Add-on Updater 22.07

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 22.07 is now available.

Changelog:

• URL's used by the add-on are now constants hosted inside a new module (contributed by Luke Davis).
• Add-on download progress dialog is now centered on screen.

Enjoy.

Add-on Updater 22.06

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 22.06 is now available. This release includes a small change to update check mechanism (specifically, updates the user agent string used by the ad-on when accessing add-on info database).

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Add-on Updater 22.03

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 22.03 (security update) is now available. As this is a security update, this release is mandatory.

Changelog:

• Due to security, the add-on will be disabled completely if NVDA is running in secure screens.

Thanks.

Add-on Updater 22.02

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Add-on Updater 22.02 is now available.

Changelog:

• NVDA 2021.3 or later is required.
• On Windows 10, add-on update toast notifications are localized.

Enjoy.

Add-on Updater 22.01

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 22.01 is now available.

IMPORTANT: from late January 2022, Add-on Updater will require NVDA 2021.3 or later to check for updates.

Changelog:

• NVDA 2021.2 or later is required.
• On server systems running Windows Server 2016 and later, add-on updates will be presented in a dialog instead of using toast notifications.

Enjoy.

Add-on Updater 21.10

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 21.10 is now available. This is considered a mandatory update as it resolves the following issue:

• It is again possible to check for add-on updates on some systems, notably after a clean Windows installation.

Enjoy.

Add-on Updater 21.09

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 21.09 is now available.

Changelog:

• NVDA 2021.1 or later is required.
• on Windows 10 and later, it is possible to select add-on update notification between a toast message and an update dialog. This can be configured from Add-on Updater settings found in NVDA Settings screen.
• Add-on Updater will no longer check minimum Windows release information for add-ons as add-ons such as Windows App Essentials provide better Windows compatibility information.

Enjoy.

Add-on Updater 21.07

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 21.07 is now available. This is a significant update that rewrites how add-on update information is retrieved.

Changelog:

• On Windows 10 and later, a toast notification will be shown when add-on updates are available. Note that you cannot click this notification - you must open NvDA menu/Tools/Check for add-on updates to review updates.
• When legacy add-ons dialog is shown at startup, you can now review legacy add-ons and reasons just like add-on updates.
• Improved add-on update check internals, including use of add-on metadata collection provided by the community to validate add-on compatibility. Among other things, this eliminates add-on releases for adding update checks for new add-ons.

Add-on metadata collection (JSON format) is work of Joseph Lee (I) and Luke Davis (@XLTechie).

Enjoy.

Add-on Updater 21.05.1

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 21.05.1 is now available. This release includes localization and NVDA compatibility updates.

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Add-on Updater 21.05

Hi all,

Add-on Updater 21.05 is now available.

IMPORTANT: if you are using NVDA alpha snapshots, you must download this version manually as this version resolves the very problem that prevents Add-on Updater from giving you results. Add-on Updater 21.05 will be offered automaticalluy if using NVDA 2020.4.

Changelog:

• NvDA will no longer play error tones when trying to display update check results, caused by changes to wxPython GUI toolkit.

Enjoy.