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VoiceOver Audio Split 1.1

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@amenathomas1997 amenathomas1997 released this 28 Oct 13:55
  • Fixed: the app closed as soon as it opened on some Macs with voice commands on (seen on a MacBook Air with macOS 27). Connecting to the microphone could fail with an error the app didn't catch. Now, if the microphone can't be used, voice commands stay off and say why, and the rest of the app works. The microphone check is protected the same way.
  • Keep this sound setting? After a change that could stop you hearing your Mac (the output device, one-ear mode, ear balance, the volume limit, the hearing profile, the layout, call audio, ducking, the speech device, or a preset chosen by hand), a window asks whether to keep it. Return keeps it; Escape, closing the window, or doing nothing for 60 seconds puts everything back. "Audio Split, keep it" and "Audio Split, go back" work too. Everyday keys and automatic presets don't ask. Turn it off in Settings, under Where sounds go.
  • Clearer permissions: for camera, microphone, speech recognition and controlling VoiceOver, the buttons in Settings and the setup guide now ask your Mac directly, because macOS only lists an app on those pages after it has asked. The setup guide explains step by step where VoiceOver Utility's AppleScript checkbox is, and its test says exactly what's missing.
  • Six new lessons in a fifth level, Everyday apps 2: Messages, Calendar, managing files in Finder, Zoom and Teams, braille displays, and VoiceOver Utility. The course now has 30 lessons.
  • Lessons by trainers: write a lesson as a .voalesson file and import it (docs/CUSTOM-LESSONS.md).
  • Students: keep progress for several learners on one Mac, and export each one's session reports as text or CSV.
  • Call captions: see what the other people in a Zoom, Teams or FaceTime call say, in large print, recognized on your Mac. "Read the Last Caption" speaks the newest one, and the transcript can be copied.
  • Meeting helpers: Am I Muted, Mute or Unmute, Camera On or Off, Raise or Lower Hand, Who's Talking, Read the Chat, new chat messages read as they arrive, and Leave the Meeting (which always asks first), for Zoom, Teams and FaceTime, without leaving where you are.
  • Hearing profile: boost the frequencies you hear less well, for each ear, from an audiogram or a quick listening test.
  • Contracted braille: braille files can now be contracted (grade 2) Unified English Braille, using liblouis.
  • Timers and reminders: "Audio Split, set a timer for 10 minutes", "remind me at 3 pm to call the doctor". They survive a restart.
  • Clipboard history: the last 20 things you copied, to hear and copy again (off until you turn it on).
  • Window switcher: every open window by name, filtered as you type.
  • Object finder: look for a person, a pet, a cup, a door or a word with the camera, with left, ahead and right guidance.
  • Accessible PDFs: scan pages, or a picture or PDF file, into a PDF with real text, headings, a title and a language.

SHA-256 of the installer: 0916b38f557c1a02ef3d20647ba96d12352a7fed0f43e63363296f0b12ef02b5

Build 202610281000