PM, Tyler Wood wrote:

Surprisingly, nobody has mentioned Toshiba.

Very well built, everything is 100% accessible and there is even the ability to configure bios settings from within windows using the hw utility.


Hp laptops are, unless business class, poorly built and prone to hinge failure a few years down the road in my experience.


If you really want a nice device, check out the surface book. You can get the first generation which still holds up quite well or the 2nd generation - either way you go, you're getting one heck of a computer that will last you and with none of the junk from other manufacturer, just windows.


On 20-Mar-2018 1:15 PM, Ervin, Glenn wrote:

Usually, however  the audio is not as good in my experiences.

Glenn

*From:*nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Chris Mullins
*Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2018 1:01 PM
*To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io
*Subject:* Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

I once had a chat with someone on the HP Support desk who said  that business class laptops are designed to be more robust than those for the home market.  My Hp is now over 6 years old, used evry day and still going strong.

Cheers

Chris

*From:*nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io> [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] *On Behalf Of *Ronald J Glaser
*Sent:* 20 March 2018 16:41
*To:* nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
*Subject:* Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

I own two lenovo computers and I am very happy with them they are business class computers but well worth it.

On 3/20/2018 11:22 AM, Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:

    I see what you mean now. Yes, for what she wants to do, it'

    s better for her to have something that will last for a long
    time. I've heard that Lenovo is a very good brand.

    -----Original Message-----

    From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
    [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jaffar Sidek

    Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 6:45 AM

    To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

    Subject: Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

    Well, she is taking up software engineering, which means that she
    needs a machine that can handle intensive work loads when she
    writes her programs.  She needs the space to install the
    programming environments that she will be working in, which
    includes IDEs, Debuggers and a lot of storage space because  the
    writeten programs itself takes up a considerable amount of space,
    ram and memory.  Furthermore, Lenovo is one of the longest
    lasting machines out there.  I've had mine for almost

    4 years now and it is still performing to it's high standards.  I
    bought mine for around the same price, might be a bit less, but
    I've had no issues with my lenovo machine even though I use it
    for my programming work, plus music production work almost
    daily.  Sometimes, it is helpful to ourselves to pay for
    something that lasts, pick our pocket once, but never have to
    worry about longevity and reliability for at least a few years.
    Cheers!

    On 3/20/2018 12:33 PM, Rosemarie Chavarria wrote:

        That sounds like it's very expensive.

        -----Original Message-----

        From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
        [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of

        Don H

        Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 1:36 PM

        To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

        Subject: Re: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

        I think it is crazy to pay so much for a laptop.

        On 3/17/2018 1:39 PM, Lanie Molinar wrote:

            I just looked at the Lenovo website since several people
            recommended

            them. They have a 10% student discount on some of their
            laptops. I

            think I might have just found a good one for me. Take a
            look at this:

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/ThinkPad-X3

            8

            0-Yoga/p/20LH000MUS

            I like how it can be a laptop or a tablet and how it has a

            fingerprint reader. My mom said that I could get both a
            laptop and a

            Braille notetaker or display if I could keep the payments
            for each

            one under

            $100 per month. I did some calculations and found out
            that with this

            laptop, if I take 2 years to pay it off, the payments
            would be about

            $84 per month. It sounds like a really nice laptop. What
            do you all think?

            On 3/17/2018 12:44 PM, Andre wrote:

                How about computers for the blind.com? Phone:
                214-340-6328

                -----Original Message-----

                From: nvda@nvda.groups.io
                <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>
                [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of

                Lanie Molinar

                Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 11:01 AM

                To: nvda@nvda.groups.io <mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io>

                Subject: [nvda] Choosing a Laptop

                Hi, everyone. This is Lanie Molinar. I'm sending this
                to a lot of

                lists at once. Some are tech-related, some are
                related to software

                development, and some are for students. I might have
                to get a new

                laptop soon and have a few questions. First, let me
                give you a

                little background info to help you understand what
                I'm looking for.

                I'm a college student getting a degree in Software
                Engineering, so

                I'll be working with code and developing things. I
                also have several

                disabilities and health issues in addition to my
                blindness, so I

                can't do much physically and spend a lot of my day on
                the computer

                doing schoolwork, taking surveys for extra money,
                gaming, and doing

                lots of other stuff. I'm fairly sure that I want a
                computer with

                Windows 10, not a Mac, although I'm willing to look
                into a Mac if

                that seems better. I would also be happy with
                something running

                Linux. I definitely want something new, not used,
                with plenty of RAM.

                There are so many options that I'm just not sure what
                to look for or

                where to get it. Again, I also need something that
                can handle being

                used all day, gaming, and developing software. My
                family is

                low-income, so I need to get it from somewhere that
                offers good

                payment plans. Can anyone give me some advice on how
                to choose a

                laptop, good places to buy one from, and what I
                should get? For

                those on software

                development- related lists, I'm interested in what
                would be best for

                a developer. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks.

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Is there any way for me to attach a text label to shortcut keys to be spoken by NVDA 2018.1 when I press them?

For example: When I press [F12] to copy last spoken string to clipboard. I hear a beep, but I rather have it say "Copied to clipboard" instead.

                Is there anyway for me to do this?

Balabolka is free and reads a number of  formats.

At 04:01 PM 3/21/2018, Lanie Molinar, wrote:

Hi, everyone. Is there a good free EPUB reader that works on Windows 10 and is accessible with NVDA? I know you can read EPUB files with Microsoft Edge, but I was unsure of how well that works since I don't use Edge very much at all. I have Adobe Digital Editions, and reading books is accessible, but the list of books in my library isn't. It doesn't read any of the information about the book, so I have to use OCR to see which book I'm focused on, which is really annoying. I do like how Adobe Digital Editions syncs all books I add to my library with my Adobe account, but I'm willing to do without that if there's a more accessible alternative. Does anyone know of one? Thanks.


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