NVDA Sends \n and \r Characters Incorrectly to the Synthesizer

[Jykke67]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Start NVDA with debug logging enabled.
2. Type in text in any editor containing several linefeeds (\n or \r).
3. Read the text by Say All from the very beginning and see from the log what is transfered to the synthesizer.

Actual behavior:

Tests made by @burmancomp and @irrah69 show that \n and \r characters are transfered as spaces to the synthesizer, not as control characters as expected.

Expected behavior:

The \n and \r characters should be transfered as they are to the synthesizer in order to be correctly handled by it like causing a pause during Say All.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

Not available.

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

NVDA installed.

NVDA version:

NVDA 2024.4.1rc1.

Windows version:

Windows 11 Pro updated from Windows 10 Pro (64-bit).

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Notepad, Notepad++, Mozilla Thunderbird or any text editor.

Other information about your system:

Desktop with 32 GB RAM etc.

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes.

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

Latest alphas, their behavior ist similar to NVDA 2024.4.1rc1.

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Probably, because NVDA add-ons have no impact on this.

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes.