Because you have stated repeatedly that you don't want Skype on your desktop. You can't have it not be there if it's there.
Bruce On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:34:40 -0400, "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net> said: > Bruce, a couple of people have stated I need to delete the desk top icon. > why would the icon make a difference? > > -----Original Message----- > From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com > [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Toews > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 2:22 PM > To: a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software. > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Running skype from the system tray:: > > If you start Skype and then close it, Skype sits in your system tray. If > you > have hot keys enabled, you can assign a hot key (I use > control+windows+a) to answer your calls from wherever you happen to be; > you can define another hot key (I use Windows+control+h) to hang up your > call from wherever you happen to be. And you can define another key (I > use > control+Windows+s) to open Skype from wherever you happen to be. You can > additionally define keys to ignore calls, mute/unmute the microphone, and > more. > > Bruce > > > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:17:41 -0400, "albert griffith" > <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net> said: > > Chris, but wouldn't I have to go to the systems tray to open it first? > > I'm > > hoping I can avoid having this program open on my desk top all the time. > > I > > wish there was a way to use a hot key to open it from anywhere I was > > when it rang. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com > > [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Chris > > Hallsworth > > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:49 PM > > To: a list for discussing skype and its use with screen accesssoftware. > > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Running skype from the system tray:: > > > > Skype runs in the system tray when you alt F4 out of Skype. To answer > > a calls, hot keys must be enabled from Skype's options, then you can > > press alt page up to take the call or alt page down to hang up. Hope > > this helps. > > > > -- > > Chris Hallsworth > > E-mail: christopherhallsworth71 at googlemail.com > > MSN: ch9675 at hotmail.com > > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net> > > To: "'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen > > accesssoftware.'" > > <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 6:31 PM > > Subject: [Skypeenglish] Running skype from the system tray:: > > > > > > >I want to be open to calls from skype but not have it open from my > > >desk top. > > > Is this possible? also, if it is what do I do when I receive a call? > > > thanks > > > 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 > -- > Bruce Toews > dogriver at ogts.net > > > 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 -- Bruce Toews dogriver at ogts.net
