StationPlaylist 25.08/25.06.5-LTS

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 25.08 and 25.06.5-LtS are now available.

Changelog:

• 25.08: removed unmaintained localizations (add-on messages and documentation).
• In Studio, added two-finger flick left gesture in SPL touch mode to open SPL add-on settings.
• Removed "Status" from vertical column navigation options.
• In columns explorer (Studio, Track Tool, Creator, Remote VT), NVDA will no longer announce "blank" for empty column content (only column header will be announced).
• In Studio, Track Tool, Creator, and Remote VT, NVDA will announce track position and count when location command is performed (NVDA+Numpad Delete (desktop)/NVDA+Delete (laptop) and adding Shift for review cursor version).

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 25.07/25.06.2-LTS

Note: 25.07.2 and 25.06.4 are latest releases.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 25.06.2-LTS and 25.07 are now available. These releases target different audiences:

• 25.06.2: Studio 5.50
• 25.07: Studio 6.0 and later.

Note: future 25.06.x releases will not be published to the NV Access add-on store - install packages must be obtained manually.

Changelog:

• 25.07: code was refactored, including through use of Pyright (a Python static type checker). Some prominent code changes were also backported to 25.06.2-LTS.
• Columns explorer (Control+NVDA+number row) is now configurable for Creator and Remote VT's playlist editor. A new button, "columns explorer for playlist editor" is available from columns explorer add-on settings screen.
• In columns explorer add-on settings, renamed "columns explorer" to "columns explorer for SPL Studio".
• Added JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format as a playlist transcripts format.
• In encoders, NVDA will remove encoder settings if pressing Control+F12 to remove settings for encoder 10 and above if more than ten encoders are present.

Changes in 25.07.1/25.06.3-LTS:

• In Studio's playlist viewer, NVDA will no longer appear to do nothing or play error tones when reporting column contents if vertical column navigation is set to values other than "whichever column I am reviewing".
• Setting vertical column navigation to "Status" column is deprecated and will be removed in a future add-on release.

Changes in 25.07.2/25.06.4-LTS:

• Restored missing localized messages including track comment announcement in Studio's playlist viewer.
• NVDA will present an error dialog when running Studio releases earlier than the version required for the add-on.
• In Studio, pressing NVDA+Shift+F3 the first time without opening find dialog will cause NVDA to search backwards.
• In Track Tool, NVDA will no longer play a beep when moving through tracks, especially for tracks without an intro set.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 25.06 (LTS25)

Note: 25.06.1 replaces 25.06 and is the first release in LTS25 (25.06.x) series.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 25.06 is now available. This version declares compatibility with NVDA 2025.1 and is the basis for 25.06.x long-term support releases.

IMPORTANT: Version 25.06.x is the last release series to support Studio 5.x with future releases requiring Studio 6.x. Some new features, changes, and bug fixes will be backported to 25.06.x if needed.

Changelog:

• Internal changes to make the add-on more compatible with upcoming 64-bit NVDA.
• NVDA will no longer forget to transfer broadcast profiles while updating the add-on (fixing a regression introduced in 25.05).
• Added a new command in SPL Assistant to announce playlist hour over/under by in minutes and seconds (O).
• In Studio, the command to step through library scan announcement settings has changed from Alt+NVDA+R to Shift+NVDA+R as the former command toggles remote access feature in NVDA 2025.1.
• NVDA will no longer play error tones or appear to do nothing when performing some SPL Assistant commands after resizing Studio window.
• The user interface for confirmation dialog shown when deleting broadcast profiles now resembles NVDA's configuration profile deletion interface.
• In add-on settings, NVDA will no longer move keyboard focus to OK button after closing columns explorer and reset dialogs.
• NVDA will recognize track column changes introduced in Creator and Track Tool 6.11.
• In columns explorer for Creator, "Date Restriction" column is now "Restrictions".
• NVDA will no longer play wrong carts when playing them via SPL Controller layer.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 25.05

Note: version 25.05.1 replaces 25.05 with an important bug fix on playing carts from everywhere via SPL Controller layer.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 25.05 is now available.

IMPORTANT: this is the final release to support Studio 5.x, with next major stable release requiring Studio 6.0 or later. Studio 5.x will be supported via long-term support releases throughout 2025.

Changelog:

• NVDA 2024.1 or later is required due to Python 3.11 upgrade.
• Restored limited support for Windows 8.1.
• Moved ad-on wiki documents such as add-on changelog to the main code repository.
• Added close button to playlist snapshots, playlist transcripts, and SPL Assistant and Controller layer help screens (NVDA 2025.1 and later).
• NVDA will no longer do nothing or play error tones when announcing weather and temperature information in Studio 6.x (SPL Assistant, W).

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 25.01

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 25.01 is now avaialble.

IMPORTANT: from this release, 64-bit systems are required (Windows 10 21H2 and later).

Changelog:

• 64-bit Windows 10 21H2 (build 19044) or later is required.
• Download links for add-on releases are no longer included in add-on documentation. You can download the add-on from NV Access add-on store.
• Switched linting tool from Flake8 to Ruff and reformatted add-on modules to better align with NVDA coding standards.
• Removed support for automatic add-on updates feature from Add-on Updater add-on.
• In Studio 6.10 and later, added a new command in SPL Assistant to announce control keys enabled/disabled status (Control+D).

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Add-On 24.03

This release finally includes compatibility with NVDA 2024.1 as well as translation updates. Also, the minimum version for installation is now 2023.3.3 due to a security advisory by NV Access about link destination execution in Browse Mode.

StationPlaylist Add-On 24.01

This update brings localization updates and also includes the ability to now change the gestures for encoder connection options (taken from the Encoder Settings dialog) from their defaults, found in the StationPlaylist category of NVDA's Input Gestures dialog.

StationPlaylist Add-On 23.05

Changelog:

• To reflect the maintainer change, the manifest has been updated to indicate as such.
• Updated translations

StationPlaylist add-on 23.04

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 23.04 is now available.

IMPORTANT: this is the last add-on release from Joseph Lee, with Christopher Duffley maintaining the add-on in the future. Thank you for your feedback and support over the years.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist 23.02

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 23.02 is now available.

IMPORTANT: this is the second to last planned add-on release. I (Joseph Lee) am looking for maintainers for this add-on.

Changelog:

• NVDA 2022.4 or later is required.
• Windows 10 21H2 (November 2021 Update/build 19044) or later is required.
• In Studio's playlist viewer, NVDA will not announce column headers such as artist and title if table headers setting is set to either "rows and columns" or "columns" in NVDA's document formatting settings panel.

Enjoy.