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Release note

Final – TextAid June 2024 (v 4.17.0)

These are the final release notes for the June 2024 release.

Released: 2024-06-19

Sections that have changed from the preliminary release notes are marked with an asterisk (*) and the changed text is marked in blue.


New Features and Changes

Download Text Documents as PDF/Word from the Library

It is now possible to download text documents (that have been created in the text editor) as PDF/Word documents from within the Library. #4861


New Translation Languages *

We have added Vietnamese and Hindi as translation languages in TextAid for Google Translate. Arabic has been added for DeepL. #8534


Listen Button on Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Pages

We have added Listen buttons to both Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, to make it easier to consume this content. #6125


Icelandic User Interface *

TextAid is now available in Icelandic! #8410
The document viewer will be available in Icelandic later this summer.


Irish Dictation *

The dictation feature can now be used in Irish. #7779

This has to wait until a later release due to technical issues.


Notable Corrections

Auto Page Flip *

The auto page flip feature was disabled in a previous version, since it wasn’t working properly. It has now been fixed and re-enabled. #6778
This feature will be reenabled later this summer.


Select Language when Downloading from BookShare

The language selector was missing when downloading books from BookShare. It has now been added. #8799


Translation and Word Lookup

The settings for enabling/disabling Translation and Word lookup did not work in some situations. This has been addressed. #8630


Remove Unused Scopes from Microsoft 365/Google Drive Integration

TextAid would ask for permission to scopes that are no longer used. They have now been removed. #8540