I heard Window-Eyes needs it. It's one of those parts of Skype that needs work on accessibility. I installed this Skype Friends app and it took a lot of messing around to get rid of it once I figured it was inaccessible.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <[email protected]> To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software." <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:10 AM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] An extras question: > It is my understanding that the Skype Extras Manager is not required > for things that use the Skype API. As a rule, I do not install it, > yet I do play with the Skype API. > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 09:45:17AM -0800, jim grimsby Jr. wrote: > Install the extras manager. It cannot hurt and something that use the > Skype > API required. For example, the window eyes Skype scripts. > Also, the Internet Explorer plug-in works fine. It requires Internet > Explorer seven. > > -----Original Message----- > From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com > [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Michele Barbi > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 9:41 AM > To: a list for discussing skype and its use with screen accesssoftware. > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] An extras question: > > Ok, then I'll do my best to try to answer. > I sincerely consider the Extras manager quite inaccessible, and so I think > not to check its authomatic startup, also because if it loads itself I'm > forced to exit Skype completely from the SystemTray before shutting down > Windows, otherwise I hear an error beep. > About the other thing, I tested the plug-in for Internet Explorer and > found > some errors; if I remember well, it was my HomePage, which is google.it, > which made some crashes in IE. I use version 6 of Explorer. > Anyway, don't you think this information are absolute truths, they can > depend on my system configuration. > Bye! > Barbuz > > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: In partenza messaggio pulito. > Virus Database (VPS): 081113-0, 13/11/2008 > Controllato il: 13/11/2008 18.40.43 > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.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 > > -- > Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org > SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com > http://www.ssbbartgroup.com > No one alive is beyond hope; every second of life is a chance. > (08/29/02) > > 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 >
