LibreOffice 24.8 will be released as final at the end of August, 2024 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 24.8 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) the third pre-release since the development of version 24.8 started in mid June, 2023.
We are hosting a public XMPP / #Jabber service for 8+ years and you can request an account now. You can learn more about XMPP / Jabber at joinjabber.org
With a diasp.in account and app like Monocles Chat or Monal, you can talk to users of many others messaging apps like Quicksy or Prav.
Berlin, 11 July 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2.5 Community, the fifth minor release of the free, volunteer-supported office productivity suite for office environments and individuals, the best choice for privacy-conscious users and digital sovereignty, is a…
Beta3 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download & testing. Changes from Beta2 include Add-on update notifications no longer appear when running the NVDA installer & updates to translations. Read more & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
Highlights of 2024.3 include notification of add-on updates, Unicode normalisation options, Help Tech Activator Pro display support, mouse wheel scrolling commands, bug fixes for emoji panel & browsers
Beta3 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…
So, this is like, one of the first times I've done this, but I wanted to show a bit of installing Fedora Linux on my laptop. I'd already started the installation, but it shows most of it, and a bit of setup afterwards. I recorded this on my iPhone, so it won't sound the best. A few things I forgot to mention:
* You cannot buy IBM Viavoice (Eloquence) for Linux anymore, but it's of course still floating around. * We also have DecTalk on Linux, obvious from the BTSpeak using it. * You can also get Vocalizer voices. * There's also Piper of course.
For those who don't know about it yet, here is a tool, called Audio Game Manager, that lets you play lots of Windows audio games on Linux. This might be useful to be put on the BT Speak, connected to a USB keyboard or Gamepad of course.
Design has been one of the major focus points of LibreOffice in the last few years, and the Design community has produced new icon sets, new MIME type icons, a hugely improved dark mode, and improvements to the NotebookBar (This is part of The Docume…
Berlin, 11 July 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2.5 Community, the fifth minor release of the free, volunteer-supported office productivity suite for office environments and individuals, the best choice for privacy-conscious users and digital sovereignty, is a…
Thrilled to be joined by @typo3 colleague Daniel Homorodean and @drupalassoc's Juila Kranzthor for OSPOs for Good at the #UN in New York. An important event that addresses #OpenSource collaboration through Open Source Program Offices (#OSPO) and good governance. #FOSS
Also @Tutanota , as a privacy focused company, why are your comments run on #Reddit, rather than the #Fediverse? Most privacy minded folks don't want their comments being used by AI LLM's etc.
This is way off brand.
@carlschwan among others have already shown how to do it fedistyle, pretty easily, and I'm sure many of the FOSS Fedipeeps here would happily help you out with a quick transition if you asked or gave a few $ to their FOSS project.
The annual Tidelift maintainer survey is open for responses. It gets cited *all the time*—there really aren't many other sources for understanding of why maintainers do (or don't do) the things they do.
Changes introduced in Beta 2: - Fix for reading messages in Windows Mail - Added International Phonetic Alphabet braille table - Bug fix for audio output on a mono audio device - Bug fixes for Unicode normalization - Updates to translations
Beta2 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…
In 2023, the documentation community continued to update LibreOffice guidebooks, and the Help application (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2023 – we’ll post the full version here soon.
New features and improvements coming to #LibreOffice 24.8, our next major release, due in August! 😊 For Writer (our word processor), Calc (spreadsheet), Impress (presentations) and Draw (diagrams and layout). More details at wiki.documentfoundation.org/Re… #foss #opensource #news
In-Process is out, featuring all the news on NVDA 2024.2 AND the newly released NVDA 2024.3 Beta 1 plus info on our new Code Signing Certificate, a thank you to our donors, and we remember community contributor, Austin Pinto.
In-Process 3rd July 2024 We’ve got a new stable release AND a new beta to cover. And do please read the important note on the new Code Signing Certificate as it will affect you if you downloa…
Not sure if I've talked about this here, but there are like, tons of stuff here. I'm gonna try that Linux distro through Crostini on my old ChromeBook that I don't do anything else with anymore. The VM's over the Internet are really cool too! The AT Museum is cool. And I'm curious to see if the Windows 2000/XP on **Android** works. That'd be trippy.
Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more… We started May by talking to Isabelle Dutailly about her work on LibreOffice templates.
NVDA 2024.3 Beta 1 is available for testing. It includes notification of add-on updates, unicode normalisation options, unassigned commands for mouse wheel scrolling, new Braille displays and tables, fixes for Windows 11, browsers & more. For those interested in testing the new version before it is released, we welcome you to download the beta & provide feedback. Read more & download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-3b…
Beta1 of NVDA 2024.3 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome yo…
3/3 For those interested in learning more about the code signing process, and this warning, please see: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/wi…"
and if you would like to test out Alpha builds of NVDA, head to: Please feel encouraged to run the latest snapshot from nvaccess.org/files/nvda/snapsh….
If you do have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at info@nvaccess.org.
To allow NVDA to run, press tab to "Run anyway", and press enter to run the snapshot. This will help us get through this period until Windows considers our certificate "trusted":
1/3 NV Access is pleased to announce that we are using a new code signing certificate for our builds. This will give users additional peace of mind in the authenticity of NVDA builds.
In the interim, those running new Alpha / beta builds may see a warning from Microsoft that Windows Defender prevented an unrecognised program from running. It is important to be wary of unexpected warnings like this, however in this case, the warning is expected, as the certificate is new.
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LibreOffice functionality can be used through UNO API, which is several years old, and provides many functionalities of LibreOffice through network or sockets. But the API is not helpful if you want to have the LibreOffice UI in your application.
This #EOFY help NVDA keep improving with a donation. We have changed the lives of over 250,000 people in more than 175 countries. With your help, we can continue to expand our impact and ensure NVDA stays on top of ever changing technology!
We use our social media channels to raise awareness about our work, share information and encourage new contributors to join us (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Report for 2023 – we’ll post the full version here soon.
In 2023, the marketing team continued the deployment of the Strategic Marketing Plan, without overlooking ongoing activities to promote LibreOffice and support the efforts of native language communities (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annu…
Highlights include Sound Split, numerous new keystrokes, new Braille mode & other features, updates to eSpeak, LibLouis & other dependencies & programs.
NV Access is pleased to announce that version 2024.2 of NVDA, the free screen reader for Microsoft Windows, is now available for download. We encourage all users to upgrade to this version. Highlig…
Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when I complained that a very large #python contribution to #inkscape was poorly formatted and I felt embarrassed about pushing back and asking them to run a linter over it?
Yeah I'm not fucking embarrassed now, I'm furious. 🤬
Update: Apparently they meant a small section of it was, not the whole MR. I'm annoyed, but I'll have to take them at their word.
Freedom isn’t freedom if it’s only for abled people.
Then again, there’s a reason you don’t see the word “freedom” in “open source.”
And there’s a reason “share alike” is just one of the principles of Small Technology, alongside a non-colonial approach, inclusivity, and others. (small-tech.org/about/#small-te…)
NGI0 is looking for a Regional Representative in Southern or Eastern Europe. It is a dual role: promoting the free and open source technologies from the NGI Zero portfolio, and invite & engage local talent to participate in NGI0. As the NGI0 contact point, you help us better understand and address the needs of your region/country. (Eligible countries are listed in the job description).
I think your ideas are worth trying out. I'm not an expert but the joy of #FOSS operating systems is that we can learn what works for us in a low-cost way.
In 2023, the marketing team continued the deployment of the Strategic Marketing Plan, without overlooking ongoing activities to promote LibreOffice and support the efforts of native language communities (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annu…
Here's another #LibreOffice feature you might not know about! If you're looking for a feature but can't find it in the menu, go to Help ▸ Search Commands (or use the shortcut ⇧ Shift + Esc). Type a few letters and you can see where in the menu to find it! 👍 #foss #opensource #tip
