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I have moved to a new server, and my new handle is @amir so hopefully I'll see you there.
Folks, I'm moving to @amir and it takes some time for things to settle down. I'll also be sticking around here.
I'm exporting my data on Tweesecake, but Tweesecake doesn't allow me to export followers to a file. Is it normal? And I don't see an option on Drangscave to import followers, only the following list can be imported. Am I missing something?
I asked Siri: "Spell triskaidekaphobia."
Siri said: "ChatGPT is not available in this region."
What is this nonsense! I use ChatGPT Plus daily without a VPN. This Apple Open AI partnership is a mess!
When we say that unfortunately NVDA does not match JAWS in many areas of Microsoft Office, we should point to specific examples as well. I have Word files that contain edit boxes where users are supposed to write content. In NVDA there is no quick way to locate these edit boxes. Even with the MS Word Accessibility add-on, finding them is still very difficult and time consuming. But in JAWS they are easy to locate and navigate between. For example, in Quick Keys mode, which creates a virtual view of the document, you can move between them simply by pressing E or SHIFT+E.
The same situation applies to sections in a Word document. In NVDA, locating sections and moving between them is extremely difficult. In JAWS there are several ways to do this, including using S and SHIFT+S in Quick Keys mode.
If NVDA is going to be used more widely in professional and educational environments, support for Microsoft Office, Word, and Outlook really needs to become stronger and noticeably better.
@NVAccess
Folks, how can I effortlessly move my Tweesecake account to my dragonscave.space account, making sure all messages, followers and friends are moved? Apparently several options exist, but all seem to be much more complicated than the promised ease, and I'm worried I may end up losing everything.
Quick tip: how to use the search feature to find settings in Jieshuo screen reader https://accessibleandroid.com/quick-tip-how-to-use-the-search-feature-to-find-settings-in-jieshuo-screen-reader/
@NVAccess @jcsteh I appreciate your insights here. I am planning to open an issue on GitHub, but I first want to make sure it actually needs a separate issue.
Currently, when NVDA encounters bold or italic text in HTML, it displays that word or phrase on its own line in the virtual buffer. Just like with links, NVDA then places the following non-styled text directly after it on the same line. This means that when navigating with Up and Down arrows, you may encounter several new lines in the middle of a paragraph, each starting with one or more bold or italic words, followed by normal text. Besides making navigation more difficult, this behavior is not very useful. For example, in online dictionaries where one or more words in an example sentence are bold or italic, the virtual buffer does not show how many words at the start of the line actually have that formatting.
To see this issue, which is very easy to reproduce, go to the Merriam-Webster dictionary website and check the definition of “workaholic.” Here is the direct link:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workaholic
In the Examples section, the first example displays “My brother is a real” on one line, and on the next line it shows “workaholic who almost never takes time off.” The problem is even worse in the Recent Examples section. There, in addition to an italicized word inside the example, the name of the publication is also bold or italic, and NVDA breaks the paragraph even further and places each styled element on its own line.
At the very least, there should be a setting that toggles this behavior, so users can choose between the current mode and an alternative mode where bold, italic, and underline formatting does not break the virtual buffer into separate lines.
Also, when pressing Insert+F on text that is bold or italic, NVDA reports formatting details only at the end. For example:
“Open Sans 14.5 pt very dark pale aqua-blue on white bold italic align left.”
It would be better if NVDA announced bold, italic, or underline at the beginning instead of the end, similar to how JAWS does it. For example:
“bold italic align left Open Sans 14.5 pt very dark pale aqua-blue on white.”
I want to open an issue requesting NVDA to stop separating bold and italic text from surrounding words, or at least provide a toggle for it, and to improve how formatting information is announced in general. There should be more efficient ways to convey this information without altering the structure of the virtual buffer.
Definition of WORKAHOLIC

Definition of 'workaholic' by Merriam-Webster

Finally, NVAccess has agreed to separate links from the adjacent non-link text and display them on separate lines as a toggleable option. It’s still unclear when this will be implemented, but it's a good step forward in my opinion. I opened this issue in April 2020, and many users really want it.
Their comment states:
"We appreciate the constructive community feedback. We've triaged this issue, meaning we would accept this feature as a toggleable option."
https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/11073#issuecomment-3555857155
@NVAccess
Issue displaying text after links when the Screen Layout mode is turned off · Issue #11073 · nvaccess/nvda

Steps to reproduce: First and foremost, make sure the Screen Layout mode is turned off. It can be done via Insert+V when placed on a webpage. The issue can be duplicated everywhere but, as an examp...

GitHub
Gemini 3 is out, but NVDA still doesn’t enter focus mode when pressing Enter on the Gemini edit field. Tested with Google Chrome. The work-around is pressing Insert+Space on the edit field instead of Enter. JAWS doesn’t have this issue.
https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/17044
@NVAccess
nvda does not enter focus mode when pressing enter in gemini edit field · Issue #17044 · nvaccess/nvda

Steps to reproduce: go to the gemini website https://gemini.google.com/app After making the current options such as accepting contracts and logging into google. It is important to mention that my n...

GitHub
In the past few hours, Bookshare has added dozens of interesting and readable books about chess. Even as I write this text, new chess related books are being added to the site. These books were published over the past several decades, from the late 1980s up to 2025. They cover various aspects of the game, including defense, attack, opening strategies, endgame strategies, strategies related to famous chess champions, common mistakes, beginner openings, and more.