Audir, Virtual Audio Cable (VAC): Audir revision 344 posted:
* Better support for VAC 4.6x repeaters.
* sfx command for checking actual Sox effects used for Audir shortcuts like comp35 and nv45.
* Better documentation of Audir shortcuts for SoX effect chains.
* Better documentation of the Alias command.
* New dtmf shortcut for generating telephone keypad tone sequences.
* nr effect for noise reduction (not realtime).
* One or two other updates.
Audir docs and release notes and download link at http://www.dlee.org/audir/
* Better support for VAC 4.6x repeaters.
* sfx command for checking actual Sox effects used for Audir shortcuts like comp35 and nv45.
* Better documentation of Audir shortcuts for SoX effect chains.
* Better documentation of the Alias command.
* New dtmf shortcut for generating telephone keypad tone sequences.
* nr effect for noise reduction (not realtime).
* One or two other updates.
Audir docs and release notes and download link at http://www.dlee.org/audir/
JAWS, Zello: Script revision 156 released and briefly tested on Zello 2.4.0.0:
* Multi-key sequence alternatives for most script commands.
* Better recognition of the Application key on some systems.
* Installation without clobbering user JAWS configuration settings or graphic labels.
* XML files for translators included.
* Several other enhancements.
Docs with release notes and download link at http://www.dlee.org/zello/
* Multi-key sequence alternatives for most script commands.
* Better recognition of the Application key on some systems.
* Installation without clobbering user JAWS configuration settings or graphic labels.
* XML files for translators included.
* Several other enhancements.
Docs with release notes and download link at http://www.dlee.org/zello/
JAWS, Microsoft Teams: Script revision 173 posted:
* Alt+Left arrow presses Back when available.
* [ C works better in newer Teams versions to move to Recent Chats.
* Better row reading in the Calls > Contacts table.
* Reduced reading of things like "Profile picture of" during list navigation.
* For Teams 1.3.00.26064 where messy ID strings replace person names in the chat history in a separate meeting screen, JAWS will read the appropriate person name instead of the ID during arrowing through the history list.
Docs with more detailed release notes and download link at http://www.dlee.org/teams/
* Alt+Left arrow presses Back when available.
* [ C works better in newer Teams versions to move to Recent Chats.
* Better row reading in the Calls > Contacts table.
* Reduced reading of things like "Profile picture of" during list navigation.
* For Teams 1.3.00.26064 where messy ID strings replace person names in the chat history in a separate meeting screen, JAWS will read the appropriate person name instead of the ID during arrowing through the history list.
Docs with more detailed release notes and download link at http://www.dlee.org/teams/
Audir, Virtual Audio Cable: Audir revision 347 posted: Fixes a bug that prevented saving repeaters for some people, hopefully better Unicode support, and the Del command prompts for permission before deleting when there is only one repeater saved. http://www.dlee.org/audir/
JAWS, Teams: In my scripts, the [ C sequence for focusing Recent Chats and Teams lists also happens to focus the activity list when the Activities app is active. A happy coincidence that I thought worth mentioning.
JAWS, Unigram: Script revision 118 posted to support Unigram 7.1.0.5486:
* Insert+T works as described in the script user guide for this Unigram version, includes the active tab name, and says "Search" when the Search page is open.
* JAWS says call dates in the Calls list.
* Other more minor updates listed in Revision History.
Docs and release notes and download at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
* Insert+T works as described in the script user guide for this Unigram version, includes the active tab name, and says "Search" when the Search page is open.
* JAWS says call dates in the Calls list.
* Other more minor updates listed in Revision History.
Docs and release notes and download at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
General, PSA for voice-over artists: I'm told that the Dead Fright kickstarter page says they are prioritizing blind voiceover artists in applications. I'm announcing this in several places in case any blind voice-over artists might profit from knowing.
JAWS, Discord (Windows app and web app): Script revision 68 posted with numerous enhancements:
* The scripts support the web app along with the Windows app.
* Automatic announcement of chats as they arrive in the current window.
* New chat navigation system that can remember chat message positions in all chats at once.
* Much more information included in Insert+T about your current Discord situation.
* The virtual cursor announces user roles in the popup user information screen.
* Quick commands for disconnect call, move to Home link, move to chat channel list, and move to voice channel list.
* Some unlabeled buttons are named.
* Several more updates not listed here.
Docs with revision history and download link at http://www.dlee.org/discord/
* The scripts support the web app along with the Windows app.
* Automatic announcement of chats as they arrive in the current window.
* New chat navigation system that can remember chat message positions in all chats at once.
* Much more information included in Insert+T about your current Discord situation.
* The virtual cursor announces user roles in the popup user information screen.
* Quick commands for disconnect call, move to Home link, move to chat channel list, and move to voice channel list.
* Some unlabeled buttons are named.
* Several more updates not listed here.
Docs with revision history and download link at http://www.dlee.org/discord/
TTCom, TeamTalk: Revision 1119 posted. The biggest updates are a new "lint" command for checking TTCom config files, and a "url" command for generating a TT URL for launching from a browser straight into a TT server. Other changes are documented in the Revision History, which along with a download link appear as usual at http://www.dlee.org/ttcom/
JAWS, BX: Revision 2425 released. This is a minor maintenance update with no expected impact on those who have not already talked to me about the updates being made. I am actually releasing this to avoid the possibility of difficulties at one client work site. Docs, revision history with details, and download link at http://www.dlee.org/bx as usual.
JAWS, Discord: Beta script revision 72 is available for those who need it:
* Fixes chat navigation script commands for the October 30 Discord update.
* The [ O sequence for going to the Home link is removed because Home is now the top element inside the server tree.
* [ B lists buttons on the screen for quick activation via incremental search; e.g., type first letters to find a button quickly and press Enter to click it.
* The "Control volume" button for a stream is named "Mute/Unmute" because that is the function of the button.
Beta installer at http://www.dlee.org/updates/jfw_discord.exe and docs with updated release notes at http://www.dlee.org/updates/discord.htm
* Fixes chat navigation script commands for the October 30 Discord update.
* The [ O sequence for going to the Home link is removed because Home is now the top element inside the server tree.
* [ B lists buttons on the screen for quick activation via incremental search; e.g., type first letters to find a button quickly and press Enter to click it.
* The "Control volume" button for a stream is named "Mute/Unmute" because that is the function of the button.
Beta installer at http://www.dlee.org/updates/jfw_discord.exe and docs with updated release notes at http://www.dlee.org/updates/discord.htm
JAWS, JAWS Alert Manager (JAM): First release of these scripts - long time coming!
* Toggle silencing of most app and Windows alerts. Silenced (squelched) alerts will produce a very tiny sound so you still know there will be something to read later.
* Review recent alerts without moving focus out of your current screen.
* Let JAM remember where you stopped reading alerts so you can resume later; works even if you restart JAWS or switch to a different JAWS version.
* Enjoy the shortening of some alert wording, better formatting of phone numbers in alerts, etc.
* If you like, let JAM manage the UIA alerts ("accessibility notifications") that JAWS ignored up until JAWS 2021.
Docs and download at http://www.dlee.org/jam/
I've been using this thing since June or so but just didn't get round to tidying it up for release. Much more can be done with this, so I'll be interested to see who uses it and what people want.
* Toggle silencing of most app and Windows alerts. Silenced (squelched) alerts will produce a very tiny sound so you still know there will be something to read later.
* Review recent alerts without moving focus out of your current screen.
* Let JAM remember where you stopped reading alerts so you can resume later; works even if you restart JAWS or switch to a different JAWS version.
* Enjoy the shortening of some alert wording, better formatting of phone numbers in alerts, etc.
* If you like, let JAM manage the UIA alerts ("accessibility notifications") that JAWS ignored up until JAWS 2021.
Docs and download at http://www.dlee.org/jam/
I've been using this thing since June or so but just didn't get round to tidying it up for release. Much more can be done with this, so I'll be interested to see who uses it and what people want.
JAWS, Discord: Script revision 73 posted, with one feature beyond the beta 72 I posted recently:
* The sequence [ Space on a server tree item properly activates that server. Use this until Discord fixes the tree behavior internally.
* Fixes chat navigation script commands for the October 30 Discord update.
* The [ O sequence for going to the Home link is removed because Home is now the top element inside the server tree.
* [ B lists buttons on the screen for quick activation via incremental search; e.g., type first letters to find a button quickly and press Enter to click it.
* The "Control volume" button for a stream is named "Mute/Unmute" because that is the function of the button.
Docs with installer link at http://www.dlee.org/discord/
* The sequence [ Space on a server tree item properly activates that server. Use this until Discord fixes the tree behavior internally.
* Fixes chat navigation script commands for the October 30 Discord update.
* The [ O sequence for going to the Home link is removed because Home is now the top element inside the server tree.
* [ B lists buttons on the screen for quick activation via incremental search; e.g., type first letters to find a button quickly and press Enter to click it.
* The "Control volume" button for a stream is named "Mute/Unmute" because that is the function of the button.
Docs with installer link at http://www.dlee.org/discord/
JAWS, script translators and translation: I have updated http://www.dlee.org/code_tran.htm to include a reference to a perhaps gentler introduction to script translation that I wrote in 2012. This may be useful reading for some script translators, especially for its explanation of how to handle different file types. The older document also discusses more thoroughly how to handle jsm files, though those now mostly appear only in my professionally contracted scripts.
JAWS, Discord: Script revision 78 released, partly to support more recent Discord changes:
* The sequence [ S focuses the server tree, which now starts with Home and any unread items..
* Insert+T again includes a list of unread items in current Discord versions.
* Incoming chat messages in the current window speak again (I actually slipped that into the previous release but some people might have updated before I did that).
Docs and download link at http://www.dlee.org/discord/
* The sequence [ S focuses the server tree, which now starts with Home and any unread items..
* Insert+T again includes a list of unread items in current Discord versions.
* Incoming chat messages in the current window speak again (I actually slipped that into the previous release but some people might have updated before I did that).
Docs and download link at http://www.dlee.org/discord/
JAWS, Unigram: Script revision 122 posted:
* Fixed Alt+1, Alt+2, and [ C (close audio player) for recent Unigram 7.2 versions. Also fixed the Volume control label.
* Channel messages with comments will announce comment count as you read the message list. Tab to the comments link and press Enter to read the thread.
* Trying to focus an empty list, such as by typing Alt+1 in Archived Chats when there aren't any, will announce the situation instead of saying and doing nothing.
Docs with revision history and download link at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
* Fixed Alt+1, Alt+2, and [ C (close audio player) for recent Unigram 7.2 versions. Also fixed the Volume control label.
* Channel messages with comments will announce comment count as you read the message list. Tab to the comments link and press Enter to read the thread.
* Trying to focus an empty list, such as by typing Alt+1 in Archived Chats when there aren't any, will announce the situation instead of saying and doing nothing.
Docs with revision history and download link at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
General, Chrome 86, anyone with download problems: Chrome 86 is blocking downloads from my site unless you right-click links and choose Save As, then tab past end of page and press Keep. The problem is that my site uses secure https to serve pages but the pages themselves often contain http links. I will make another announcement when I have decided how best to address this problem, but the workaround I just gave will work for Chrome users for now.
An article explaining the issue: https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/08/chrome-is-blocking-downloads-here-is-why/
An article explaining the issue: https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/08/chrome-is-blocking-downloads-here-is-why/
General, Chrome 86, anyone with download problems: Chrome should again be able to download normally from my site. The entire site is now https and will force https if you visit via plain http. Anyone with continuing problems downloading, please respond to me in Telegram or Twitter and tell me what's happening.
General, downloads, tech: An explanation of what happened with Chrome's ability to download my installers - what was, what then was, and what is now. An audio post, 6:23. https://www.dlee.org/download_issues.mp3
Audir, Virtual Audio Cable (VAC): Minor Audir update, revision 362, released, to fix a bug that prevented new Audir users from saving default options for the various repeater types. Docs and download at https://www.dlee.org/audir/