HI. personally I didn't find 4.1 all that different. I read the documentation that came with the scripts and basically played with the programme a bit. Having the conversations window actually makes sense to me. I don't actually have to alt tab around to see if someone has written me new messages. I do have the chats come up in their own window though. the file transfer is a bit clunky but overall I quite like 4.1. accept that it crashes on me sometimes.
Maria and Karly from Australia Don't tell God how big your problems are, tell your problems how big your God is skype: bubbygirl1972 msn & email: bubbygirl1972 at gmail.com alternative email maria.chapman at tafn.org.uk PROUD MEMBER OF TAFN groups: if interested send emails to pray-4-1another at googlegroups.com blindwivesclub-subscribe at yahoogroups.com shelter-from-the-storm-subscribe at yahoogroups.com alex wallis wrote: > Hi. > I agree completely that upgrades should make a program better for the > user. I am sure visually the new interface looks really nice, however in > my view it simply makes it over complex for people who can't just go > click click with a mouse. at the very least we have to learn a massive > load of new keystrokes and a hole new way of doing things, which were > very simple in skype 3.8, to my way of thinking this new interface is > just bloting the program and simply changing stuff for changes sake. I > am sure I would like the sound quality but 4.1 just looks to different > for me. I am quite happy to sit down and read manuals and things to > learn how to use a program. however as I see it the only real advantage > in skype 4.1 is an improvement in sound quality. personally I have no > problem at all with sound in 3.8. ok and also maybe we get a few more > accessibility things, but I can do pritty much all I want with 3.8. if > skype want me to use 4.1 they will either have to force upgrades like > microsoft do with msn, or change the interface back to 3.8 style or at > least give me that option. > > now I think its great dug is maintaining the scripts, but it seems to me > that skype have simply tried to reinvent the wheel in the name of being > stylish and cool. > > regarding the message from the person who said that all I have to do is > shift tab from the conversation edit to find the history, I tried that > as that was the case in 3.8. in fact I tabbed all around the window and > couldn't see a history box even though I know someone had sent me a > message. > > Before anyone asks, I went to the trouble of enabling keyboard > navigation, enabling the compact view and also setting the menu thing to > windows classic. > I also went into view and got as much off the screen as I could. > > was there anything I missed? > > Just a thought, but dug have you thought about putting together a kind > of guide for 3.8 skype users so that they at least have an idea of what > is different in 4.1 and its not so much of a shock? I mean I know you > give a bit of explanation in the scripts documentation but I found the > new interface quite a shock and very alien even though I had read the > site and posts on list about it. > > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >
