SpeakTab 10.14.51 — Whole-position explanations and simpler controls

SpeakTab 10.14.51 gives full explanations a distinct purpose: F3 collects the supplied current-position context, including simultaneous notes, notes still sounding from earlier positions, written rests in progress, lyrics, playing marks and the most recent written chord reminder where available. Chord reminders are labelled as the last supplied symbol, and continuing sounds are not inferred from uncertain timing. Ctrl+3 uses the chosen style. F3 preserves concise/compact preferences, and ordinary arrows remain quiet about ongoing notes.

Navigation is simpler: Ctrl+2 then Left/Right moves through note or chord positions; Up/Down inspects simultaneous notes or strings. Several positions can fall within a beat. The duplicate Alt+Shift+PageUp/PageDown shortcuts are removed; Ctrl+PageUp/PageDown still changes measures.

Ctrl+Shift+0 now clears the current and existing saved loop immediately, without Ctrl+S and without saving unrelated edits. A new loop persists only after explicit Save. If the saved file is unavailable, the app reports that only the session loop was cleared and allows retry.

The main release gate and all82 focused software checks passed, including new simultaneous/continuing-context checks, unchanged ordinary navigation, explicit loop saving, immediate saved-loop clearing, reopen, unsaved-edit preservation, file-lock failure and retry. A local actual Chopin probe generated representative full descriptions across563 positions in at most3ms per description. These checks do not establish physical51 JAWS/NVDA/audio acceptance or universal score/device support. The user accepted50 navigation and authorized this51 release. A minor empty staff label remains known.

The complete Word manual and Quick Start remain the reviewed version50 base editions. The new two-page SpeakTab51 Changes and Current Controls supplement, in Word and text, supersedes their changed instructions. Read that supplement first. Current native help and key references cover51; expanded documents are companion downloads and are inside the developer handoff.

Download the complete SpeakTab-Windows.zip and keep its runtimes, licences and native guides together. Use SpeakTab-Source.zip for the complete developer handoff, rather than GitHub-generated source archives. Source notes, audio banks, ornament descriptions, supported repeats, voice features, loops and saved places remain. Ornaments are not expanded into performed playback notes; PDF, complex jumps and expressive techniques retain documented limits. No private music, credentials, preferences or diagnostic dumps are included. Version50 downloads are preserved.