Merge 354ba37 into 9d15b16

LeonarddeR · web-flow · commit 6f8674d156f5 · 2024-09-05T16:05:50.000+10:00
diff --git a/source/config/configSpec.py b/source/config/configSpec.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 	# symbolLevel: One of the characterProcessing.SymbolLevel values.
 	symbolLevel = integer(default=100)
 	trustVoiceLanguage = boolean(default=true)
-	unicodeNormalization = featureFlag(optionsEnum="BoolFlag", behaviorOfDefault="disabled")
+	unicodeNormalization = featureFlag(optionsEnum="BoolFlag", behaviorOfDefault="enabled")
 	reportNormalizedForCharacterNavigation = boolean(default=true)
 	# Deprecated in 2025.1
 	includeCLDR = boolean(default=True)
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.md b/user_docs/en/changes.md
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@
 ### Important notes
 
 ### New Features
+
 * The volume of other applications can be adjusted by `NVDA+alt+pageUp` and `NVDA+alt+pageDown`. In order to use this feature, application volume adjuster needs to be enabled in Audio pane of NVDA settings. (#16052, @mltony)
 * Added command to mute or unmute all other applications, assigned to `NVDA+alt+delete`.
 In order to use this feature, the application volume adjuster needs to be enabled in the Audio category of NVDA settings. (#16052, @mltony)
-
 * When editing in Microsoft PowerPoint text boxes, you can now move per sentence with `alt+upArrow`/`alt+downArrow`. (#17015, @LeonarddeR)
 * In Mozilla Firefox, NVDA will report the highlighted text when a URL containing a text fragment is visited. (#16910, @jcsteh)
 
 ### Changes
 
 * The Report link destination, Character formatting information, and Speak selection dialogs, now include "Close" and "Copy" buttons for user convenience. (#17018, @XLTechie)
 * The exit dialog now allows you to restart NVDA with add-ons disabled and debug logging enabled simultaneously. (#11538, @CyrilleB79)r
+* Unicode Normalization is now enabled by default for speech output. (#17017, @LeonarddeR).
+  * You can still disable this functionality in the Speech category of the NVDA Settings dialog.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
@@ -93,7 +95,6 @@ There have also been a number of fixes, including to mouse tracking in Firefox,
 * eSpeak NG has been updated to 1.52-dev commit `961454ff`. (#16775)
   * Added new languages Faroese and Xextan.
 * When using a multi-line braille display via the standard HID braille driver, all lines of cells will be used. (#16993, @alexmoon)
-* The stability of NVDA's Poedit support has been improved with the side effect that the minimum required version of Poedit is now version 3.5. (#16889, @LeonarddeR)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/user_docs/en/userGuide.md b/user_docs/en/userGuide.md
@@ -1914,8 +1914,8 @@ If you find that NVDA is reading punctuation in the wrong language for a particu
 ##### Unicode normalization {#SpeechUnicodeNormalization}
 | . {.hideHeaderRow} |.|
 |---|---|
-|Options |Default (Disabled), Enabled, Disabled|
-|Default |Disabled|
+|Options |Default (Enabled), Enabled, Disabled|
+|Default |Enabled|
 
 When this option is enabled, unicode normalization is performed on the text that is spoken by NVDA.
 This is beneficial when speaking characters that can be represented in several forms.
