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NVDA 2012.1beta1 Released

Lun, 30/01/2012 - 05:09

NV Access is pleased to announce the release of NVDA 2012.1beta1. It is intended for those who are interested in testing and evaluating the upcoming NVDA 2012.1 release, but is not recommended for production use. Testers are encouraged to report any bugs found while using this beta.

Note that some translations may not yet be updated. They will be updated by the time of the final 2012.1 release.

Highlights of NVDA 2012.1 include features for more fluent reading of braille; indication of document formatting in braille; access to much more formatting information and improved performance in Microsoft Word; and support for the iTunes Store.

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NV Access Offers Phone-based Support and Training to Australian Users

Mar, 24/01/2012 - 04:45

NV Access now offers  phone-based support and training for users of NVDA in Australia for a flat rate of AU$59.95 per hour. Hours are prepaid so that once purchased, you can give us a call any week day to have your query answered. Whether you have a specific question or you want a thorough introduction to the basics or more advanced features, we're only a phone call away. We can also offer face-to-face training for organisations or groups of individuals. Please  contact us if interested.

Update on NVDA and ETI-Eloquence

Ven, 30/12/2011 - 00:15

Due to the high demand to be able to use Nuance ETI-Eloquence or IBM ViaVoice TTS with NVDA, a few months ago, we asked for expressions of interest in purchasing Nuance ETI-Eloquence from NV Access. We did receive sufficient interest to make this viable and began negotiating with Nuance. More than three months ago, We raised several concerns with Nuance concerning the contract they provided. Unfortunately, Nuance have provided no response, despite several requests from us.

Given our concerns about the contract and Nuance's apparent lack of interest in our business, we decided to investigate IBM ViaVoice TTS again. This offers several advantages, including better pricing, more languages and, in our experience, far better customer service. The major obstacle we hit in our initial investigation was that it required installation due to its use of the machine registry. Recently, we devised and implemented a work around for this. We then contacted Wizzard Software to begin negotiations. Unfortunately, they informed us that they are discontinuing sale of the product, so this is no longer an option. We've contacted IBM in the hope that they may be able to help, but this is extremely unlikely.

We recognise the importance of ETI-Eloquence to many of our users. As such, we have expended significant effort and time attempting to provide a solution. Regretably, all our efforts have failed and as far as we know, there is nothing more we can do.

NVDA 2011.3 Released

Ven, 25/11/2011 - 05:10

NV Access is pleased to announce that NVDA 2011.3 has been released. This release has been declared stable, which means it is suitable for production use and is recommended for most users.

Highlights of NVDA 2011.3 include automatic speech language switching when reading documents with appropriate language information; support for 64 bit Java Runtime Environments; reporting of text formatting in browse mode in Mozilla applications; better handling of application crashes and freezes; and initial fixes for Windows 8.

Changes from 2011.3rc1 to 2011.3:

  • Updated documentation.
  • Updated translations.

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NVDA 2011.3rc1 Released

Mar, 15/11/2011 - 08:58

NVDA 2011.3rc1 has just been released. This is a release candidate, which means that unless any critical issues are found, this will be almost identical to the final 2011.3 release.

Note that some translations may not yet be updated. They will be updated by the time of the final 2011.3 release.

Changes from beta1 to rc1:

  • Updated documentation.
  • Updated translations.
  • NVDA no longer fails to recognise that the focus has moved when switching windows in some cases; e.g. opening a new window in Mozilla applications. (#1851)
  • With mouse tracking enabled, moving the mouse over certain editable text fields (such as in Synaptics Pointing Device Settings and SpeechLab SpeakText) no longer causes the application to crash. (#672)
  • NVDA no longer freezes when moving around in the system menu in Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP. (#1831)
  • Basic support for Design Science MathPlayer.
  • NVDA now functions correctly in several about dialogs in applications distributed with Windows XP, including the About dialog in Notepad and the About Windows dialog. (#1853, #1855)
  • Symbol pronunciation and character descriptions for Chinese are now reported correctly.
  • If automatic language switching is disabled, NVDA's user interface language is used for symbol pronunciation and character descriptions instead of the language reported by the synthesizer. (#1861)
  • Reviewing by word now works correctly in Windows Edit controls. (#1877)
  • Updated eSpeak speech synthesizer to 1.45.47. (#1879)
  • Moving out of an editable text field with leftArrow, upArrow or pageUp while in focus mode now correctly switches to browse mode when automatic focus mode for caret movement is enabled. (#1733)

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