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Preview and an add-on maintenance announcement: version 23.02 add-on release schedule and features, Explorer Enhancements is now part of Windows App Essentials
Hi, Explorer Enhancements might work on older Windows releases, but things might be different and we cannot guarantee that it wil work properly (the add-on relies on UIA a lot, and Windows 7 is known
Hi, Explorer Enhancements might work on older Windows releases, but things might be different and we cannot guarantee that it wil work properly (the add-on relies on UIA a lot, and Windows 7 is known
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Preview and an add-on maintenance announcement: version 23.02 add-on release schedule and features, Explorer Enhancements is now part of Windows App Essentials
Hi all, I am about to enter my lab to prepare version 23.02 of my add-ons. As announced previously, these add-ons will require NVDA 2022.4 or later, and for all add-ons except Add-on Updater, Windows
Hi all, I am about to enter my lab to prepare version 23.02 of my add-ons. As announced previously, these add-ons will require NVDA 2022.4 or later, and for all add-ons except Add-on Updater, Windows
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Joseph Lee
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Announcement (content warning: death): obituary for John Boyer, original author of Liblouis braille translator used by NVDA
Dear NVDA community, It is with great sadness to announce the death of John Boyer, the original author of Liblouis open-source braille translator used by NVDA and other products. His death was announc
Dear NVDA community, It is with great sadness to announce the death of John Boyer, the original author of Liblouis open-source braille translator used by NVDA and other products. His death was announc
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NVDA is trapping my grave accent key
Hi, Based on latest messages from NVDA add-ons list, it appears NVDA Extensions add-on is the one that ate the grave accent key. Cheers, Joseph
Hi, Based on latest messages from NVDA add-ons list, it appears NVDA Extensions add-on is the one that ate the grave accent key. Cheers, Joseph
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navigation bar frame preview
Hi, Control+F (browser find) and Control+NVDA+F (NVDA browse mode find) will search the entire page (tried with a long Wikipedia article which doesn't fit a single screen; this is Edge 109). Cheers, J
Hi, Control+F (browser find) and Control+NVDA+F (NVDA browse mode find) will search the entire page (tried with a long Wikipedia article which doesn't fit a single screen; this is Edge 109). Cheers, J
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Buttons on websites
Hi, A much better solution: when focused on the button, switch to focus mode (NVDA+Space), press Enter, then switch back to browse mode. I think something odd is going on with this website. Cheers, Js
Hi, A much better solution: when focused on the button, switch to focus mode (NVDA+Space), press Enter, then switch back to browse mode. I think something odd is going on with this website. Cheers, Js
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kindle app not working properly with latest nvda and read all
Hi all, Update: this issue is a regression caused by reintroduction of table say all (https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/14070). For people living with NVDA source code, the Git commit to investi
Hi all, Update: this issue is a regression caused by reintroduction of table say all (https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/14070). For people living with NVDA source code, the Git commit to investi
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Joseph Lee
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kindle app not working properly with latest nvda and read all
Hi all, A week later... I am investigating it at the moment. Testing indicates that this issue popped up in 2022.4 beta 1, making it a bit easier for me to figure out exactly what has changed (I'm doi
Hi all, A week later... I am investigating it at the moment. Testing indicates that this issue popped up in 2022.4 beta 1, making it a bit easier for me to figure out exactly what has changed (I'm doi
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NVDA very sluggish in visual studio 22 as compared to narrator
Hi, Looks like Visual Studio is flooding the event queue (again). Note that after setting selective UIA event registration, you MUST restart NVDA for changes to take effect properly. Cheers, Joseph
Hi, Looks like Visual Studio is flooding the event queue (again). Note that after setting selective UIA event registration, you MUST restart NVDA for changes to take effect properly. Cheers, Joseph
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Getting NVDA to announce inline Emphasis <em> tag when reading html text
Hi, Yes and no: Yes because support for Internet Explorer has ended from Microsoft and will be removed/disabled in February 2023 at the earliest, with the replacement being Microsoft Edge with or with
Hi, Yes and no: Yes because support for Internet Explorer has ended from Microsoft and will be removed/disabled in February 2023 at the earliest, with the replacement being Microsoft Edge with or with
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Joseph Lee
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Braille Display Problem
Hi, Sounds like the braille display detector and background output task (BG thread) are getting confusing data... Some more questions: Can you tell us which Windows release (exact major.minor.build) y
Hi, Sounds like the braille display detector and background output task (BG thread) are getting confusing data... Some more questions: Can you tell us which Windows release (exact major.minor.build) y
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Joseph Lee
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Important notice on Joseph Lee's add-ons: February 2023 releases to require both NVDA 2022.4 and Windows 10 November 2021 Update or later
Hi all, For folks using Add-on Updater: as part of NVDA 2022.4 requirement for upcoming add-on releases, effective January 23, 2023 at 23:00 UTC, Add-on Updater will not offer updates to add-ons unles
Hi all, For folks using Add-on Updater: as part of NVDA 2022.4 requirement for upcoming add-on releases, effective January 23, 2023 at 23:00 UTC, Add-on Updater will not offer updates to add-ons unles
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Does Nvda I have a search function where you can find particular settings or features by typing in a word
Hi, To answer the original post: check to see if "Line numbers" is checked from document formatting settings panel. Cheers, Joseph
Hi, To answer the original post: check to see if "Line numbers" is checked from document formatting settings panel. Cheers, Joseph
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Getting NVDA to announce inline Emphasis <em> tag when reading html text
Hi, Looks like it's time to inform NV Access about supporting emphasis tags in HTML rendering engines in addition to MSHTML... Emphasis works if using Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer mode active
Hi, Looks like it's time to inform NV Access about supporting emphasis tags in HTML rendering engines in addition to MSHTML... Emphasis works if using Microsoft Edge with Internet Explorer mode active
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Problem with ctrl+alt+home
Hi, And looks like a possible cause was found: typo in NVDA source code: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/pull/14554 Keeping an eye on it. Cheers, Joseph
Hi, And looks like a possible cause was found: typo in NVDA source code: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/pull/14554 Keeping an eye on it. Cheers, Joseph
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Informational (with some geeky details): how does Python upgrade really take place, technical reasons for continued Windows 7/8/8.1 support
Hi, The stack corruption fix required a new version of ctypes, which relied on libffi. In other words, libffi is a dependency of ctypes, which is included in Python. Mick from NV Access wrote a fix an
Hi, The stack corruption fix required a new version of ctypes, which relied on libffi. In other words, libffi is a dependency of ctypes, which is included in Python. Mick from NV Access wrote a fix an
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Braille Display Problem
Hi, In addition to what Quentin is asking, can you: Tell us which connection technology you are using (USB, bluetooth, automatic, etc.)? Send a debug log to NV Access (info@...) so folks can
Hi, In addition to what Quentin is asking, can you: Tell us which connection technology you are using (USB, bluetooth, automatic, etc.)? Send a debug log to NV Access (info@...) so folks can
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· #102633
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Problem with ctrl+alt+home
Hi, Confirmed - I'm also noticing that Firefox says 14 columns whereas Chromium-based browsers (Chrome and Edge) are reporting 13 columns, so I suspect a combination of Gecko's rendering of this table
Hi, Confirmed - I'm also noticing that Firefox says 14 columns whereas Chromium-based browsers (Chrome and Edge) are reporting 13 columns, so I suspect a combination of Gecko's rendering of this table
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Problem with ctrl+alt+home
Hi, Does this happen if add-ons are disabled? Cheers, Joseph
Hi, Does this happen if add-ons are disabled? Cheers, Joseph
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· #102623
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Informational (with some geeky details): how does Python upgrade really take place, technical reasons for continued Windows 7/8/8.1 support
Hi all, Hopefully to put all this to rest: my original intention behind my original post is to demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks of both the cutting edge and legacy support, with my central point
Hi all, Hopefully to put all this to rest: my original intention behind my original post is to demonstrate the benefits and drawbacks of both the cutting edge and legacy support, with my central point
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