Hi Keith,
Without using scripts you can solve your problem in skype 4 and 4.1. I don't have skype on the pc I'm writing from at the moment, but you can solve the menu speaking issue by choosing the classic menu option, I think it's via the tools menu, then you will be able to read the menus like in earlier versions, although I also went back to skype 3.8 for the skype watch feature that works there. Regards, Riana -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Hinton Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 6:09 AM To: jaws-users-list Subject: [JAWS-Users] Skype versions prefered with JAWS Freedom Scientific is specifically supporting, or so it would seem, Skype 4. However, even with Doug Lee's scripts, I noticed the following issues. First: After making sure you are online and physically connected to the Internet, start up Skype, and configure it. Even after enableing extended keyboared navigation, and pressing enteer, you will find that Skype, for whatever reason, doesn't speak if you use the menu bar key witch is in the vast majority of cases Alt. JAWS only speaks, "Menu bar." And, "Leaveing menu bar." I have ben forced to memorize (as I refuse to JAWS cursor around in Skype four) Shortcuts may be helpful, and are as follows. Note: You can apply this to programs such as VMware workstation as well, with JAWS (similar situation) speaks activated menus just fine, but not the menus themselves, so it does pay to really learn shortcuts) because JAWS cursoring to a menu is limited. Alt+S, Skype. Alt+C, Contacts. Alt+A (Not sure why) Call menu. Alt+V, View Menu. Alt+T, Tools Menu. Alt+H, Help Menu. Try those keystrokes, and let me know. P.s. I have a laptop computer, and cannot recall what the command is to read the hotkey for a specific control, and this box doesn't have a number pad on it. Thanks. Regards, --Keith If you have any other questions, feel free to email me off-list privately, or contact me on Skype. To add my name to Skype, do so by adding the following: skypedude1234 That would usually be spoken as SkypeDude1234, but there you are. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
