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Hello NVDA community, Lots of announcements on upcoming add-on releases, most of which will be the last releases from me. More importantly, a major milestone was achieved on my journey toward saying goodbye to most parts of NVDA community duties: Looks like I need to ask for advice as I move to Colorado soon – starting this fall, I will become a doctoral student at University of Colorado Boulder. This effectively marks end of maintenance for most add-ons listed below, with upcoming 23.04 being last releases from me. Affected add-ons are Enhanced Touch Gestures, Event Tracker, GoldWave, Object Location Tones (see notes), ObjPad, Office Desk, Resource Monitor, Sound Splitter, StationPlaylist. Notes: - Add-on Updater and Windows App Essentials will be maintained by me. There will be Windows App Essentials 23.04.
- The affected add-ons listed above will be declared end of life and legacy unless maintainers are found.
- Object Location Tones: I am transferring Windows Maps location beep announcement from Windows App Essentials to Object Location Tones, effective May 2023.
- 23.04 releases will be made available on both Add-on Updater and via NV Access add-on store.
- To not overwhelm the community with up to ten add-on releases in a single day, releases will be spread out throughout this weekend and next week, with the first group of releases happening as early as this weekend.
What’s new: - End of life add-ons: 23.04 will be the last releases from me, with most containing localization updates.
- Windows App Essentials: the upcoming release fixes a long-standing problem where portable NVDA users could not use Windows Calculator in compact overlay mode (Alt+up arrow from standard calculator mode), along with deprecating map location beeps in Windows Maps app.
Cheers, Joseph
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Hi all,
Four updates:
- End of life add-ons: for some add-ons, folks from NVDA add-ons community have graciously offered to maintain them. So far, the following add-ons will be maintained by others after March 24, 2023: Enhanced Touch Gestures, Event Tracker, GoldWave, ObjPad, Resource Monitor, Sound Splitter, StationPlaylist. Just like I announced a few days ago, 23.04 releases for end of life add-ons will be spread out throughout this week and the weekend.
- Windows App Essentials development snapshots: folks subscribed to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials may have noticed a different version name for March 22nd build - yyyymmdd-dev versus yyyymmdd.0.0. The latter complies better with add-on store add-on versioning scheme proposed by NV Access (major.minor.patch) but no longer includes channel name as part of version text. If the new versioning scheme is adopted, Windows App Essentials will use the following version scheme to describe dev channel builds: date.branch.patch, a variation on what people call calendar-based versioning (cal ver), with daily releases being considered major releases, minor is 0 (branch level), and patch denotes updates for a given day (starting with 0). If the add-on store allows specifying a unique version for add-ons, then the new scheme will not be adopted internally by Windows App Essentials, but parts of the add-on metadata on add-on store will use the new date.branch.patch format to comply with the proposed version scheme. I will discuss this in more detail once the add-on store makes a broader debut in the future.
- Adding one more add-on to 23.04 releases: Add-on Updater 23.04 is on its way. This version changes the user experience for folks wishing to update to prerelease add-ons, specifically letting you decide which prerelease channel to subscribe to (dev or beta). This aligns better with NV Access add-on store channels for add-ons. Note that add-on store policy on channels can change without notice, and Add-on Updater will apply updated policies. Add-on Updater 23.04 will be released as soon as tonight.
- Windows App Essentials 23.04 will be released next week due to a last minute change made in response to a bug fix published to release preview yesterday (Settings/personalization/taskbar/search combo box label issue in Windows 11 22H2). Originally the release timeframe was this week but we need time to test this latest change, with folks subscribe to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials receiving this fix (at the add-on level) tomorrow (by the way, tomorrow's build will revert to date-dev version text).
Cheers,
Joseph
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Hi, is there something just for those who like to receive the planned updates without there beeing any develope builds?
-----Original Message----- From: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Mar 22, 2023 12:50 PM To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Subject: Re: [nvda] Joseph Lee's 23.04 add-on releases preview: crossroads, saying hellos and goodbyes
Hi all,
Four updates:
- End of life add-ons: for some add-ons, folks from NVDA add-ons community have graciously offered to maintain them. So far, the following add-ons will be maintained by others after March 24, 2023: Enhanced Touch Gestures, Event Tracker, GoldWave, ObjPad, Resource Monitor, Sound Splitter, StationPlaylist. Just like I announced a few days ago, 23.04 releases for end of life add-ons will be spread out throughout this week and the weekend.
- Windows App Essentials development snapshots: folks subscribed to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials may have noticed a different version name for March 22nd build - yyyymmdd-dev versus yyyymmdd.0.0. The latter complies better with add-on store add-on versioning scheme proposed by NV Access (major.minor.patch) but no longer includes channel name as part of version text. If the new versioning scheme is adopted, Windows App Essentials will use the following version scheme to describe dev channel builds: date.branch.patch, a variation on what people call calendar-based versioning (cal ver), with daily releases being considered major releases, minor is 0 (branch level), and patch denotes updates for a given day (starting with 0). If the add-on store allows specifying a unique version for add-ons, then the new scheme will not be adopted internally by Windows App Essentials, but parts of the add-on metadata on add-on store will use the new date.branch.patch format to comply with the proposed version scheme. I will discuss this in more detail once the add-on store makes a broader debut in the future.
- Adding one more add-on to 23.04 releases: Add-on Updater 23.04 is on its way. This version changes the user experience for folks wishing to update to prerelease add-ons, specifically letting you decide which prerelease channel to subscribe to (dev or beta). This aligns better with NV Access add-on store channels for add-ons. Note that add-on store policy on channels can change without notice, and Add-on Updater will apply updated policies. Add-on Updater 23.04 will be released as soon as tonight.
- Windows App Essentials 23.04 will be released next week due to a last minute change made in response to a bug fix published to release preview yesterday (Settings/personalization/taskbar/search combo box label issue in Windows 11 22H2). Originally the release timeframe was this week but we need time to test this latest change, with folks subscribe to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials receiving this fix (at the add-on level) tomorrow (by the way, tomorrow's build will revert to date-dev version text).
Cheers,
Joseph
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Yes - just uncheck the apps you don't want to receive under the Prefer Development Releases list.
Cheers,
Christopher Duffley
LINKS TO SUBSCRIBE:
LIKE/FOLLOW Me:
On Mar 22, 2023, at 18:15, David Ingram <dingram269@...> wrote: Hi, is there something just for those who like to receive the planned updates without there beeing any develope builds?
-----Original Message-----
From: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Sent: Mar 22, 2023 12:50 PM
To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [nvda] Joseph Lee's 23.04 add-on releases preview: crossroads, saying hellos and goodbyes Hi all, Four updates:
- End of life add-ons: for some add-ons, folks from NVDA add-ons community have graciously offered to maintain them. So far, the following add-ons will be maintained by others after March 24, 2023: Enhanced Touch Gestures, Event Tracker, GoldWave, ObjPad, Resource Monitor, Sound Splitter, StationPlaylist. Just like I announced a few days ago, 23.04 releases for end of life add-ons will be spread out throughout this week and the weekend.
- Windows App Essentials development snapshots: folks subscribed to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials may have noticed a different version name for March 22nd build - yyyymmdd-dev versus yyyymmdd.0.0. The latter complies better with add-on store add-on versioning scheme proposed by NV Access (major.minor.patch) but no longer includes channel name as part of version text. If the new versioning scheme is adopted, Windows App Essentials will use the following version scheme to describe dev channel builds: date.branch.patch, a variation on what people call calendar-based versioning (cal ver), with daily releases being considered major releases, minor is 0 (branch level), and patch denotes updates for a given day (starting with 0). If the add-on store allows specifying a unique version for add-ons, then the new scheme will not be adopted internally by Windows App Essentials, but parts of the add-on metadata on add-on store will use the new date.branch.patch format to comply with the proposed version scheme. I will discuss this in more detail once the add-on store makes a broader debut in the future.
- Adding one more add-on to 23.04 releases: Add-on Updater 23.04 is on its way. This version changes the user experience for folks wishing to update to prerelease add-ons, specifically letting you decide which prerelease channel to subscribe to (dev or beta). This aligns better with NV Access add-on store channels for add-ons. Note that add-on store policy on channels can change without notice, and Add-on Updater will apply updated policies. Add-on Updater 23.04 will be released as soon as tonight.
- Windows App Essentials 23.04 will be released next week due to a last minute change made in response to a bug fix published to release preview yesterday (Settings/personalization/taskbar/search combo box label issue in Windows 11 22H2). Originally the release timeframe was this week but we need time to test this latest change, with folks subscribe to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials receiving this fix (at the add-on level) tomorrow (by the way, tomorrow's build will revert to date-dev version text).
Cheers, Joseph
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hi, i just like to receive the add-ons, i just want to receive the add-ons without there beeing a particular build of it. the release builds are good enough for me. i like the add-on updates especially the add-on updater, and the windows-update.
-----Original Message----- From: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Sent: Mar 22, 2023 5:18 PM To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io> Subject: Re: [nvda] Joseph Lee's 23.04 add-on releases preview: crossroads, saying hellos and goodbyes
Yes - just uncheck the apps you don't want to receive under the Prefer Development Releases list.
Cheers,
Christopher Duffley
LINKS TO SUBSCRIBE:
LIKE/FOLLOW Me:
On Mar 22, 2023, at 18:15, David Ingram <dingram269@...> wrote:
Hi, is there something just for those who like to receive the planned updates without there beeing any develope builds?
-----Original Message-----
From: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Sent: Mar 22, 2023 12:50 PM
To: <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [nvda] Joseph Lee's 23.04 add-on releases preview: crossroads, saying hellos and goodbyes
Hi all,
Four updates:
- End of life add-ons: for some add-ons, folks from NVDA add-ons community have graciously offered to maintain them. So far, the following add-ons will be maintained by others after March 24, 2023: Enhanced Touch Gestures, Event Tracker, GoldWave, ObjPad, Resource Monitor, Sound Splitter, StationPlaylist. Just like I announced a few days ago, 23.04 releases for end of life add-ons will be spread out throughout this week and the weekend.
- Windows App Essentials development snapshots: folks subscribed to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials may have noticed a different version name for March 22nd build - yyyymmdd-dev versus yyyymmdd.0.0. The latter complies better with add-on store add-on versioning scheme proposed by NV Access (major.minor.patch) but no longer includes channel name as part of version text. If the new versioning scheme is adopted, Windows App Essentials will use the following version scheme to describe dev channel builds: date.branch.patch, a variation on what people call calendar-based versioning (cal ver), with daily releases being considered major releases, minor is 0 (branch level), and patch denotes updates for a given day (starting with 0). If the add-on store allows specifying a unique version for add-ons, then the new scheme will not be adopted internally by Windows App Essentials, but parts of the add-on metadata on add-on store will use the new date.branch.patch format to comply with the proposed version scheme. I will discuss this in more detail once the add-on store makes a broader debut in the future.
- Adding one more add-on to 23.04 releases: Add-on Updater 23.04 is on its way. This version changes the user experience for folks wishing to update to prerelease add-ons, specifically letting you decide which prerelease channel to subscribe to (dev or beta). This aligns better with NV Access add-on store channels for add-ons. Note that add-on store policy on channels can change without notice, and Add-on Updater will apply updated policies. Add-on Updater 23.04 will be released as soon as tonight.
- Windows App Essentials 23.04 will be released next week due to a last minute change made in response to a bug fix published to release preview yesterday (Settings/personalization/taskbar/search combo box label issue in Windows 11 22H2). Originally the release timeframe was this week but we need time to test this latest change, with folks subscribe to receive dev builds of Windows App Essentials receiving this fix (at the add-on level) tomorrow (by the way, tomorrow's build will revert to date-dev version text).
Cheers,
Joseph
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Hi,
Unchecking add-ons in "prefer development releases" list will tell Add-on Updater to look for stable add-on releases. By default Add-on Updater is told to check for stable add-on updates as published by add-on authors. Only checking add-ons from prefer development releases list, as well as selecting development channel (23.04 and later) will teach Add-on Updater to look for development builds (so far, the number of add-ons with dedicated development builds is quite small; of these, Windows App Essentials add-on is the best known case of an add-on with dedicated dev channel releases, up to several times a week; as for why I'm doing it, I'll explain in a future post as I am planning an overhaul of dev channel builds).
Cheers,
Joseph
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