well skype 4.0 has 3 new features I think the new skype directory te call phones thing not sure what it does and the skype shop feature not accessibleaccording to doug neither is the directory thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean Philippe" <jp.ryk...@orange.fr> To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software." <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:25 AM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] scripts for beta 4
> Hi all, > thanks to Jim and Doug for the wonderful workthey do. But I wonder, why > did Skype have to change something that everyone was used to and happy > about. I think a lot of users, sighted or not, are going to be unhappy > about this change. Why not propose a choice between a" classic" or" > modern" interface ? > furthermore, this new version of Skype doesn't seem to bring any > interesting features other than the redesigned interface am I wrong? > Cheers, > JPR > http://myspace.com/jeanphilipperykiel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jim grimsby Jr. > To: 'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access > software.' > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] scripts for beta 4 > > > > Hi Doug the only reason I think the name of the tools menu should be > change > is the name of options describes more of what this menu is. > For example this is where you set your skype setting pick your langwige > etc. > also the reason for removing dooplakits in the options dialog is simply > to > avoid confewtion. It is like ok I see video twice. So now the first time > I > see it I have to tab threw to see if there is anything new here. I see > this > in the options dialog now I see it on the menu does this option on the > menu > do something that the one in the dialog does not do so now I have to > check. > Having the same options all over the place is just not user friendly. > Give > me one place to do what I need to do and if possible give me a meaningful > short cut and hot key to do it. > Also you will now note that pressing enter now starts an im with the > contact > you are on in the contact list. > I would say that pressing inter should call the contact and control enter > should start an im. > > -----Original Message----- > From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com > [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lee > Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2008 8:01 PM > To: a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software. > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] scripts for beta 4 > > Pardon my replying in mid-post format instead of top-posting like we > normally do on lists populated primarily by blind people. I'm > forwarding this entire message to a Skype guy who's currently sitting > across a table from me in a Hilton hotel bar. <grin> > > On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 07:03:10PM -0700, jim grimsby Jr. wrote: > > I would first like to start out by commending doug for excellent work > on > > the new scripts. You are simply amazing getting a beta version of the > > scripts out only three days after the initial release of Beta one is > quite > > impressive. > > They were actually out on the same day as the beta release, but I'm > afraid that wasn't as amazing as you might think. I started work on > these weeks ago. <smile> > > > That being said I would like to say a few things about the Skype beta > > itself. > > I will try to keep most of my comments on accessibility concerns since > that > > is the purpose of this list. > > Skype has switched from a multiple window system and multiple tab > system > to > > a multiple pain system. > > This being said, the standard keyboard command for switching between > panes > > is F6 to move forward by pain and shipped F6 to move backward by > pain. > > They should implement jumping to pains with control and the number > keys. > > With all of the available panes appearing in the view menu. > > There are only two panes. The left pane is where the Contact list or > the Conversation list appear, whichever you choose. Skype natively > lets you type Alt+1 or Alt+2 to show and focus Contacts or > Conversations in that pane, respectively. I changed those to Ctrl+1 > and Ctrl+2 to keep from conflicting with the normal Alt+numbers for > reading chat messages, and I am encouraging Skype to make that change > internally. The View menu also has options to switch between Contacts > and Conversations, but again, those are two lists in the left pane, > only one of which shows up at a time. My recommendation, based on > yours and on what's already being done, is that F6 and Shift+F6 be > implemented because they are standard pane-switching commands, but > that Ctrl+numbers *not* be assigned to jumping to specific panes, as > they have better uses. > > If more than two panes can exist in Skype 4, I don't know it but that > might change my recommendations a bit. > > > The context menu shortcuts should be changed to mean something useful. > For > > example, when in the context pane and you right click on a contact > all > of > > the items for sends spell out the word send. Sorry this is not > > intuitive. If I want to send an instant message, the intuitive > shortcut > > would be i. if I want to send a person a file the intuitive shortcut > would > > be f, and so on. > > We have the same problem in the menu bar with three items starting with > the > > letter C. all of them having the shortcut of c. > > Let the shortcut for Paul be the letter a. Let the shortcut for > > conversation be the letter C. and let the shortcut for contacts be the > > letter o. > > Agreed: (1) each shortcut must be unique to make them useful, and (2) > they should be assigned mnemonically, not aesthetically. Standard > shortcut assignment rules are to pick the first available letter for > each option, but this was causing problems of consistency before, like > Alt+O for Options changing to Alt+P when an item was added above > Options in the Tools menu, and View Profile in Context menus being V > in some and W in others. I therefore propose that a mnemonic > assignment, once assigned, not change as new menu items are > added--particularly when the already-assigned item is frequently used. > > > Put the change your mood text back in the profile menu. After all, > you > > have add video to my mood. So why not a change your mood text menu > item? > > Agreed. > > > Remove duplicates > > For example in the options dialog there are two places to configure > sound > > and video. They do the same thing one place for this configuration is > > enough. > > Another thing is there is an option to set privacy in the skype menu > this > > can already be done within the options dialog so having this menu > option > is > > pointless. I am sure you get the idea. > > I don't care one way or the other on this, but I suspect > business/marketing forces drive where menu items appear sometimes. I > would consider this a low-priority issue. > > > In the skype menu you have the option called presence. Short cut > again > is > > p. > > And then you have the option called profile, and guess what the short > cut > > is p. change presence back to change status. Short cut of s put sign > out > in > > that sub menu where it belongs. > > Put change pass word in the profile section where it belong. Remove > the > buy > > credit menu option it is a link in the account section and there for > not > > needed in the skype menu. > > Put share skype with a friend in the contacts section. After all you > are > > sharing it with him in Oder to contact him right? > > A lot of ideas there, but again, I think we're up against business > decisions, and I would not urge high priority on these items. > > > Rename the tools menu to options. > > Rename the options dialog to preferences. > > I do not think this is a good idea because the existing names have > been around for a long time and people are used to them. > > > More exselorator keys. > > Like create new contact control+n. > > Preferences control+p. etc. > > Or as I said in the past the ability to set global hot keys and local > ones. > > With defaults set and turned on. > > The extra accelerators would be helpful, yes. To explain local vs. > global hotkeys for the benefit of those who never saw that discussion: > "Global hotkeys" are what we have now. "Local hotkeys" would only > work when a Skype window is in focus. I thought this would be too > confusing for most users, but I'm forwarding the idea for others to > ponder. > > > Doug take these ideas and forward what you think will be helpful and > discard > > the rest as usual. > > Doing so directly. I will not often do things quite like this, but > since I am actually out here with Skype developers in person, it seems > to make sense this weekend. :-) Btw, pardon any typos, I'm typing > this over the top of some fairly loud music and conversation. > > -- > Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org > SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com > http://www.ssbbartgroup.com > "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them > to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >
