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## Feature settings
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Feature flags should be included using the following format.
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Feature flags, comboboxes and checkboxes should be included using the following format.
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`FeatureDescriptionAnchor` should not include the settings category.
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Once the anchor is set it cannot be updated, while settings may move categories.
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This setting allows the feature of using functionality in a certain situation to be controlled in some way.
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user_docs/en/changes.t2t

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= 2023.2 =
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This release introduces the Add-on Store to replace the Add-ons Manager.
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In the Add-on Store you can browse, search, install and update community add-ons.
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You can now manually override incompatibility issues with outdated add-ons at your own risk.
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There are new Braille features, commands, and display support.
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There are also new input gestures for OCR and flattened object navigation.
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Navigating and reporting formatting in Microsoft Office is improved.
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There are many bug fixes, particularly for Braille, Microsoft Office, web browsers and Windows 11.
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eSpeak-NG, LibLouis Braille translator, and Unicode CLDR have been updated.
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== New Features ==
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- Add-on Store has been added to NVDA. (#13985)
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Please refer to the NVDA User Guide for a full list. (#14714)
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- Added pronunciation of Unicode symbols:
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- braille symbols such as "⠐⠣⠃⠗⠇⠐⠜". (#14548)
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- Mac Option key symbol "⌥". (#14682)
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- Braille symbols such as ``⠐⠣⠃⠗⠇⠐⠜``. (#13778)
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- Mac Option key symbol ``⌥``. (#14682)
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- Added gestures for Tivomatic Caiku Albatross Braille displays. (#14844, #15002)
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- showing the braille settings dialog
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- showing the Braille settings dialog
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- accessing the status bar
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- cycling the braille cursor shape
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- cycling the braille show messages mode
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- toggling the braille cursor on/off
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- toggling the "braille show selection indicator" state
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- cycling the "braille move system caret when routing review cursor" mode. (#15122)
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- cycling the Braille cursor shape
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- cycling the Braille show messages mode
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- toggling the Braille cursor on/off
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- toggling the "Braille show selection indicator" state
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- cycling the "Braille move system caret when routing review cursor" mode. (#15122)
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- When highlighted text is enabled Document Formatting, highlight colours are now reported in Microsoft Word. (#7396, #12101, #5866)
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- There is a known issue with intermittent crashing when WASAPI is enabled. (#15150)
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- In Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, NVDA now reports when a control opens a dialog, grid, list or tree if the author has specified this using aria-haspopup. (#14709)
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- In Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, NVDA now reports when a control opens a dialog, grid, list or tree if the author has specified this using ``aria-haspopup``. (#8235)
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- It is now possible to use system variables (such as ``%temp%`` or ``%homepath%``) in the path specification while creating portable copies of NVDA. (#14680)
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- In Windows 10 May 2019 Update and later, NVDA can announce virtual desktop names when opening, changing, and closing them. (#5641)
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- A system wide parameter has been added to allow users and system administrators to force NVDA to start in secure mode. (#10018)
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- eSpeak NG has been updated to 1.52-dev commit ``ed9a7bcf``. (#15036)
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- Updated LibLouis braille translator to [3.26.0 https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/releases/tag/v3.26.0]. (#14970)
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- Dash and em-dash symbols will always be sent to the synthesizer. (#13830)
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- Component updates:
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- eSpeak NG has been updated to 1.52-dev commit ``ed9a7bcf``. (#15036)
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- Updated LibLouis Braille translator to [3.26.0 https://github.com/liblouis/liblouis/releases/tag/v3.26.0]. (#14970)
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- CLDR has been updated to version 43.0. (#14918)
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- When reporting the review cursor location, the current cursor/caret location is now reported relative to the current page in LibreOffice Writer 7.6 and newer, similar to what is done for Microsoft Word. (#11696)
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- Announcement of the status bar (e.g. triggered by ``NVDA+end``) works for LibreOffice. (#11698)
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- When moving to a different cell in LibreOffice Calc, NVDA no longer incorrectly announces the coordinates of the previously focused cell when cell coordinate announcement is disabled in NVDA's settings. (#15098)
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- When using a Braille Display via the Standard HID Braille driver, the dpad can be used to emulate the arrow keys and enter.
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Also ``space+dot1`` and ``space+dot4`` now map to up and down arrow respectively. (#14713)
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- Updates to dynamic web content (ARIA live regions) are now displayed in Braille.
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This can be disabled in the Advanced Settings panel. (#7756)
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- Portable copy creation no longer requires that a drive letter be entered as part of the absolute path. (#14680)
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- Several stability fixes to input/output for Braille displays, resulting in less frequent errors and crashes of NVDA. (#14627)
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- In Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, typed characters are no longer reported in some text boxes even when speak typed characters is disabled. (#8442)
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- The destination of graphic links is now reported accurately in more cases in Chrome and Edge. (#14783)
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