Hello,
I've just installed Beta 4 and the new scipts with JAWS.
Either I have missed it or they have renamed it but how to do you now
change your status IE on line, not available and so on with the Beta
4 version of skype?
Thanks!
John
At 09:59 PM 12/11/2008, you wrote:
>Here is the long-awaited, possibly anticipated (<silly grin>) script
>release for Skype 4.0 beta3. I've been using these for a while, but
>no one else has, so pardon any rough edges, and please report them
>here.
>
>The direct URL for the Skype 4 beta scripts remains
>
> http://www.dlee.org/skype/skype4.php
>
>But they are also, at long last, accessible from my main Skype page,
>
> http://www.dlee.org/skype/
>
>As usual, I have a few things to say about this release:
>
>First, the name of this release is 4b3a, not the likely expected 4b5.
>This is explained in the release notes on my web site.
>
>My advice on who should try Skype 4 beta has changed a bit. Until
>now, I have recommended that only the most daring should try this.
>Now though, I recommend that anyone who wants to contribute to the
>accessibility of the next major Skype release try it, as long as the
>following warnings don't make this unwise for you.
>To tantalize some of you, I'll point out that it appears to be
>possible in Skype 4.0 beta 3 to add people to a conference even if
>you're not the host! This feature, sometimes called "answer/join" by
>fans of it from the Skype 2.0 days, has been absent for a very long
>time.
>
>For anyone interested in trying Skype 4:
>
>1. Read my web site page about this script release,
>
> http://www.dlee.org/skype/skype4.php
>
>I am likely to update that page from time to time. Some of it may
>already be slightly out of date in fact. I must stress, though, that
>you could get some big surprises if you try installing these scripts
>without first reading that page.
>
>2. Be aware that SkypeWatch is not supported in Skype 4 at this time.
>More about this on the above page. I'm trying to get Skype to fix
>this issue internally.
>
>3. Be prepared to return to Skype 3 if you need it for something
>specific that is not in Skype 4. Sadly, this would include the hot
>keys such as Alt+PageUp to answer calls, as these are still not
>implemented in Skype 4.
>
>4. If all that didn't scare you off, grab the scripts from the URL I
>gave earlier, grab Skype 4.0 beta 3 directly from skype.com or from
>wherever you normally go, and give it all a whirl.
>
>5. Report any problems you have to this list and also on the Jira bug
>reporting site for Skype, which is at
>
> https://developer.skype.com/jira/
>
>I ask this so that Skype developers and management can see
>the number of blind users who are trying to use their product. When
>writing to Skype directly, keep in mind that they already know
>accessibility is important. This is about showing them numbers of
>people, as priorities are often affected by such numbers. In other
>words, be nice, but you don't have to be quiet. :)
>
>
>
>--
>Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org
>SSB BART
>Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
>"Innovation is hard to schedule." -- Dan Fylstra
>
>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.
>
>
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