From 71f0ca232c06823f96642312a28c220bebfb88d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: buddsean Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:45:34 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Add a release blurb and fixup changes --- user_docs/en/changes.t2t | 20 +++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t index 1ff1cd60947..2ee84d0ea8b 100644 --- a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t +++ b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t @@ -4,21 +4,27 @@ What's New in NVDA %!includeconf: ../changes.t2tconf = 2021.2 = +This release introduces preliminary Windows 11 support. +While Windows 11 is yet to be released, this release has been tested on preview versions of Windows 11. +This includes an important fix for Screen Curtain (see important notes). +The COM Registration Fixing Tool can now resolve more problems when running NVDA. +There are updates to the synthesizer eSpeak and braille translator LibLouis. +There are also various bug fixes and improvements, notably for braille support and Windows terminals, calculator, emoji panel and clipboard history. + == Important notes == -- Screen Curtain on previous releases of NVDA is no longer compatible with versions of Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044). +When using previous NVDA releases and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2, Screen Curtain may fail to work without warning. +Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using both versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044). This includes Windows 10 Insiders and Windows 11. This is due to a change in the Windows Magnification API. -When using previous NVDA releases and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2, screen curtain may fail to work without warning. -To ensure security, confirm that screen curtain works properly with new or experimental versions of Windows. +For security purposes, confirm that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. (#12491, #12684) -- == New Features == -- Support for ARIA annotations: +- Experimental support for ARIA annotations: - adds a command to read a summary of details of an object with aria-details. (#12364) - - adds an option in advanced to report if an object has details in browse mode. (#12439) + - adds an option in advanced preferences to report if an object has details in browse mode. (#12439) - - In Windows 10 Version 1909 and later (including Windows 11), NVDA will announce suggestion count when performing searches in File Explorer. (#10341, #12628) - In Microsoft Word, NVDA now announces the result of indent and hanging indent shortcuts when executed. (#6269) @@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ To ensure security, confirm that screen curtain works properly with new or exper - ``processPositiveStates`` and ``processNegativeStates`` have been deprecated for removal. - - On Windows 10 Version 1511 and later (including Insider Preview builds), the current Windows feature update release name is obtained from Windows Registry. (#12509) -- Deprecated: winVersion.WIN10_RELEASE_NAME_TO_BUILDS will be removed in 2022.1, there is no direct replacement. (#12544) +- Deprecated: ``winVersion.WIN10_RELEASE_NAME_TO_BUILDS`` will be removed in 2022.1, there is no direct replacement. (#12544) - From fabe75cbb45fceba7015c7a0234d93e7918b1803 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: buddsean Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:00:37 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] screen curtain docs improvements --- user_docs/en/changes.t2t | 3 +-- user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t | 8 ++++---- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t index 2ee84d0ea8b..91940468b9f 100644 --- a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t +++ b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t @@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ There are also various bug fixes and improvements, notably for braille support a == Important notes == -When using previous NVDA releases and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2, Screen Curtain may fail to work without warning. -Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using both versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044). +Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044). This includes Windows 10 Insiders and Windows 11. This is due to a change in the Windows Magnification API. For security purposes, confirm that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. diff --git a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t index 2f697169111..0fd04de3a47 100644 --- a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t +++ b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t @@ -789,14 +789,14 @@ When Visual Highlight is enabled in the [vision category #VisionSettings] of the ++ Screen Curtain ++[VisionScreenCurtain] As a blind or vision impaired user, it is often not possible or necessary to see the contents of the screen. Furthermore, it might be hard to ensure that there isn't someone looking over your shoulder. -For this situation, NVDA contains a feature called "screen curtain" which can be enabled to make the screen black. +For this situation, NVDA contains a feature called "Screen Curtain" which can be enabled to make the screen black. You can enable the Screen Curtain in the [vision category #VisionSettings] of the [NVDA Settings #NVDASettings] dialog. -When the screen curtain is active some tasks directly based on what appears on the screen such as performing [OCR #Win10Ocr] or taking a screenshot cannot be achieved. +When the Screen Curtain is active some tasks directly based on what appears on the screen such as performing [OCR #Win10Ocr] or taking a screenshot cannot be achieved. -To ensure security, confirm that the screen curtain works properly with new or experimental versions of Windows. -When using NVDA releases older than 2021.2 and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2, screen curtain may fail to work without warning. +Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044). +For security purposes, confirm that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. + Content Recognition +[ContentRecognition] When authors don't provide sufficient information for a screen reader user to determine the content of something, various tools can be used to attempt to recognize the content from an image. From ac4cf390f3b77375ad6ee177140520888e02526c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: buddsean Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2021 11:04:15 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] clarify scren curtain comments --- user_docs/en/changes.t2t | 4 ++-- user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t index 91940468b9f..e1aeb763fdb 100644 --- a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t +++ b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ There are also various bug fixes and improvements, notably for braille support a == Important notes == -Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044). +Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later. This includes Windows 10 Insiders and Windows 11. This is due to a change in the Windows Magnification API. -For security purposes, confirm that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. +For security purposes, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. (#12491, #12684) diff --git a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t index 0fd04de3a47..6372a2abc3f 100644 --- a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t +++ b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t @@ -795,8 +795,8 @@ You can enable the Screen Curtain in the [vision category #VisionSettings] of th When the Screen Curtain is active some tasks directly based on what appears on the screen such as performing [OCR #Win10Ocr] or taking a screenshot cannot be achieved. -Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044). -For security purposes, confirm that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. +Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later. +For security purposes, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. + Content Recognition +[ContentRecognition] When authors don't provide sufficient information for a screen reader user to determine the content of something, various tools can be used to attempt to recognize the content from an image. From 515f39ec1b45e35fc6e20002f8873262e66d8d0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: buddsean Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 10:05:28 +1000 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] update screen curatin blurb --- user_docs/en/changes.t2t | 7 +++---- user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t index e1aeb763fdb..70685a9242d 100644 --- a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t +++ b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t @@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ There are also various bug fixes and improvements, notably for braille support a == Important notes == -Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later. +Due to a change in the Windows Magnification API, Screen Curtain had to be updated to support the newest versions of Windows. +Use NVDA 2021.2 to activate Screen Curtain with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later. This includes Windows 10 Insiders and Windows 11. -This is due to a change in the Windows Magnification API. -For security purposes, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. -(#12491, #12684) +For security purposes, when using a new version of Windows, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain makes the screen entirely black. == New Features == diff --git a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t index 6372a2abc3f..06d883140de 100644 --- a/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t +++ b/user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t @@ -795,8 +795,9 @@ You can enable the Screen Curtain in the [vision category #VisionSettings] of th When the Screen Curtain is active some tasks directly based on what appears on the screen such as performing [OCR #Win10Ocr] or taking a screenshot cannot be achieved. -Screen Curtain is no longer compatible when using versions of NVDA older than 2021.2 with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later. -For security purposes, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain works properly when using a new version of Windows for the first time. +Due to a change in the Windows Magnification API, Screen Curtain had to be updated to support the newest versions of Windows. +Use NVDA 2021.2 to activate Screen Curtain with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later. +For security purposes, when using a new version of Windows, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain makes the screen entirely black. + Content Recognition +[ContentRecognition] When authors don't provide sufficient information for a screen reader user to determine the content of something, various tools can be used to attempt to recognize the content from an image.