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Add a release blurb and fixup changes for 2021.2 (#12700)
Adds a release blurb and proposes some changes to the changelog and userGuide.
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user_docs/en/changes.t2t

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= 2021.2 =
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This release introduces preliminary Windows 11 support.
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While Windows 11 is yet to be released, this release has been tested on preview versions of Windows 11.
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This includes an important fix for Screen Curtain (see important notes).
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The COM Registration Fixing Tool can now resolve more problems when running NVDA.
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There are updates to the synthesizer eSpeak and braille translator LibLouis.
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There are also various bug fixes and improvements, notably for braille support and Windows terminals, calculator, emoji panel and clipboard history.
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== Important notes ==
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- Screen Curtain on previous releases of NVDA is no longer compatible with versions of Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044).
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Due to a change in the Windows Magnification API, Screen Curtain had to be updated to support the newest versions of Windows.
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Use NVDA 2021.2 to activate Screen Curtain with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later.
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This includes Windows 10 Insiders and Windows 11.
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This is due to a change in the Windows Magnification API.
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When using previous NVDA releases and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2, screen curtain may fail to work without warning.
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To ensure security, confirm that screen curtain works properly with new or experimental versions of Windows.
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(#12491, #12684)
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For security purposes, when using a new version of Windows, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain makes the screen entirely black.
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== New Features ==
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- Support for ARIA annotations:
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- Experimental support for ARIA annotations:
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- adds a command to read a summary of details of an object with aria-details. (#12364)
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- adds an option in advanced to report if an object has details in browse mode. (#12439)
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- adds an option in advanced preferences to report if an object has details in browse mode. (#12439)
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- In Windows 10 Version 1909 and later (including Windows 11), NVDA will announce suggestion count when performing searches in File Explorer. (#10341, #12628)
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- In Microsoft Word, NVDA now announces the result of indent and hanging indent shortcuts when executed. (#6269)
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- ``processPositiveStates`` and ``processNegativeStates`` have been deprecated for removal.
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- On Windows 10 Version 1511 and later (including Insider Preview builds), the current Windows feature update release name is obtained from Windows Registry. (#12509)
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- Deprecated: winVersion.WIN10_RELEASE_NAME_TO_BUILDS will be removed in 2022.1, there is no direct replacement. (#12544)
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- Deprecated: ``winVersion.WIN10_RELEASE_NAME_TO_BUILDS`` will be removed in 2022.1, there is no direct replacement. (#12544)
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user_docs/en/userGuide.t2t

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++ Screen Curtain ++[VisionScreenCurtain]
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As a blind or vision impaired user, it is often not possible or necessary to see the contents of the screen.
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Furthermore, it might be hard to ensure that there isn't someone looking over your shoulder.
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For this situation, NVDA contains a feature called "screen curtain" which can be enabled to make the screen black.
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For this situation, NVDA contains a feature called "Screen Curtain" which can be enabled to make the screen black.
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You can enable the Screen Curtain in the [vision category #VisionSettings] of the [NVDA Settings #NVDASettings] dialog.
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When the screen curtain is active some tasks directly based on what appears on the screen such as performing [OCR #Win10Ocr] or taking a screenshot cannot be achieved.
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When the Screen Curtain is active some tasks directly based on what appears on the screen such as performing [OCR #Win10Ocr] or taking a screenshot cannot be achieved.
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To ensure security, confirm that the screen curtain works properly with new or experimental versions of Windows.
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When using NVDA releases older than 2021.2 and Windows newer than Windows 10 21H2, screen curtain may fail to work without warning.
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Due to a change in the Windows Magnification API, Screen Curtain had to be updated to support the newest versions of Windows.
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Use NVDA 2021.2 to activate Screen Curtain with Windows 10 21H2 (10.0.19044) or later.
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For security purposes, when using a new version of Windows, get visual confirmation that the Screen Curtain makes the screen entirely black.
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+ Content Recognition +[ContentRecognition]
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When authors don't provide sufficient information for a screen reader user to determine the content of something, various tools can be used to attempt to recognize the content from an image.

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