I think you're asking how to delete Skype 3.8 events. I always used the JAWS cursor to do that, but it's been so long since I used Skype 3.8 that there are probably better people on this list than I to answer that question. :)
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 11:13:26PM -0500, ROGELIO TERRAZAS wrote: > I am using 3.8. How do I delete the events you mentioned? > 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: Friday, June 05, 2009 11:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Important! Information on the Skype > 4.1"Screen Reader Not Detected" Problem > > >> Keep in mind that "history" and "conversation list" are two different >> things. The History page, which is accessed by Ctrl+8 with scripts >> running and Alt+3 otherwise, is what's managed by the Keep History For >> option. >> >> The conversation list, accessed by Ctrl+2 with scripts or Alt+2 >> without, is sort of like an inbox. Just as with an inbox, things >> never leave that list until you delete them yourself. You will only >> see one entry for any one person in that list though. >> >> A concrete example: I send you a chat line, a voicemail, a call, and >> a file, then Joe sends you a file and a chat line. In Skype 3.8, that >> would be six events. In Skype 4.1, that would be six History list >> entries, but you said not to keep history, so you might not see >> anything in that list. But in Skype 4.1, you still will get two, not >> six but two, entries in your Conversation list, or Inbox: one for me, >> and one for Joe. >> >> On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 11:42:33PM -0400, jason wrote: >>> another problem is deleting history. We should have the ability to >>> delete our history if we don't want to keep it. I have my options set to >>> never keep history and clear cookies but every time I log on to skype, it >>> keeps bringing old conversations up in to my list which those happened a >>> week ago. It says that it is supposed to clear history and ookies on >>> exit. That is one of the choices in the options menu. I hope there is a >>> solution that we can get rid of all of the history, because you can do >>> that in 3.8. >>> >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Jason known as Blind Fury >>> windowslive contact kb3icc at msn.com >>> skype contact kb3icc >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> >>> To: <skypeenglish at emissives.com>; <gui-talk at nfbnet.org> >>> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:54 PM >>> Subject: [Skypeenglish] Important! Information on the Skype 4.1 "Screen >>> Reader Not Detected" Problem >>> >>> >>>> I doubt this happens to very many people, but I have already noticed >>>> that it has happened to some, and the problem is serious enough in its >>>> effects to warrant the "Important!" subject line attention-getter. >>>> >>>> Note that this only applies to users of Skype 4.1 beta, the one >>>> released in May of 2009. If you run Skype 3.8 or Skype 4.0, you >>>> should not see the problem discussed below. >>>> >>>> The following information may apply to you if you have ever been >>>> running Skype 4.1 beta, released in May of 2009, and encountered any >>>> of the following: >>>> >>>> 1. Inability to arrow through the contact list, the conversation list, >>>> or any other Skype list control. >>>> >>>> 2. JAWS reading huge volumes of information on arrow keys or tab, >>>> such as most or all of one of those lists. >>>> >>>> 3. Alt+numbers and Alt+arrows in a conversation window saying "Not in >>>> a chat window" even though you really are in one. >>>> >>>> 4. For BX users, BX saying "unknown object" for a great many portions >>>> of Skype's interface. >>>> >>>> Causes of the above problems include doing any of the following >>>> things while Skype 4.1 beta is running: >>>> >>>> 1. Unloading and reloading JAWS. (This may cause the problem but does >>>> not always do so.) >>>> >>>> 2. Changing to a different JAWS version by unloading one and then >>>> loading another. >>>> >>>> 3. Running Microsoft Narrator and then closing it while Skype is >>>> still running. >>>> >>>> 4. Playing with another screen reader and shutting it down while Skype >>>> is running. >>>> >>>> If you never do any of those things, you should never run into this >>>> problem. >>>> >>>> I have written up a detailed description of this issue, including what >>>> to do about it if you encounter it, at my web site, >>>> >>>> http://www.dlee.org/skype/ >>>> >>>> The direct URL to the information page for this issue is >>>> >>>> http://www.dlee.org/skype/sr_not_detected.php >>>> >>>> In summary, the above user actions can cause this Skype 4.1 beta to >>>> lose track of the fact that a screen reader is running, which in turn >>>> causes it to stop providing all accessibility information until it is >>>> restarted. Future Skype 4 releases are expected to improve >>>> significantly on this situation. The Skype developers and management >>>> are aware of this problem. It escaped notice during the testing of >>>> the Skype 4.1 beta release because unloading and reloading a screen >>>> reader is not a regular enough occurrence to have come to mind as a >>>> necessary part of the testing process, either for them or for me. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org >>>> SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com >>>> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >>>> "I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in neighbor >>>> and weigh, except for when weird foreign concierges seize neither >>>> leisure nor science from the height of society." >>>> >>>> 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 >> >> >> --- >> avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. >> Virus Database (VPS): 090605-0, 06/05/2009 >> Tested on: 6/5/2009 11:11:59 PM >> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. >> http://www.avast.com >> >> >> > > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 090605-0, 06/05/2009 > Tested on: 6/5/2009 11:13:30 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 Reality is not what we see. Reality is what is, whether we see it or not. (03/01/09)
