Have you even tried? hitting the escape key in a call? If you have with skype4, you'd know, there is no reason for your concern. it's already taken out. It no longer does that.
Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Gassman" <lgsin...@sbcglobal.net> To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software." <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] scripts for beta 4 > Well, as long as everyone seems to be playing programmer regarding > the beta, I wish that once again we could get rid of the escape key > when ending a call. Yes, I know that I can go in and script for > this, but it is very aggravating when speaking to someone and you hit > the escape key and they disappear. > If we're going to make comments about what we like and do not like in > Beta 4 with regard to accessibility, then I'll ad my comets about the > escape key once again. > Thanks. > Larry > At 08:00 PM 6-21-2008, you wrote: >>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 >
