OK, I'll send this to GW Micro for comment, and if I don't hear anything from them before my next meeting at Skype, I'll ask if anyone here knows what's up with that.
For the GW Micro people that might not know already: I'm actually out in Tallinn, Estonia, working with Skype developers directly on Skype accessibility this week. On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 03:35:47PM -0600, Brent Harding wrote: 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 > 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 "Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain." --Helen Keller
