(Note: FAO Joe, and others)
From: Joseph Lee
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 11:54 PM
Subject: [TechTalk] FW: [nvda] It is accomplished: Welcome to NVDA 2018 is now
COMPLETE!
Hi everyone,
Please spread this news far and wide. Enjoy.
Cheers,
Joseph
From: nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 3:50 PM
To: nvda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [nvda] It is accomplished: Welcome to NVDA 2018 is now COMPLETE!
Dear global NVDA community,
It is done! I’m delighted to announce the immediate release of the long-awaited
update to a popular series of free tutorials for NVDA users: Welcome to NVDA,
now in its third edition. Based on NVDA 2018.1 with some features from 2017.4,
this tutorial set will take you on a cruise around NVDA world, including
installation, concepts, usage, commands, configuration, tools, add-ons and
beyond.
The complete package (as a zip file) with introduction and what’s new, the main
tutorial series, and two addenda can be found at:
http://www.josephsl.net/files/nvda18/Welcome%20to%20NVDA%202018%20Audio%20Tutorial.zip
The changes made between 2015 and 2018 editions are too numerous to list, but
the highlights include use of a completely new speech synthesizer, web browsing
using Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox, new settings and concepts, and so
many changes to add-ons and other topics. It’ll take pages to talk about
changes between 2013 and 2018 editions, as there are so many to list.
Copyright notices: NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is copyright 2006-2018 by NV
Access Limited, released under GPL 2. Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Edge,
Windows OneCore voices and related products are copyright Microsoft
Corporation. Firefox is copyright Mozilla Foundation. Other products mentioned
in the tutorial set are copyrighted by makers of these products. Welcome to
NVDA tutorial set is copyright 2013-2018 Joseph Lee, with permissive license
for free distribution and sharing.
One major announcement: this will be my last grand scale tutorial project for
the NVDA community. We have better tutorials now, including the official NVDA
Basic Training module from NV Access. If anyone wants to produce the fourth
edition of Welcome to NVDA (perhaps in 2020), you have my blessing. All I ask
of you is that you do it not for fame or glory, but because you love this
community.
Also, regarding payments for my work: the Welcome to NVDA series is, was, and
should remain free in consideration for many people who do not have financial
security to pay for assistance or product tutorials. If you insist on paying me
for this tutorial, I’d rather ask you to donate to NV Access instead so NVDA
screen reader development can continue. If you still insist on paying me (apart
from offering me a scholarship at Cal State LA; joking), I’d still ask you to
donate to NV Access, or if you want, a worthy project that improves lives in
the long run.
Other final matters:
a.. Text transcriptions are always welcome.
b.. Translations are more than welcome.
c.. Converting this into other formats is welcome (including DAISY).
d.. I hereby give you permission to quote my tutorial for different purposes
(writing essays, as part of a research paper, websites, mainstream media and
what not). All I ask is a small citation.
Final remarks: I’d like to thank you all for your support for the last six
weeks. All of you are a part of this effort.
Enjoy (and share) the tutorial set, and once again, welcome to NVDA 2018!
Cheers,
Joseph
