Merge 50cbee1 into 4408602

CyrilleB79 · web-flow · commit fb3da566bb13 · 2022-07-14T09:26:50.000+10:00
diff --git a/source/synthDrivers/_espeak.py b/source/synthDrivers/_espeak.py
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
 #: This is necessary because index positions are given as ms since the start of the utterance.
 _numBytesPushed = 0
 
-#Parameter bounds
-minRate=80
-maxRate=450
-minPitch=0
-maxPitch=99
+# Parameter bounds
+# maxRate set to 449 to avoid triggering sonic at rate = 100% when rate boost is off.
+# See https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues/131
+minRate = 80
+maxRate = 449
+minPitch = 0
+maxPitch = 99
 
 #event types
 espeakEVENT_LIST_TERMINATED=0
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ It can be re-enabled in NVDA's advanced settings panel. (#11554)
 This will improve performance for some Java applications including IntelliJ IDEA. (#13039)
 - Announcement of selected cells for LibreOffice Calc is more efficient and no longer results in a Calc freeze when many cells are selected. (#13232)
 - When running under a different user, Microsoft Edge is no longer inaccessible. (#13032)
+- When rate boost is off, eSpeak's rate does not drop anymore between rates 99% and 100%. (#13876)
 -
 
 

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`@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ It can be re-enabled in NVDA's advanced settings panel. (#11554)`
`42`	`42`	`This will improve performance for some Java applications including IntelliJ IDEA. (#13039)`
`43`	`43`	`- Announcement of selected cells for LibreOffice Calc is more efficient and no longer results in a Calc freeze when many cells are selected. (#13232)`
`44`	`44`	`- When running under a different user, Microsoft Edge is no longer inaccessible. (#13032)`
	`45`	`+- When rate boost is off, eSpeak's rate does not drop anymore between rates 99% and 100%. (#13876)`
`45`	`46`	`-`
`46`	`47`
`47`	`48`