NVDA Alpha 35286 finally adds leading silence detection and removal logic. The changelog says:
"The silence at the beginning of speech will now be trimmed when using OneCore voices, SAPI5 voices, and some third-party voice add-ons to improve their responsiveness."
Though not mentioned in the changelog, it also affects eSpeak NG.
NVDA 2025.1 is shaping up to be a huge release.
https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/issues/17614
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@asael @NVAccess Yey! this pull request fixes all mentioned issues. This is such a great enhancement that I can't imagine going back to older alphas or official releases. https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/pull/17699