VLC multimedia player: accessibility enhancement

• Author : PaulBer19
• URL : [email protected]
• GitHub repository: https://github.com/paulber19/VLCAccessEnhancementNVDAAddon.git
• Download:
  • stable version server 1
  • stable version server 2
  • Download developpement version
• Compatibility:
  • Minimum required NVDA version: 2023.1
  • Last NVDA version tested: 2024.4

This addon adds a variety of commands to enhance accessibility in playing media:

• script to announce the duration of the media you've already played,
• script to announce the duration of the media remaining to be play,
• script to announce the total duration of the media,
• script to announce the current speed,
• automatic announcement of state's changes such as pause , mute, changing the pitch or speed of playback, and the setting repeated playback or random,
• automatic announcement of the time after a command to jump,
• scripts to mark playback position and start playback at this position,
• script to restart interrupted playback at time recorded by VLC,
• correct reading of the status bar,
• change of some VLC's annoying keyboard shortcuts of VLC.
• and others enhancements as:
• access to playback controls (feature 's idea of Javi Dominguez),
• access to adjustments and effects dialog,
• correct announcement of name and value 's slider,
• deleting of some useless html text in description's object(code from Javi Dominguez add-on).

The list of commands is obtained by Control+NVDA+H

Compatible with VLC 3.0.