I don't know yet. I only found out yesterday that people were having to do that before. There are a couple fixes in the installer in the 4.1a script release, but I don't know yet if they help 64-bit Windows users.
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 05:02:05PM -0500, ROGELIO TERRAZAS wrote: > Do 64 Bit users still have to use the .Zip file? > Rogelio_Terrazas at wowway.com > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> > To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:03 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] JAWS scripts for Skype 4.1 posted > > >> We do not have a change in the Skypewatch or Skype alert announcement >> situation yet. >> >> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 08:34:29PM +0100, Gary Ellis wrote: >>> Sounds good Doug and where do we stand with skype watch on 4.1 do scripts >>> need to be amended at all Will try new version shortly bravely. >>> Gary. >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> >>> To: <SkypeEnglish at emissives.com>; <gui-talk at nfbnet.org> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:23 PM >>> Subject: [Skypeenglish] JAWS scripts for Skype 4.1 posted >>> >>> >>>> Exciting news here, news I have been waiting to share for months! I >>>> have a fair amount to say, so here's a summary: There is a new and >>>> more accessible Skype 4.1 public beta out, and there are scripts to go >>>> with it. I will first describe the Skype beta, then the scripts for >>>> it. >>>> >>>> Details: >>>> >>>> We have a public beta of Skype 4.1, and there are accessibility >>>> features in it! Accessibility is still an ongoing project, but as you >>>> will see, some of the problems are fixed, and others are promised >>>> before the next full Skype release. >>>> >>>> Notes on Skype 4.1 itself: >>>> >>>> Skype 4.1 beta contains accessibility improvements, including >>>> >>>> - More items in tab order. >>>> >>>> - More items with meaningful names. >>>> >>>> - The Accessibility submenu of Tools again, with Extended Keyboard >>>> Navigation under it. >>>> >>>> As an example, you can now set mood text just by tabbing to the proper >>>> control in the main Skype window, pressing Space, editing your text, >>>> and pressing Enter. >>>> >>>> In addition, I spot the following commitment in the Skype release >>>> notes, which is a publicly accessible document: Under "Known Issues": >>>> >>>> Voicemail and File transfer not accessible: this will be fixed for 4.1 >>>> Gold. >>>> >>>> So although that is not fixed now, we finally have a promise from >>>> Skype that it will be fixed when Skype 4.1, not beta, comes out. >>>> >>>> You can get the beta either by going to http://www.skype.com, then >>>> Download, then "Beta versions of Skype," or by going directly to the >>>> following link: >>>> >>>> http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windows/beta/ >>>> >>>>> From that page, no matter how you got there, use the "Download Now" >>>> link to get the program. >>>> >>>> The technical info for this version, from that page: >>>> >>>> Version 4.1.0.130 File size 22 MB. Beta release. Release date: May 27, >>>> 2009. File name: SkypeSetup-Beta.exe >>>> >>>> One warning: After clicking "I agree Install button" in the >>>> installer, another page will appear, probably silently, with a >>>> checkbox asking permission to install Google Chrome. This is much >>>> like the "Install the Google Toolbar" option we've seen in older >>>> Skypes. It may default to checked, so I recommend tabbing around and >>>> unchecking that box if you don't want Google Chrome, which is a >>>> browser whose accessibility is unknown to me. The Skype installer >>>> will remember your setting for that checkbox in future, but it's >>>> always a good idea to watch for it. >>>> >>>> Now, about the scripts: >>>> >>>> There is a new script set posted at >>>> >>>> http://www.dlee.org/skype/ >>>> >>>> for Skype 4.1 beta. It will probably also work with Skype 4.0, though >>>> I have not tried that recently. I am calling this version 4.1a, >>>> meaning the first Skype script release for Skype 4.1. >>>> >>>> NOTE: I recommend restarting JAWS once after installing these >>>> scripts, because the names of a number of global variables have >>>> changed, and the old ones can only be cleared out of memory by a JAWS >>>> restart.. >>>> >>>> The rest of this message will describe new features of the scripts. >>>> >>>> First, user-visible changes: >>>> >>>> A double JAWSKey+F1, the standard command for accessing JAWS >>>> script help documents, will take you to an online page at my web site >>>> describing how to use Skype 4.1 with the scripts. This feature is >>>> long overdue, and though I'm sure the online documentation is in need >>>> of updating, it is at least a central starting point, better than >>>> having to fish for info among all the release notes for the various >>>> Skype script releases. >>>> >>>> F2, typed from within a conversation, will turn on and off JAWS' >>>> announcement of timestamps with text messages, if you have enabled the >>>> display of timestamps in Skype itself. This is similar to how F2 >>>> works in AIM. The virtual display of text messages will also be >>>> affected. >>>> >>>> Alt+Numpad5 will now say the position of the current message in >>>> addition to its contents. >>>> >>>> Users that sometimes heard nothing when backspacing in a text message >>>> input box should now hear characters as usual. This script update >>>> fixes a few possible causes of that problem. >>>> >>>> JAWS 9 no longer beeps on arrows, SayLine, etc., in the History list. >>>> The History list is also more appropriately named (perhaps not in >>>> Braille though). >>>> >>>> JAWS auto-announces questions like the one about holding the >>>> current call >>>> to make a new one. Also, Ctrl+Shift+E deals with that window instead >>>> of the Accounts panel when it applies. Controls in such a box can now >>>> be reached with the Tab key, as Skype itself made this possible. >>>> >>>> Double Ctrl+numbers no longer switch to the JAWS cursor and restrict it. >>>> A double Ctrl+6 focuses the profile area, and it also works in more >>>> windows. >>>> >>>> If you leave the new Chrome menus in effect in Skype, the scripts will >>>> try to make them speak. Turning these off is still recommended >>>> though. >>>> >>>> If you open the Help/About box and try to move to another window or >>>> application without first closing it, the scripts will close it for >>>> you to keep it from interfering with other windows and applications. >>>> >>>> Any Braille display users who sometimes heard "Unknown function call >>>> to JCPBrailleHelper" should no longer hear that message. >>>> >>>> Users of JAWSKey+V may have noticed that the clipboard could get >>>> overwritten with a funny-looking string of verbosity option info in >>>> certain situations. This is now fixed. >>>> >>>> The script installer includes some attempts to fix a problem wherein >>>> some users are told they have no valid JAWS language folder. >>>> >>>> Finally, internal changes, visible mostly to coders and curious souls >>>> who look at the code: >>>> >>>> This script version officially ends my use of jsl files in public >>>> projects, which means fewer files in the script set. Any jsl files >>>> from previous scripts will not be deleted when you install this >>>> update, however. >>>> >>>> The names of most functions and global variables used in the Skype >>>> scripts have been changed to make them unique enough not to collide >>>> with other scripts that one might have running alongside the Skype >>>> scripts. This was not a frequent problem but did happen to some >>>> people. >>>> >>>> A number of functions from Skype 3 scripts no longer used in Skype 4 >>>> have been removed. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> 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 >> "There's no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he >> doesn't mind who gets the credit." Ronald Reagan >> >> 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 >> >> >> --- >> avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. >> Virus Database (VPS): 090527-0, 05/27/2009 >> Tested on: 5/27/2009 3:27:42 PM >> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> > > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 090527-0, 05/27/2009 > Tested on: 5/27/2009 5:02:06 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 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 -- Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." --Rod Serling
