Doug's Project Update Announcements
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For me, Doug Lee, to announce updates to coding projects that may be of interest to people. All posts to this channel can be considered public information and further distributed, without alteration.
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JAWS, Skype UWP: If anyone was still trying to use the scripts I wrote specifically for Skype UWP (revision 123), upgrade to the main set of Skype scripts at https://www.dlee.org/skype/ (revision 185), which work for both UWP and Desktop Skypes. Apologies for any confusion; I forgot to take down the old UWP scripts until now. Upgrading should fix problems like Alt+2 saying "control not found."
TeamTalk, TTCom: Revision 1146 is finally released, with several enhancements to improve support for TeamTalk 5.7, a few enhancements with more general aims, and a few bug fixes and documentation improvements; all documented at https://www.dlee.org/ttcom#hist as usual. The download link for TTCom is also on that page as usual.
TeamTalk, PSA: Version 5.7 of TeamTalk appears to make correct Opus .ogg files; so my TeamTalk Audio Fixer (TAFF) utility should not be required in order to make them play in most media players. TAFF will still fix recordings from TeamTalk 5.6 and older. Taff is at https://www.dlee.org/taff/ including some technical explanations of the issues it addresses.

For anyone who likes further technical details: TeamTalk 5.7 fixes the "granule position" issue on the first audio page, third actual page, of the recorded Opus audio stream. It also assigns a recommended value to the pre-skip field whereas older TeamTalks set that to 0. Thanks to Bjoern for fixing these issues.
TeamTalk, TTCom: TTCom revision 1172 is released, with full support for TeamTalk file transfers (upload, download, and server-side delete). Please read the documentation at https://www.dlee.org/ttcom/ttcom.htm#file to learn how this new system works and how it compares to the file transfer support in standard TeamTalk clients. The TTCom download link is, as usual, in that same document.
TeamTalk, TTCom: four announcements:

1. A small change to revision 1172 went live yesterday that keeps the ttcom.exe file from saying it is loading custom code when it isn't. This only matters if you use the compiled Windows ttcom.exe file.

2. I forgot to mention when posting the TTCom update yesterday that the file management support includes extensions to help server admins manage files across all channels at once.

3. The beta TTCom documentation now includes a section offering server file management tips.

4. Unannounced updates will sometimes appear as beta TTCom posts. I announce releases but not always beta updates. To track beta release notes, check https://www.dlee.org/ttcom/beta/ now and then. To download a beta, get https://www.dlee.org/ttcom/beta/ttcom.zip; do not use the download link in the beta user guide or you'll get the official release instead.
JAWS, YouTube: Script revision 90 released, to fix the [ T sequence for reading time on a live stream in some cases, improve support for JAWS 2021, and address a few more minor issues. https://www.dlee.org/youtube/ for docs and download.
JAWS, Skype: Script revision 188 posted at https://www.dlee.org/skype/ mostly to fix typing indicator support for Skype 8.68. A few other updates also included as shown in Revision History. Sorry I was slow to release this; I was waiting for Skype 8.69 to solidify and it went away instead.
JAWS, Unigram: Script revision 128 released:
* [ H works when stickers (and related radio buttons) are enabled.
* Poll results are better announced.
* The script user guide explains voice message recording and links to a keyboard shortcut page.
* Minor updates for JAWS 2021 and to remove old code.

Docs and download at https://www.dlee.org/unigram/
TeamTalk, TTCom: Revision 1192 released with 13 updates, yes all since March 17. See https://www.dlee.org/ttcom/ttcom.htm#hist for release notes and a download link.
Telegram, Unigram, PSA: For those who can't record voice messages in 7.5, try 7.6, just released into the Store. Works for me.
JAWS, Unigram: Anyone who noticed that the [ E sequence recently stopped working for channels like it does for chats and groups can get a beta fix from https://www.dlee.org/updates/jfw_unigram.exe
JAWS, Unigram, PSA at end: Script revision 134 posted, mostly to fix the [ E key sequence for channels but also to address a very rare problem with navigation through the conversation list in some older Unigram versions. https://www.dlee.org/unigram/

PSA: For anyone who noticed serious quality degradation with audio when playing voice messages at 2 x normal speed in past Unigram versions, this is now fixed, though I don't know in exactly which release.
JAWS, Microsoft Teams: Script revision 202 posted. This is a fairly major update and requires the installer and not BX Update for setup:
* Wraps up support for JAWS 17, 18, and 2018; but see below.
* Works alongside built-in Teams scripts that come with JAWS 2019, 2020, and 2021.
* Supports typing indicator announcement and/or sound and includes the sequence [ Shift+T for reporting who is typing.
* Improves announcement of one-on-one chat participant status in several circumstances including external Teams connections.
* Supports navigation through an org chart.
* Provides means for speaking or copying to clipboard any User Principal Names (UPN) from the current screen.
* Includes more documentation, such as how to handle screen sharing and control requests.

Direct link to revision history for this release: https://www.dlee.org/teams/#hist
Use the normal download link from that page for JAWS 2019, 2020, and 2021. Users of JAWS 17, 18, and 2018 can get some but not all of the new features from the revision 193 link in the Revision History.
TeamTalk, TTCom, PSA: Mason Armstrong, @MagiqylMystyri on Twitter, has released a TTCom extension that lets Windows TTCom users hear announcements of events, attach and customize sounds for specific events, and create soundpacks. Works with my recent TTCom update and should continue to work with updates as I release them.

Note that this extension does not make TTCom an audio client; it lets TTCom play sounds to indicate when things happen, like user logins and logouts.

GitHub link: https://github.com/masonasons/ttcom-soundspeech

Note: To download as a zip, find and expand the "Code" menu button and then use "Download zip."
JAWS, GoldWave: Script revision 29 released at https://www.dlee.org/goldwave/ :
* Much better handling of volume/balance/speed sliders on the device control page.
* The Alt+Shift+P progress reporting command works in current GoldWave versions (thanks Hamza Ahmad for a code contribution there).
* Several more minor updates listed in the Revision History.

Apologies for the initial partial post btw; Unigram startled me by sending instead of completing a mention.
JAWS, Unigram: Script revision 135 released, just to make the scripts work with Unigram versions that do not come through the Microsoft app store. No other functionality changes. https://www.dlee.org/unigram/
JAWS, Teams: Script revision 204 released at https://www.dlee.org/teams/ to address two issues quickly:
* Contact names read again for Insert+T on chats in Teams 1.4.00.1161.
* Contact names read during navigation through the Contacts grid in the Calls app.

A reminder to run the installer rather than using BX Update if you are not already running revision 202. If you are running revision 202 now, either update method is ok.
JAWS, Slack, beta: Beta script revision 102 is posted. Installer link at https://www.dlee.org/updates/jfw_slack.exe and docs with release notes at https://www.dlee.org/updates/slack.htm#hist

I welcome feedback on this but have not posted it as a formal release because I think it can be chatty during navigation through conversation history. Here's what's good and not so good about it.

Good: Typing indicators and automatic incoming chat announcements for channels and DM, beeps instead of announcement of incoming messages when focus is in history so you can read history during a busy chat, better at not losing typed characters in an edit box, Insert+Z speaks as expected, and a few more fixes.

The question marks: Inconsistent or absent typing indicators and incoming message announcement in an open reply thread, extra speech or beeps during navigation through conversation history from time to time.

I welcome thoughts on whether this is good enough to post as a replacement for the latest formal release, revision 88.
JAWS, Dixa: Script revision 54 posted at https://www.dlee.org/dixa/ for users of Dixa 3.7.2.590, DO NOT use this update with older Dixa versions. Changes:
* The sequence [ P clicks the Phone icon, which is also named as you arrow past it in virtual view.
* The Availability button is labeled in a way that also works in braille.
* Some features that Dixa now supports natively are removed from the scripts.
* The scripts are translatable into other languages if necessary.
* Other updates as shown at https://www.dlee.org/dixa/#hist
JAWS, Dixa: I posted revision 55 of the scripts last night, just to add documentation of how to exit Dixa via the keyboard because this changed at some point and was formerly not possible. No other changes since revision 54. https://www.dlee.org/dixa/
NVDA, Skype, Virtual Audio Cable (VAC): I have updated these two of my add-ons to be compatible with the beta of NVDA 2021.1 that was recently released. I expect these and any other of my add-ons I update to remain compatible with NVDA 2021.1 when it comes out formally for use. Note that I updated the add-on for VAC 4.60 and later, but not the older one for older VAC versions.

Direct link to Skype add-on: https://www.dlee.org/skype/NVDA/skype.nvda-addon

Link to VAC documentation that includes an add-on download link: https://www.dlee.org/vac/NVDA/