Hi all, Folks wishing to look at how the implementation might unfold should read the following spin-off topic on NVDA development list: working on the dictionaries (maybe) URL: https://groups.io/g/nvd

Hi all, Regarding implementation details for solving the dictionary processing madness (we might as well call it at this point), may I ask that we continue this discussion more on the NVDA development

Hi, Another option is to enhance the existing speech dictionaries dialog to prevent duplicate entries from being added, either for the dictionary instance or across all dictionaries (the latter may no

Hi, Is an add-on called Sound Splitter installed? To check, press Alt+NVDA+S and see if NVDA speaks from left and/or both sides. Cheers, Joseph

Hi, The other purpose of temporary dictionary is to experiment with something odd before committing it to the appropriate dictionary. Also, keep in mind that NVDA will process the replaced text furthe

Hi, A more elegant solution is using a chained map where a list of dictionaries will be employed to look up words (this will result in fundamental rewrite to speech dictionary processing facility). Th

Hi, Luke provided a high-level overview, so if you want that one, read that one. This post wil go into what gets done at the source code i.e. slightly lower level: Speech dictionary handler module (sp

Hi all, For folks who have joined us recently: welcome to The Inside Story of NVDA series where a seasoned NVDA developer offers a backstage pass to inner workings of NVDA screen reader. Because we ar

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Hi, NV Access is aware of this: https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/14390 Cheers, Joseph

Hi, Yes - it shifts the rate across values. Originally this checkbox was applicable to eSpeak NG. But when NVDA introduced support for Windows OneCore voices, users said that OneCore rate was slow in

Hi, This is used in eSpeak NG and Windows OneCore voices to boost speech rate if this checkbox is checked. Cheers, Joseph

Hi all, On behalf of NVDA contributors and add-ons community, I wish Reef luck in his new endeavor at Canva. Reef came to NV Access and the NVDA community in 2016 and made an immediate impact with NVD

Hi, The NVDA community add-ons website is happy to take your add-on provided a message is sent toNVDA add-ons list to that effect (we recommend HTTPS rather than HTTP for security). Cheers, Joseph

Hi, This came about as someone responded to an older message from this thread. To answer Steve's question (and hopefully put this thread to rest): NVDA is both free and not exactly free. Think about i

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Hi, NVDA is looking up location rectangle for the control in question. This info consists of two sets of two values: X and Y coordinates of the top left corner of the rectangle (window), and width and

Hi, In theory, yes as Microsoft is encouraging developers to publish apps on the store, including classic desktop apps. Note that for desktop apps, Microsoft Store is just one of the ways to obtain th

Hi, 32-bit is slowly dying - as of Windows 10 May 2020 Update, OEMs are no longer shipping 32-bit systems. While programs do exist to make Windows 10 and 11 user interface and experience mimic Windows

Hi, It could be a factor. Moving to pure 64-bit Python means no direct support for 32-bit x86 apps, limited support for Windows 10 on ARM64 (because only 32-bit x86, no x64 apps can run on it), and re

Hi, I see - this means review cursor may not be effective in reviewing terminal input and output in this scenario. Cheers, Joseph

Hi, Try reviewing by line (numpad 7/8/9). Cheers, Joseph