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Can the "highlight browse mode cursor" feature be customized (color)?
It's nice that the "focus highlight" addon is implemented directly in NVDA now, as of 2019.3. Github issue 9064 notes, "The current highlighter colors might be difficult for some people to see. In the future, I'd like this to be configurable."
Having the color configurable in the settings dialog is obviously ideal but in the meantime is there a config file somewhere that could be manually changed to control the color? Specifically, the browse mode cursor is a yellow rectangle by default. Since many webpages have a white background, the yellow is difficult to see (as noted in github). I'm hoping the highlight colors aren't hardcoded into the app but rather come from a config file.
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Re: Progress bar does not read in Windows Defender
Morne van der Merwe
Hello Ralf,
Thanks for the advice. My progress bar is set correctly so it does read the progress randomly. I tried to use the screen and object review in Defender with no success. Objec review only focuses the cursor on the “cancel button” and screen review only says “blank.”
I will give it a try again though.
Have a wonderful evening.
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ralf Kefferpuetz
Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 2020 15:02 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Progress bar does not read in Windows Defender
Hi Morné,
Cheers, Ralf
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Morne van der Merwe
Hello list,
I am running the latest versions of both Windows 10 and NVDA.
When a virus scan with Windows Defender is being performed, NVDA does not read the progress bar of the scan. Is there a way to read the progress bar since object and screen review do not work.
Lastly, why is NVDA sluggish when typing in Microsoft 365? While I am typing this email, NVDA gets way behind my typing speed.
Kind regards to all and stay healthy.
Morné
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Re: Office 365 with NVDA
Ralf Kefferpuetz
Yes, you wont get 2019 or 365 automatically, you will stay with 2016. With a 365 subscription you always get the newest release of Office.
Cheers, Ralf
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Monte Single
Sent: Mittwoch, 13. Mai 2020 14:43 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Office 365 with NVDA
Hi,
I have Office 2016, it gets updates at no extra cost. Am I missing something? Thanks, Monte
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of heaven.lists92@...
Dear Denis
The main advantage of Microsoft 365 is that Office stays up-to-date at no extra cost.
Kind regards
Heaven
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dennis L
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Office 365 with NVDA? Will it find my account in office 2016?
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Re: Progress bar does not read in Windows Defender
Ralf Kefferpuetz
Hi Morné,
Cheers, Ralf
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Morne van der Merwe
Sent: Mittwoch, 13. Mai 2020 14:32 To: NVDA <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Subject: [nvda] Progress bar does not read in Windows Defender
Hello list,
I am running the latest versions of both Windows 10 and NVDA.
When a virus scan with Windows Defender is being performed, NVDA does not read the progress bar of the scan. Is there a way to read the progress bar since object and screen review do not work.
Lastly, why is NVDA sluggish when typing in Microsoft 365? While I am typing this email, NVDA gets way behind my typing speed.
Kind regards to all and stay healthy.
Morné
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Re: NVDA and Excel problem
Ralf Kefferpuetz
Quentin, I commented an issue and uploaded an example workbook. https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/5012
cheers, Ralf
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Quentin Christensen
Sent: Mittwoch, 13. Mai 2020 07:44 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA and Excel problem
Here's an issue for this: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/10401
Ralf - there are a couple of issues with drop-down lists in Excel that I know of (this one, I thought was newish, but there is one with lists not reading in Excel 2013 specifically, and another one for items in drop down lists being read out twice which is also still present). If your issue is among those then hopefully its scope is captured there, otherwise do let us know what you are experiencing to make sure we are aware of it).
For this particular bug, pressing ALT twice is one way of overcoming it (or alt+tab twice as suggested elsewhere).
Quentin.
On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 5:49 AM Ralf Kefferpuetz <ralf.kefferpuetz@...> wrote:
-- Quentin Christensen
Web: www.nvaccess.org Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/ Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/ User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess
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Re: Office 365 with NVDA
Morne van der Merwe
Hello Denis,
Just for interest: Office 365’s name has changed at the beginning of May to Microsoft 365. I can really recommend it because you are always up to date with the newest features and updates.
I don’t know where you live, but in South Africa, a Microsoft package can be very expensive. For me to pay a small amount per month for 365 is more cost effective. So another advantage is that it will not hurt your wallet.
Take care
Morné
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of heaven.lists92@...
Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 2020 14:35 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Office 365 with NVDA
Dear Denis
The main advantage of Microsoft 365 is that Office stays up-to-date at no extra cost.
Kind regards
Heaven
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dennis L
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Office 365 with NVDA? Will it find my account in office 2016?
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Re: Office 365 with NVDA
Monte Single
Hi,
I have Office 2016, it gets updates at no extra cost. Am I missing something? Thanks, Monte
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io [mailto:nvda@nvda.groups.io] On Behalf Of heaven.lists92@...
Sent: May-13-20 6:35 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Office 365 with NVDA
Dear Denis
The main advantage of Microsoft 365 is that Office stays up-to-date at no extra cost.
Kind regards
Heaven
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dennis L
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Office 365 with NVDA? Will it find my account in office 2016?
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Re: Office 365 with NVDA
heaven.lists92@...
Dear Denis
The main advantage of Microsoft 365 is that Office stays up-to-date at no extra cost.
Kind regards
Heaven
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Dennis L
Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:48 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] Office 365 with NVDA
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Office 365 with NVDA? Will it find my account in office 2016?
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Progress bar does not read in Windows Defender
Morne van der Merwe
Hello list,
I am running the latest versions of both Windows 10 and NVDA.
When a virus scan with Windows Defender is being performed, NVDA does not read the progress bar of the scan. Is there a way to read the progress bar since object and screen review do not work.
Lastly, why is NVDA sluggish when typing in Microsoft 365? While I am typing this email, NVDA gets way behind my typing speed.
Kind regards to all and stay healthy.
Morné
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Re: Office 365 with NVDA
Quentin Christensen
Hi Dennis, I wrote a piece about this for our In-process blog back in 2019. The issues and considerations are basically still the same now: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-11th-september-2018/ Quentin.
On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 1:48 PM Dennis L <dennisl1982@...> wrote:
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Quentin Christensen Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/ Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/ User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess
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Re: NVDA and Excel problem
Quentin Christensen
Here's an issue for this:
https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/10401 Ralf - there are a couple of issues with drop-down lists in Excel that I know of (this one, I thought was newish, but there is one with lists not reading in Excel 2013 specifically, and another one for items in drop down lists being read out twice which is also still present). If your issue is among those then hopefully its scope is captured there, otherwise do let us know what you are experiencing to make sure we are aware of it). For this particular bug, pressing ALT twice is one way of overcoming it (or alt+tab twice as suggested elsewhere). Quentin.
On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 5:49 AM Ralf Kefferpuetz <ralf.kefferpuetz@...> wrote:
--
Quentin Christensen Training and Support Manager Training: https://www.nvaccess.org/shop/ Certification: https://certification.nvaccess.org/ User group: https://nvda.groups.io/g/nvda Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess Twitter: @NVAccess
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Office 365 with NVDA
Dennis L
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Office 365 with NVDA? Will it find my account in office 2016?
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Re: NVDA Systematic Crash
Luke Davis
Vlad
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You need to start re-enabling one add-on at a time, then check after the next log in whether it's working. When it fails, you'll know which add-on is causing it. If you find one that causes it, disable that one again, and enable some other one, and see if it continues. Then you'll have a good idea where the problem is. Also, get the Add-on Updater add-on if you don't have it already, to make sure all your add-ons are on the latest versions. Luke
On Tue, 12 May 2020, Vlad Dragomir wrote:
Thanks once more Joseph. I did just that. Result: with no add-ons enabled, everything’s perfect, no crash at all. With only a few add-ons enabled, the crash
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Re: NVDA and Excel problem
Ralf Kefferpuetz
The problem with dropdown cells is valid since years…
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ramesh Patil
Sent: Dienstag, 12. Mai 2020 17:18 To: nvda <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Subject: [nvda] NVDA and Excel problrm
Hello all, I am facing some issues with latest NVDA and Excel 2016. If i open any drop down list and select any content from list, after that NVDA stops speaking after pressing down right left arrow or tab. It becomes speakable again when i switch program using Alt plus tab and come back to excel. Another issue sometime NVDA stops speaking in excel without above problem. Switching focus back to excel required Thanks
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Re: New SpeakOn MediaSuite NVDA add-on for version 2019.3.1 and later
Isaac Porat
Hi
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Firstly indeed you can mute the NVDA speech manually, with the add-on you don't need to think about it. If you interact with SpeakOn using the Standard keyboard NVDA might speak when SpeakOn has the focus depending on your general configuration of NVDA (key press echo etc). A very attractive way to interact with SpeakOn is using the Numpad; only 11 keys are required and one can use the numpad from the main keyboard, a USB numpad and even a wireless one. SpeakOn uses the numbers and you don't want NVDA speaking when you operate the keys, indeed you can do this manually. A third way You can interact with SpeakOn is using the touch screen on your laptop or tablet (if you are prepared to learn its gestures). If you do that, you must use the add-on otherwise NVDA gets the input from the screen and the SpeakOn touch gestures don't work. The alternative is to switch Off NVDA which is of course a pain. I hope the purpose of the add-on is now clear. Regards Isaac
On 12/05/2020 18:36, Ron Canazzi wrote:
Hi David,
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Re: Grammar checker
I'll have to play with that add on if I'm ever off line though and editing stuff ffor my flights or streams. I'll have a play with the archives later. Lol! I love learning new things. Take care Sarah Alawami, owner of TFFP. . For more info go to our website. to subscribe to the feed click here and you can also follow us on twitter Our discord is where you will know when we go live on [twitch.](http://twitch.tv/ke7zum] Feel free to give the channel a follow and see what is up there. For stream archives, products you can buy and more visit my main lbry page and my tffp lbry page You will also be able to buy some of my products and eBooks there. Finally, to become a patron and help support the podcast go here
On 12 May 2020, at 9:52, Brian Vogel wrote:
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Re: New SpeakOn MediaSuite NVDA add-on for version 2019.3.1 and later
Ron Canazzi
Hi David,
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What I use is the sleep mode keystroke. It is a toggle insert + shift + S to turn speech on/off as you move from program to program if necessary.
On 5/12/2020 10:53 AM, David Griffith wrote:
The main benefit of the addon is that it automatically mutes and unmutes NVDA as you shift focus to and away from the self voicing aspects of Speak ON. --
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!"
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Re: Grammar checker
On Tue, May 12, 2020 at 12:16 PM, Sarah k Alawami wrote:
I don't have office on that computer.Makes perfect sense. Since the original poster asked specifically about Microsoft Word I was sticking to that environment, at least until Rui mentioned the add-on, which works elsewhere (and could work in Word, but probably isn't necessary there). -- Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363 Science has become just another voice in the room; it has lost its platform. Now, you simply declare your own truth. ~ Dr. Paul A. Offit, in New York Times article, How Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Took Hold in the United States, September 23, 2019
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Re: NVDA Systematic Crash
Gene
It may be better to just let NVDA crash, then start
it again. You said after the first crash, it works properly. The
crash won't hurt anything, it will just mean you have to run the program
again.
it sounds as though NVDA is trying to run before
something in Windows has loaded that an add-on needs to load. If you want
to use all the add-ons you have, as I said, it may just be better to let NVDA
crash. If you are trying to solve the problem because you are worried
about harm being caused, you don't have to worry. Some problems are better
left as they are.
Gene
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From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of
Vlad Dragomir
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 6:35 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] NVDA Systematic Crash
Wow I’m truly grateful then.
One more thing I’ve noticed. If I uncheck the box “Automatically start NVDA after I log on to Windows” in Settings, and manually start NVDA a few seconds after restart, everything’s perfect. Which makes me want to ask this: is there any way to tell NVDA to start, let’s say, 10 seconds after startup? Would that help?
Cheers back,
Vlad.
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Re: New SpeakOn MediaSuite NVDA add-on for version 2019.3.1 and later
Kerryn Gunness
got it thanks
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From: "David Griffith" <daj.griffith@gmail.com> To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [nvda] New SpeakOn MediaSuite NVDA add-on for version 2019.3.1 and later The main benefit of the addon is that it automatically mutes and unmutes NVDA as you shift focus to and away from the self voicing aspects of Speak ON. David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Ron Canazzi Sent: 12 May 2020 15:31 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] New SpeakOn MediaSuite NVDA add-on for version 2019.3.1 and later Hi Group, I am wondering just what added benefit using an add on for Speak On Media Suite would be. I don't use Speak On much any more--since I got my iPhone, but as I recall, Speak On is self voicing and speaks well in all the menus and at all levels. Did something change within that program within the past few months that necessitates an add on? On 5/12/2020 8:38 AM, David Griffith wrote: Further to Isaac's message about the NVDA AddOn for Speak ON-- 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!"
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