This may have been answered already, but SkypeWatch in 4.1 will still only announce incoming calls, not all the other things.
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 02:48:38PM +1000, Rissal wrote: > hi dug just wondering what about skype watch is that fixed yet? thanks > cheers > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> > To: <SkypeEnglish at emissives.com>; <gui-talk at nfbnet.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 5:23 AM > 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 "It's not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six." --John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese
