StationPlaylist 23.01

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 23.01 is now available.

Changelog:

• NVDA 2022.3 or later is required.
• Windows 10 or later is required as Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 are no longer supported by Microsoft as of January 2023.
• Removed first and last track column commands (Control+Alt+Home/End) as NVDA includes these commands.
• Removed Streamer app module and buffer size edit field workaround as Streamer has become an alias module for SPL Engine.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 22.03/22.12

Note: version 22.12 includes localization and compatibility updates.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 22.03 is now available. This is a mandatory security update.

Note: this is the last release to support SPL suite 5.30.

Changelog:

• NVDA 2021.3 or later is required due to security.
• This is the last release to support Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. A warning message will be displayed when attempting to install the add-on on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.
• It is no longer possible to perform the following commands if NVDA is running in secure mode: all SPL Controller layer commands, switching to Studio from other programs, obtaining Studio status and encoder status from other programs.
• It is no longer possible to copy track comments to the clipboard or add or change comments if NVDA is running in secure mode.
• It is no longer possible to copy playlist transcripts to clipboard or save it to a file if NVDA is running in secure mode. Only viewing transcripts will be allowed in secure mode.
• To improve security, online user guide command from SPL Assistant (Shift+F1) has been removed.
• It is no longer possible to create, copy, rename, delete, or configure instant switch status for broadcast profiles if NVDA is running in secure mode.
• It is no longer possible to configure advanced add-on settings or reset settings to defaults from add-on settings screen if NVDA is running in secure mode.
• In Studio, NVDA will no longer do nothing or play error tones if attempting to obtain playlist snapshots (SPL Assistant, F8) if the loaded playlist consists only of hour markers.
• In Creator 6.0, NVDA will no longer appear to do nothing when one of the columns explorer column is "Date Restriction" as the column has been renamed to "Restrictions".

Thanks.

StationPlaylist 22.01

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 22.01 is now available.

Changelog:

• If add-on specific command-line switches such as "--spl-configinmemory" is specified when starting NVDA, NVDA will no longer add the specified parameter each time NVDA and/or Studio runs. Restart NVDA to restore normal functionality (without command-line switches).

IMPORTANT: this is the final version under Joseph Lee's maintenance. Thank you for providing feedback for this add-on.

Enjoy (Joseph Lee, signing out).

StationPlaylist 21.11

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 21.11 is now available with localization updates.

IMPORTANT: this is the second to last version of StationPlaylist add-on from Joseph Lee.

Changelog:

• Initial support for StationPlaylist suite 6.0.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 21.10

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 21.10 is now available.

IMPORTANT: StationPlaylist add-on 21.10 requires NVDA 2021.2 or later.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 21.08

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 21.08 is wno available.

Changelog:

• In SAM encoders, NVDA will no longer play a tone if the selected encoder becomes idle as this tone is really meant to help when debugging the add-on.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 21.06

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 21.06 is now available.

IMPORTANT: I (Joseph Lee) am looking for people who will maintain this add-on from September 1, 2021.

Changelog:

• NVDA will no longer do nothing or play error tones when trying to open various add-on dialogs such as encoder settings dialog. This is a critical fix required to support NVDA 2021.1.
• NVDA will no longer appear to do nothing or play error tones when trying to announce complete time (hours, minutes, seconds) from Studio (command unassigned). This affects NVDA 2021.1 or later.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 21.04/20.09.7-LTS

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 21.04 and 20.09.7-LTS are now available. Note that 20.09.7-LTS is the last long-term support version for Studio 5.20 users.

Changelog:

• 21.04: NVDA 2020.4 or later is required.
• In encoders, NVDA no longer fails to announce date and time information when performing date/time command (NVDA+F12). This affects NVDA 2021.1 or later.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 21.03/20.09.6-LTS

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 21.03 and 20.09.6-LTS are now available.

IMPORTANT: 20.09.6-LTS is the last 20.09.x release.

Changelog:

• Minimum Windows release requirement is now tied to NVDA releases.
• Removed feedback email command (Alt+NVDA+Hyphen). Please send feedback to add-on developers using the contact information provided from Add-ons Manager.
• 21.03: parts of the add-on source code now include type annotations.
• 21.03: made the add-on code more robust with help from Mypy (a Python static type checker). In particular, fixed several long-standing bugs such as NVDA not being able to reset add-on settings to defaults under some circumstances and attempting to save encoder settings when not loaded. Some prominent bug fixes were also backported to 20.09.6-LTS.
• Fixed numerous bugs with add-on welcome dialog (Alt+NVDA+F1 from Studio window), including multiple welcome dialogs being shown and NVDA appearing to do nothing or playing error tones when welcome dialog remains open after Studio exits.
• Fixed numerous bugs with track comments dialog (Alt+NVDA+C three times from a track in Studio), including an error tone heard when trying to save comments and many track comment dialogs appearing if Alt+NVDA+C is pressed many times. If track comments dialog is still shown after Studio is closed, comments will not be saved.
• Various column commands such as columns explorer (Control+NVDA+number row) in Studio tracks and encoder status announcements no longer gives erroneous results when performed after NVDA is restarted while focused on tracks or encoders. This affects NVDA 2020.4 or later.
• Fixed numerous issues with playlist snapshots (SPL Assistant, F8), including inability to obtain snapshot data and reporting wrong tracks as shortest or longest tracks.
• NVDA will no longer announce "0 items in the library" when Studio exits in the middle of a library scan.
• NVDA will no longer fail to save changes to encoder settings after errors are encountered when loading encoder settings and subsequently settings are reset to defaults.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist add-on 21.01/21.02/20.09.5-LTS

Note: version 21.02 (stable) includes a compatibility layer for NVDA 2020.4. Among other things, it resolves column announcement bugs when NVDA 2020.4 or later is restarted while focused on a track in Studio or an encoder entry is focused.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist add-on 21.01 and 20.09.5-LTS are now available.

IMPORTANT: version 21.01 requires NVDA 2020.3 and SPL suite 5.30. Support for 20.09.x will end in April 2021.

Changelog:

• 21.01: NVDA 2020.3 or later is required.
• 21.01: column header inclusion setting from add-on settings has been removed. NVDA's own table column header setting will control column header announcements across SPL suite and encoders.
• Added a command to toggle screen versus custom column inclusion and order setting (NVDA+V). Note that this command is available only when focused on a track in Studio's playlist viewer.
• SPL Assistant and Controller layer help will be presented as a browse mode document instead of a dialog.
• NVDA will no longer stop announcing library scan progress if configured to announce scan progress while using a braille display.

Enjoy.