Update eSpeak and CLDR#18581
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Pull Request Overview
This PR updates two key NVDA dependencies to their latest versions: eSpeak NG speech synthesizer and Unicode CLDR localization data. The updates bring improvements to Persian/Farsi speech synthesis and expanded emoji localization support for additional languages.
- Updated eSpeak NG to commit
a4ca101with Farsi/Persian improvements - Updated Unicode CLDR to version 47.0 with new emoji localizations for Coptic, Haitian Creole, and Cantonese
- Updated documentation to reflect the new dependency versions
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| File | Description |
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| user_docs/en/changes.md | Added changelog entry documenting the component updates |
| projectDocs/dev/createDevEnvironment.md | Updated dependency version references for eSpeak NG and CLDR |
| include/nvda-cldr | Updated submodule pointer to CLDR 47.0 |
| include/espeak | Updated submodule pointer to eSpeak NG commit a4ca101 |
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@seanbudd Can you add belarusian in the Cldr, please? |
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@zstanecic yes sure- it seems bosnian is missing too |
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Link to issue number:
Closes #18342
Summary of the issue:
Description of user facing changes:
a4ca101, with improvements to Farsi/PersianLocalisation data for emojis has been added for bosnian and belarusian
Description of developer facing changes:
none
Description of development approach:
Followed https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda-cldr/ and espeak.md
Merge in changes from nvaccess/nvda-cldr#9 and nvaccess/nvda-cldr#10
Testing strategy:
Built NVDA - tested latest espeak synth
Known issues with pull request:
None
Code Review Checklist:
@coderabbitai summary