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Emacspeak News --History Of User-Visible Changes

Author: T. V. Raman <tv.raman.tv@gmail.com>


* Emacspeak 55 --- Emacspeak 55 User Visible Changes

This version requires Emacs-27.1 or later.

** emacspeak-eaf.el

Speech-enable the elisp side of Emacs Application Framework

** Updated Soundscapes

   Soundscapes updated and tuned for better headphone listening.
   
**  Updated Auditory Icons

   Theme ~pan-chimes~ updated for better headphone listening.

** Updated Transient Support

   Transient support has been updated to avoid chatter. With the
   newest version of transient, emacspeak users can navigate
   transients by sections.
   
   
** Speech-Enabled CalibreDB Mode

   Module ~emacspeak-calibredb~ speech-enables ~calibredb~, a
   full-fledged mode for Calibre Library Interaction 

** Removed Tapestry Dependency

Emacspeak no longer depends on tapestry.el  which was cloned from the
~vm~ package over 20+ years ago.
Key _C-e M-t_ now runs an equivalent command that does not depend on
tapestry.

** External Browsers From EWW

You can now launch Chrome with _c_ and Emacs Application
Framework(EAF)'s embedded blink-based WebView with _j_ in EWW buffers.

** Incorporate Awesome RSS

   See _etc/awesome-rsss-fixup.sh_ for setup instructions; this
   enables discovery of RSS feeds via a collection of updated ~OPML~
   files from the _awesome-rss_ project on Github.
   
