gestureDuplicate

Identifies and manages conflicting keyboard shortcuts and cleans up your NVDA configuration.

Author: Chai Chaimee

URL: https://github.com/chaichaimee/gestureDuplicate

Description

gestureDuplicate is a professional-grade NVDA add-on designed to maintain the health and efficiency of your screen reader's configuration. It helps you identify conflicting input gestures (duplicate shortcuts), manage custom mappings, and perform deep cleaning of leftover configuration data from uninstalled add-ons.

The add-on provides three essential maintenance tools:

Check Duplicate Gestures — Detects and lists all duplicate gestures across all contexts (global, app modules, etc.).
My Gestures Management — Allows you to view and safely remove custom gestures assigned to add-ons that are no longer installed.
Clean Configuration (nvda.ini) — Identifies and removes obsolete configuration sections belonging to uninstalled add-ons that still reside in your main nvda.ini file.

Important: Over time, uninstalling add-ons often leaves "ghost" settings in nvda.ini and gestures.ini. This can lead to increased memory usage, configuration conflicts, or unexpected behavior. This tool ensures your NVDA remains lean and stable.

Hot Keys

Windows + Shift + G
• Single tap: Open Check Duplicate Gestures dialog
• Double tap: Open My Gestures Management dialog
• Triple tap: Open Clean Configuration dialog

Menu Access: NVDA Menu → Tools → gestureDuplicate →
• Check Duplicate Gestures...
• Manage Custom Gestures...
• Clean Configuration...

Features

Duplicate Gesture Detection: Scans all loaded mappings (Core + Add-ons) to find functional conflicts.
Intelligent Navigation: One-click jump to NVDA's standard "Input Gestures" dialog with the relevant script pre-selected for immediate fixing.
Ghost Gesture Cleanup: Specifically targets gestures.ini to find entries linked to missing add-ons, displaying them in gray for easy identification.
Advanced Configuration Cleaning: Scans the primary nvda.ini for leftover sections from uninstalled add-ons, allowing you to "purge" obsolete settings safely.
Bulk Actions: Supports removing individual items, all gestures for a specific add-on, or clearing all custom addon mappings at once.
Multi-Tap Workflow: Rapidly switch between detection, management, and cleaning tools using a single hotkey.
Accessibility Focused: All dialogs are fully keyboard accessible with support for Enter (execute), Space (toggle), Delete (remove), and Escape (close).

How to Clean Your Configuration

To keep NVDA performing at its best, follow these steps:

Open the Clean Configuration tool (Triple tap Windows+Shift+G).
Review the list of sections found in your nvda.ini.
Check the boxes for add-ons you have already uninstalled.
Press Remove Selected to safely delete those sections from your configuration file.

Recommendation: Run "My Gestures Management" and "Clean Configuration" after every major add-on cleanup to prevent potential conflicts and keep your settings organized.

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