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So what will happen to my favorite add-ons in the future: September 2019 update

Quentin Christensen
 

Hi everyone,

I have had confirmation from Code Factory that they have a working version for 2019.3 and will release it around when we are getting ready to release 2019.3.  So yes, you will be able to use Eloquence (and Vocalizer) for NVDA 2019.3!

Kind regards

Quentin.

On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 4:27 AM kelby carlson <kelbycarlson@...> wrote:
Will the Eloquence synthesizer ad-ons be compatible with NVDA 2019.3?

On 9/18/19, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@...> wrote:
> Hi NVDA users,
>
>
>
> At least I'm back in action (slightly reduced workload, but working on NVDA
> coding here and there) and some news to share with you regarding what will
> happen to your favorite add-ons in the future.
>
>
>
> First, a bit of a background for people who don't know what I'm talking
> about:
>
>
>
> This past summer (winter for some), I and other NVDA developers worked on
> preparing NVDA for the future. Specifically, with the impending end of life
> of Python 2 (the original language NVDA is coded in), the developers felt
> it
> is time to shift gears and move onto a more modern way of providing equal
> access to technology: Python 3. In addition to some exciting enhancements,
> it brought many changes under the hood that will make NVDA a viable option
> for all of you in the long term, including some performance enhancements,
> smooth internationalization, and much more.
>
>
>
> One of the questions we received in recent weeks has been about your
> favorite add-ons and the upcoming NVDA 2019.3, the first version to be
> powered by Python 3. Although there were initial bumps, I'm delighted to
> announce that majority of add-ons that you know and love will work with
> NVDA
> 2019.3. Take a look at the following items:
>
>
>
> *     63 percent of add-ons hosted on community add-ons website
> (addons.nvda-project.org) are compatible with NVDA 2019.3.
> *     Several authors have indicated plans to introduce Python 3 support
> to their add-ons soon, and others are working hard on porting their add-ons
> to make them future-proof.
> *     Notable add-on developers, including makers of Vocalizer series and
> DictationBridge, have committed to releasing Python 3 compatible versions
> of
> their add-ons in the future. In case of Vocalizer series, an alpha version
> of old Vocalizer Direct (2.x) is being tested, and a public beta of Python
> 3
> compatible DictationBridge is scheduled to be released shortly after NVDA
> 2019.3 beta 1 is released.
>
>
>
> The add-ons community expects more add-ons to join the ranks of
> future-proof
> add-ons as NVDA 2019.3 release approaches. Until then.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Joseph
>
>
>
>
>


--
Kelby Carlson





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Quentin Christensen
Training and Support Manager
kelby carlson <kelbycarlson@...>
 

Will the Eloquence synthesizer ad-ons be compatible with NVDA 2019.3?

On 9/18/19, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@...> wrote:
Hi NVDA users,



At least I'm back in action (slightly reduced workload, but working on NVDA
coding here and there) and some news to share with you regarding what will
happen to your favorite add-ons in the future.



First, a bit of a background for people who don't know what I'm talking
about:



This past summer (winter for some), I and other NVDA developers worked on
preparing NVDA for the future. Specifically, with the impending end of life
of Python 2 (the original language NVDA is coded in), the developers felt
it
is time to shift gears and move onto a more modern way of providing equal
access to technology: Python 3. In addition to some exciting enhancements,
it brought many changes under the hood that will make NVDA a viable option
for all of you in the long term, including some performance enhancements,
smooth internationalization, and much more.



One of the questions we received in recent weeks has been about your
favorite add-ons and the upcoming NVDA 2019.3, the first version to be
powered by Python 3. Although there were initial bumps, I'm delighted to
announce that majority of add-ons that you know and love will work with
NVDA
2019.3. Take a look at the following items:



* 63 percent of add-ons hosted on community add-ons website
(addons.nvda-project.org) are compatible with NVDA 2019.3.
* Several authors have indicated plans to introduce Python 3 support
to their add-ons soon, and others are working hard on porting their add-ons
to make them future-proof.
* Notable add-on developers, including makers of Vocalizer series and
DictationBridge, have committed to releasing Python 3 compatible versions
of
their add-ons in the future. In case of Vocalizer series, an alpha version
of old Vocalizer Direct (2.x) is being tested, and a public beta of Python
3
compatible DictationBridge is scheduled to be released shortly after NVDA
2019.3 beta 1 is released.



The add-ons community expects more add-ons to join the ranks of
future-proof
add-ons as NVDA 2019.3 release approaches. Until then.

Cheers,

Joseph




--
Kelby Carlson
Joseph Lee
 

Hi NVDA users,

 

At least I’m back in action (slightly reduced workload, but working on NVDA coding here and there) and some news to share with you regarding what will happen to your favorite add-ons in the future.

 

First, a bit of a background for people who don’t know what I’m talking about:

 

This past summer (winter for some), I and other NVDA developers worked on preparing NVDA for the future. Specifically, with the impending end of life of Python 2 (the original language NVDA is coded in), the developers felt it is time to shift gears and move onto a more modern way of providing equal access to technology: Python 3. In addition to some exciting enhancements, it brought many changes under the hood that will make NVDA a viable option for all of you in the long term, including some performance enhancements, smooth internationalization, and much more.

 

One of the questions we received in recent weeks has been about your favorite add-ons and the upcoming NVDA 2019.3, the first version to be powered by Python 3. Although there were initial bumps, I’m delighted to announce that majority of add-ons that you know and love will work with NVDA 2019.3. Take a look at the following items:

 

  • 63 percent of add-ons hosted on community add-ons website (addons.nvda-project.org) are compatible with NVDA 2019.3.
  • Several authors have indicated plans to introduce Python 3 support to their add-ons soon, and others are working hard on porting their add-ons to make them future-proof.
  • Notable add-on developers, including makers of Vocalizer series and DictationBridge, have committed to releasing Python 3 compatible versions of their add-ons in the future. In case of Vocalizer series, an alpha version of old Vocalizer Direct (2.x) is being tested, and a public beta of Python 3 compatible DictationBridge is scheduled to be released shortly after NVDA 2019.3 beta 1 is released.

 

The add-ons community expects more add-ons to join the ranks of future-proof add-ons as NVDA 2019.3 release approaches. Until then…

Cheers,

Joseph

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