I completely agree with you and Sarah on this one. I had some very nice shortcuts defined for Skype, they weren't harming anyone, and to be denied the use of themis, as Sarah said, backwards and a whole bunch of other things.
Bruce On Wed, 17 Jun 2009, Valiant8086 wrote: > Hi. > Windows uses win key for a few things. like windows+e, windows+u, windows+d, > windows+m, windows+t, windows+r, windows+x, windows+b, Windows+l, etc. Still, > it ought to be possible to use windows keys with other modifiers also. I mean > I don't think MS should stop that. Like windows+ctrl+down arrow. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sarah alawami > To: screen access software with skype ; Doug Lee > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:59 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Question about Skype 4.1 > > > I'm risking a stray in subject thread here so I'll make this brief! > Why would MS not want the win key for more shortcut options? this to > me seems stupid and backword and nonproductive to me. > > I'm done ranting now. > > S > > On 5/27/09, Doug Lee <dgl at dlee.org> wrote: > > My information is that the removal of the WinKey is permanent and > > forced by Microsoft, because Windows 7 apparently forbids use of that > > key for shortcuts. This annoyed me too, but it is apparently a > > Microsoft rule and, as such, will probably affect a number of > > applications. > > > > Your problem with the text input window going invisible is addressed > > in version 4.1a of the scripts, which I just posted today and > > announced on this list. That particular change failed to make it into > > my release notes though. > > > > On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:26:23PM +0300, Kostadin Kolev wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I'm using Skype 4.1 Beta with the scripts "40c" with no problems (at > >> least for now). But be aware, that the Skype developers have decided (at > >> least it looks so) to remove the "WinKey" from the "Hotkeys" options for > >> Skype 4.1. This means, that we can no longer use the "WinKey" in our > >> hotkeys combinations for Skype (if using v4.1). Hope that this is only > >> temporarily, because otherwise a lot of key conflicts might occur before > >> we can set our hotkeys for Skype. > >> And a question (maybe a bug report even) addressed to Doug: The > >> keystroke CTRL+4 for focusing to the edit field (where we type our chat > >> message), doesn't work properly. Actually, it doesn't work most of the > >> time (maybe even never - I'm not sure though). When I press it, JAWS > >> says "Window not visible". The chat typing field is there though - I can > >> see it and I can go to it by pressing TAB. I'm using the compact view, > >> but I just tested it - it doesn't work in standard view even - it says > >> the same - "Window not visible". This bug started to appear since there > >> was a change to the chat typing field regarding a problem with the > >> typing cursor not being focused in the message typing field when > >> focusing on the specific conversation window (at least I think so). Can > >> you confirm this issue? Thanks! > >> > >> Best wishes! > >> Kostadin Kolev > >> > >> On 27.5.2009 ?. 20:35 ?., Clare Page wrote: > >>> Hi! > >>> I was wondering, will the JAWS scripts some of us now use for Skype 4.0 > >>> work with Skype 4.1? > >>> If anyone has an answer to this question, please let us know. > >>> Bye for now, and happy skyping! > >>>> From Clare > >>> 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 > > "The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do > > what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with > > them while they do it."--Theodore Roosevelt > > > > 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 > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 090527-0, 05/27/2009 > Tested on: 5/27/2009 7:10:01 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 >
