StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.05/Marlaina Lieberg Memorial

Note: Version 18.05.1 brings localization updates. It also serves as a virtual memorial to Marlaina Lieberg, a distinguished member of American Council of the Blind and the larger blindness community who passed away on May 14, 2018.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.05 is now available.

Note: from version 18.05 onwards, Windows 7 SP1 or later aloong with Studio version 5.10 or later should be used.

Changelog:

• Added ability to take partial playlist snapshots. This can be done by defining analysis range (SPL Assistant, F9 at the start of the analysis range) and moving to another item and performing playlist snapshots command.
• Added a new command in SPL Assistant to request playlist transcripts in a number of formats (Shift+F8). These include plain text, an HTML table, or an HTML list.
• Various playlist analysis features such as track time analysis and playlist snapshots are now grouped under the theme of "Playlist Analyzer".

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.04

Note: version 18.04.1 fixes a critical issue for users of NVDA releases powered by wxPython 4.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.04 is now available.

Note: this add-on requires SPL Studio 5.10 or later running on Windows 7 SP1 and later.

Changelog:

• Changes were made to make add-on update check feature more reliable, particularly if automatic add-on update check is enabled.
• NVDA will play a tone to indicate start of library scan when it is configured to play beeps for various announcements.
• NVDA will start library scan in the background if library scan is started from Studio's Options dialog or at startup.
• Double-tapping on a track on a touchscreen computer or performing default action command will now select the track and move system focus to it.
• When taking playlist snapshots (SPL Assistant, F8), if a playlist consists of hour markers only, resolves several issues where NVDA appeared to not take snapshots.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.03/15.14-LTS

IMPORTANT: 15.14-LTS is the last long-term support release for people using StationPlaylist Studio 5.01 or earlier and/or Windows XP, Vista or 7 without Service Pack 1.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.03 is now available. There will be a corresponding 15.x release soon.

Changelog:

• If NVDA is configured to announce metadata streaming status when Studio starts, NVDA will honor this setting and no longer announce streaming status when switching to and from instant switch profiles.
• If switching to and from an instant switch profile and NVDA is configured to announce metadata streaming status whenever this happens, NVDA will no longer announce this information multiple times when switching profiles quickly.
• NVDA will remember to switch to the appropriate time-based profile (if defined for a show) after NVDA restarts multiple times during broadcasts.
• If a time-based profile with profile duration set is active and when add-on settings dialog is opened and closed, NVDA will still switch back to the original profile once the time-based profile is finished.
• If a time-based profile is active (particularly during broadcasts), changing broadcast profile triggers via add-on settings dialog will not be possible.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.02/15.13-LTS

Note: version 18.02.1 replaces 18.02 due to critical issue found with add-on update feature while running recent NVDA next snapshots. For people using NVDA next snapshots, you need to apply this update manually by downloading the add-on package and installing it.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.02 and 15.13-LTS are now available.

Important notes:

• this is the second to last release in 15.x LTS series.
• Under some circumstances, add-on update check functionality will not work (see below for details).
• Version 18.02 requires NVDA 2017.4.

Changelog:

• 18.02: Due to internal changes made to support extension points and other features, NVDA 2017.4 is required.
• Add-on updating won't be possible under some cases. These include running NVDA from source code or with secure mode turned on. Secure mode check is applicable to 15.13-LTS as well.
• If errors occur while checking for updates, these will be logged and NVDA will advise you to read the NVDA log for details.
• In add-on settings, various update settings in advanced settings section such as update interval will not be displayed if add-on updating is not supported.
• NVDA will no longer appear to freeze or do nothing when switching to an instant switch profile or a time-based profile and NVDA is configured to announce metadata streaming status.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.01/15.12-LTS

Hi,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 18.01 is now available.

Note: for broadcasters using Windows XP, Vista or 7 without Service Pack 1, the next version will be 15.12-LTS, not a 17.11.x release.

Changelog:

• When using JAWS layout for SPL Assistant, update check command (Control+Shift+U) now works correctly.
• When changing microphone alarm settings via the alarm dialog (Alt+NVDA+4), changes such as enabling alarm and changes to microphone alarm interval are applied when closing the dialog.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.12

Hi all,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.12 is now available. As noted previously, this is the first version that will require Windows 7 SP1 or higher. If using older Windows releases, you need to use 17.11.2.

Changelog:

• Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or later is required.
• Several add-on features were enhanced with extension points. This allows microphone alarm and metadata streaming feature to respond to changes in broadcast profiles. This requires NvDA 2017.4.
• When Studio exits, various add-on dialogs such as add-on settings, alarm dialogs and others will close automatically. This requires NVDA 2017.4.
• Added a new command in SPL Controller layer to announce name of the upcoming track if any (Shift+C).
• You can now press cart keys (F1, for example) after entering SPl Controller layer to play assigned carts from anywhere.
• Due to changes introduced in wxPython 4 GUI toolkit, stream label eraser dialog is now a combo box instead of a number entry field.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.11.2

Hello all,
StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.11.2 is now available.

IMPORTANT: this is the last stable version of the add-on to support Windows XP, Vista and 7 without Service Pack 1.

Thanks.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.11.1/15.11-LTS

Hi all,

SPL Studio add-on 17.11/15.11-LTS is now available.

Changelog:

• NVDA will no longer play error tones or appear to do nothing when using Control+Alt+left or right arrow keys to navigate columns in Track Tool 5.20 with a track loaded. Because of this change, when using Studio 5.20, build 48 or later is required.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.11/15.10-LTS

Hi all,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.11 and 15.10-LTS releases are now available.

Important: Add-on 17.11.x is the last version to support Windows XP, Vista and 7 without SP1.

Changelog:

• Initial support for StationPlaylist Studio 5.30.
• If microphone alarm and/or interval timer is turned on and if Studio exits while microphone is on, NVDA will no longer play microphone alarm tone from everywhere.
• When deleting broadcast profiles and if another profile happens to be an instant switch profile, instant switch flag won't be removed from the switch profile.
• If deleting an active profile that is not an instant switch or a time-based profile, NVDA will ask once more for confirmation before proceeding.
• NVDA will apply correct settings for microphone alarm settings when switching profiles via add-on settings dialog.
• You can now press SPL Controller, H to obtain help for SPL Controller layer.

Enjoy.

StationPlaylist Studio 17.10.2

Note: StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.10.1 is intended for people using Windows XP, Vista and 7 without Service Pack 1. If you are using any of these releases, you'll get a dialog at startup asking you to switch to long-term support channel. Please do switch to LTS channel when asked, or to switch channels manually, go to add-on settings/Advanced/Update Channel and select longterm. Also, 17.10.2 is a critical hotfix release.

Hi all,

StationPlaylist Studio add-on 17.10 is now available.

Changelog:

• If using Windows releases prior to Windows 7 Service Pack 1, you cannot switch to Test Drive Fast update channel. A future release of this add-on will move users of old Windows versions to a dedicated support channel.
• Several general settings such as status announcement beeps, top and bottom of playlist notification and others are now located in the new general add-on settings dialog (accessed from a new button in add-on settings).
• It is now possible to make add-on options read-only, use only the normal profile, or not load settings from disk when Studio starts. These are controlled by new command-line switches specific to this add-on.
• When running NVDA from Run dialog (Windows+R), you can now pass in additional command-line switches to change how the add-on works. These include "--spl-configvolatile" (read-only settings), "--spl-configinmemory" (do not load settings from disk), and "--spl-normalprofileonly" (only use normal profile).
• If exitting Studio (not NVDA) while an instant switch profile is active, NVDA will no longer give misleading announcement when switching to an instant switch profile when using Studio again.
• 17.10.2: when deleting broadcast profiles and if another profile happens to be an instant switch profile, instant switch flag won't be removed from the switch profile.
• 17.10.2: If microphone alarm and/or interval timer is turned on and if Studio exits while microphone is on, NVDA will no longer play microphone alarm tone from everywhere. A proper fix is scheduled for 17.11.

Enjoy.