Yeah, Skype plug-in for Miranda even works with Skype 4.1.
On 11.8.2009. 3:31, Gordan Radic wrote:
> Hi!
> I couldn't agree more that Skype's interface is not accessible since
> version 1.0 because developers wanted their app to look shiny and
> fancy. There's a bunch of applications which uses normal windows and
> objects set by Windows Classic standard with which you are able to
> work by tabbing and arrowing and which don't need any additional
> scripting. Skype could be designed that way and only script
> intervention would be chat recognizing and automation of reading
> incoming chat, maybe few more things for reading actual history with
> Alt + numbers etc.
> Unfortunately for all of us, it is not, hardly it will ever be and
> there's nothing we can do but accept the situation for what it is and
> be grateful to Doug for script developing.
> Or... We can install Miranda and use the Skype API plugin and try to
> find out what can we do with it. I used it few years ago for chatting
> because it was more accessible than scripts in that time, I think
> that was somewhere about Skype 2.0 or 2.5. I know that Hrvoje still
> uses this workaround from time to time, maybe he could shed some light
> on it. I doubt that Miranda can replace all of the Skype functions and
> that it's hard to configure, but...
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex wallis"
> <alexwallis646 at googlemail.com>
> To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] I don't like Skype 4.1
>
>
>> oh sorry and just to add to my previous message, I guess I look like
>> a dinosaur already, so might as well complete the picture.
>> I use internet explorer 6, I don't feel like going near 7 or 8
>> because I don't like the tab interface for getting between diferent
>> web pages. also I have found for some reason there are links which
>> you can press enter on fine in i e 6, but with i e 7 and 8 if you
>> press enter on them you get a weird click sound the only way to open
>> them is to do a jaws left click on them.
>>
>> before anyone says anything its not the information bar as that's a
>> kind of chime it was a solid kind of click.
>>
>> so anyway I still run i e 6, though I know eventually I will soon be
>> forced to upgrade. I am also running firefox for web visum, but I
>> only use that when I have to. lol sorry I just thought you would all
>> want to know I am quite conservative when it comes to technology.
>>
>> I also refused to use windows live messenger til recently til I found
>> out about the hacks you can do to its interface to get rid of all the
>> rubbish on the screen. now if only someone would do something similar
>> for skype.
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> to download a tool that will help install skypewatch for jaws users,
>> go to this link.
>> http://free-zg.t-com.hr/hkatic/SWSetup.zip
>>
>> thanks and have a wonderful day.
>>
>>
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>
> 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
>
>
> to download a tool that will help install skypewatch for jaws users,
> go to this link.
> http://free-zg.t-com.hr/hkatic/SWSetup.zip
>
> thanks and have a wonderful day.
>
>
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