SkypeTalking relies on something called the Skype Desktop API. That is part of Skype itself, and sadly, Microsoft has chosen to discontinue it by the end of this year. As a result, SkypeTalking will not work soon, and there is no reasonable way I see for its author to fix that.
On Mon, Oct 07, 2013 at 11:39:32AM +0200, Angela Delicata wrote: Hi, What about skypetalking? I heard that it will not work anymore. .. For now I installed it, but I was wondering if somebody wants to continue developing it. I'm not a programmer, so I ccan't help. However, I really find it very helpful for us blind folks. Tanks. Angela from Italy -----Original Message----- From: Skypeenglish [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Lee Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 11:26 AM To: screen readers' access with skype. Subject: [Skypeenglish] Why Skype 6.9 users now hear chat timestamps, why it's not fixed, and what I did do A lot of people, some here, some on Twitter, and some in other places, have been complaining about the fact that Skype 6.9 now speaks timestamps as you read through chat messages where it didn't always do so before. I've long had a verbosity option in my Skype scripts for JAWS that can prevent this excess information from being spoken, but in Skype 6.9, it doesn't work. I just posted a six-or-so-minute audio podcast explaining why this is happening, why I have not attempted to fix the verbosity option, and what I did do to address the problem. The podcast can be found at http://www.dlee.org/s69b.mp3 I hope this helps people understand what is going on. In the mean time, at least the timestamp information comes after the messages themselves, so tapping a Shift key or typing another command can silence the information when it is not wanted. -- Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow." --unknown source Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com -- Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then...find the way." - Abraham Lincoln Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] To access scripts for the latest version of skype go to http://www.dlee.org/skype To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
