Alt+Shift+F4 twice will close all Skype windows and Skype itself, but without the Shift, it will just close the current window.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 08:52:12PM -0400, Kerby Hill wrote: > Hi Doug, what about the alt+shift+f4 to close skype all the way? That > doesn't seem to work now. It just closes the current window. > > Kerby > > > Kerby > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> > To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] One more Doug,please! Reply to several 4.1 > script issues from this week > > >> I saw you ask that once before, but unfortunately I don't have any >> ideas based on my understanding of what's happening there. There is >> an Advanced page for Audio, reachable with the Advanced button in that >> Options panel, and it allows you to adjust exactly what order Skype >> uses to try sound devices; but I can't tell if that would help, and I >> haven't used that page very often myself. >> >> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 06:26:20PM -0600, Jennie A Facer wrote: >> That's what I needed for that one. >> >> Now, for one more question. For some reason, my speakers and headphones >> are >> taking turns at telling me what's going on in Skype. How do I fix that? >> >> Thanks, >> Jenn >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com >> [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lee >> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:49 PM >> To: screen access software with skype >> Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Reply to several 4.1 script issues from this >> week >> >> You type Alt+Shift+F4 from any Skype window, including conversation >> windows and the main Skype window. Type it once, and you will get a >> warning. Type it twice quickly, and Skype will shut down. >> >> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 02:28:45PM -0600, Jennie A Facer wrote: >> Forgive me for being weird, but how does the command work for shutting >> down >> Skype? I know the sequence, but do you just go to your contact list and >> press this command and it shuts down? >> >> Thanks, >> Jenn >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com >> [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lee >> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:15 AM >> To: SkypeEnglish at emissives.com >> Subject: [Skypeenglish] Reply to several 4.1 script issues from this week >> >> I'm just getting home from the NFB convention, and as a very brief >> power outage at my home last Friday flipped out my router and caused >> me to lose access to mail from then until now, I had to catch up >> with a lot of emails I hadn't seen yet. I'll give brief answers >> to issues raised regarding Skype 4.1 and the 4.1 scripts in this >> message. >> >> First, SkypeWatch not reporting your status changes: This was a bug, >> and I had not tested for it. I have fixed this for the next script >> release. >> >> Someone remarked that the Select Emoticon feature is no longer usable >> in the 4.1 scripts. It should be usable, but I have a mind to rewrite >> that command to use the actual emoticon names provided by Skype >> itself, thus allowing automatic localization. This is not done yet >> though. If Skype would implement the emoticon panel as a list instead >> of something you tab through, the script would no longer be needed at >> all. I have already brought that to Skype's attention as well. >> >> About finding out the last login time/date of a contact: Sadly we >> lost that a long time ago and have not gotten it back. I have >> mentioned that one but not pushed it nearly as hard as other things >> like access to voicemail from the keyboard. In technical terms, the >> MSAA AccHelp property for contacts was lost in 4.0 and did not come >> back in 4.1, and that property contained the last online info. I >> don't actually know if sighted people can get that information now. >> >> About the "unknown function call" messages when virtualizing chat >> messages: This was a problem in earlier beta script versions for >> Skype 4.1 but should be fixed in the latest beta version I made >> available. If someone is getting this in beta3, please let me know. >> >> At least one person reported having difficulty getting back to the >> Contact list after ending a call. If Ctrl+1 or Ctrl+2 doesn't work, >> try the other one and then the one you want. I have seen Skype >> require this sort of wake-up call from time to time. >> >> Finally, apologies to anyone whose inquiry I missed and which was not >> already answered by someone else. I have a few messages I am about to >> answer individually though. >> >> >> -- >> Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org >> SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com >> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >> "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds >> new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!') but rather 'hmm.... >> that's funny...'" -- Isaac Asimov >> >> 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 >> >> 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 >> >> 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 Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that itwill never begin. -- Grace Hansen
