Want to test NVDA 2023.1 beta and have addons that NVDA reports as incompatible? It's always best to wait for the developer of said addons to update and test their addons. However, if you'd like, follow these steps:
Click start, open the NVDA folder, and select explore NVDA user config ...
open addons, and in each addon folder, edit manifest.ini.
Find a line that says lastTestedNVDAVersion= ...
Remove the old text i.e. 2.22.1 and replace with 2.23.1 and you'll be cookin with gas.
@objectinspace @ner I did this exact thing with a certain synthesizer add-on yesterday morning. It worked without a problem.
@ppatel @objectinspace Worked for said synth addon as well. Cricricri, once you fix its date also will do it en mass.
@ner @objectinspace I'd rather do this with individual add-ons.
@ppatel @objectinspace Fair enough. Some would like to do it en mass, so that's why I included instructions. I did it all manually personally.
@ner @objectinspace My major concerns were the synth and Bluetooth Audio. The rest I can live without for awhile. I'll edit and update as needed if maintainers don't do it.
@ppatel @objectinspace What's the bluetooth audio thingy? Is that the silent player stuff? I left the versions in my manifests the same to allow the developers time to update. I use the Braille Extender a lot, so I needed to make that happen. Not sure why I wanted this beta--I guess I really didn't need it--but I wondered if I could make these addons work, and so that's how it all happened.
@ner @objectinspace Bluetooth Audio allows you to make sure that your speech is not dropped if you're using a Bluetooth headset with NVDA. Windows silences audio to preserve battery.
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