better debugging info

C-Loftus · Jan 29, 2024 · 3e5c2ad · 3e5c2ad
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commit 3e5c2ad
Showing 1 changed file with 8 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/nvda/nvda.py b/nvda/nvda.py
@@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ def is_nvda_running() -> bool:
         '''Returns true if NVDA is running'''
         if os.name != 'nt' or not nvda_client:
             return False
+
         NVDA_RUNNING_CONSTANT = 0
-        return True if nvda_client.nvdaController_testIfRunning() == NVDA_RUNNING_CONSTANT else False
+        CLIENT_RESPONSE = nvda_client.nvdaController_testIfRunning()
+        if CLIENT_RESPONSE == NVDA_RUNNING_CONSTANT:
+            return True
+        else:
+            if settings.get("user.addon_debug"):
+                print(f"NVDA is not running: {CLIENT_RESPONSE}")
+            return False
 
     def nvda_tts(text: str, use_clipboard: bool= False):
         '''text to speech with NVDA'''