NVDA 2009.1 Released

We are extremely pleased to announce that NVDA 2009.1 has finally been released. This release has been declared stable, which means it is suitable for production use and is recommended for most users.

Major highlights of NVDA 2009.1 include support for 64 bit editions of Windows; greatly improved support for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Adobe Reader documents; support for Windows 7; reading of the Windows logon, control+alt+delete and User Account Control (UAC) screens; and the ability to interact with Adobe Flash and Sun Java content on web pages. There have also been several significant stability fixes and improvements to the general user experience.

Changes from 2009.1rc1 to 2009.1:

  • Minor documentation and translation updates.
  • NVDA no longer freezes in Save As dialogs on Windows XP and Vista systems with the Platform Update installed.
  • The title of the Windows Logon screen is now always read in Windows Vista and Windows 7.
  • Fixed a problem with the report date and time command (NVDA+f12). Previously, date reporting was truncated on some systems. (#471)
  • Fixed the issue where the system screen reader flag was sometimes inappropriately cleared after interacting with secure Windows screens. This could cause problems in applications which check the screen reader flag, including Skype, Adobe Reader and Jart. (#462)
  • In an Internet Explorer 6 combo box, the active item is now reported when it is changed. (#342)
  • Dynamic updates in Adobe Reader documents (e.g. changes to form fields) are now properly reflected by NVDA. (This used to work, but regressed a few months ago.)
  • NVDA now behaves correctly when an Adobe Reader document is scrolled by other means (e.g. pressing control+pageDown) before NVDA has itself scrolled the document in response to movement of the virtual cursor.

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Comments

1. bando?ers -- 2009-11-25 04:21

Thank you so much guys/it is a real honor to be the first to comment here, and I hope it makes you half as happy as it makes me to say that NVDA is now my #1 screen-reader! I feel that there are a few fine products to give us blind ppl access to this grand world of computing and cyber-communications and NVDA can hold its head high among the best. Nvda is not just a good _free screen-reader; it is one very good screen-reader, regardless of price, with its own set of unique and valuable features. I recomend any serious blind-computer user including NVDA in there access tool kit; no matter how much money they may or may not have. Keep up the good work. Burt Henry

2. RamboUdin -- 2010-08-17 11:08

NVDA is the best!