Hello
I use the latest version of Skype, 6.21, with Skype Talking and it works
just fine.
Kind regards
Christo
On 2014/11/13 3:36 AM, Rod hutton wrote:
Hi Jim,
I defend your right to express your opinion wherever or whenever you
feel it is appropriate, and I, for one, very much appreciate the
widest possible range of views on any subject.
As the Star Trek Vulcans say, “Infinite Diversity In Infinite
Combinations (IDIC),” the medallions Spock wore on his dress uniform
on special occasions. grin
Peace and long life,
Rod
*From:*Jim Grimsby Jr. [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 12, 2014 3:29 PM
*To:* 'RJ Sandefur'
*Cc:* [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: skype
Hello,
no, GW connect can never be revived. The component, that allowed GW
connect to communicate with the Skype service has been's discontinued
by Microsoft. It should also be noted that relying on the Skype API
for the desktop application is also unreliable, due to the fact, that
Microsoft has officially discontinued support for the desktop Skype
API. This means programs such as Skype talking will no longer
function with Skype. The last version that Skype talking worked with
reliably is Skype 6.21.
The good news of course is that Skype itself is extremely accessible
and all of the events needed are supplied to the accessibility APIs.
This means that your screen reader will be able to access all the
information and provided to you in a meaningful manner. Thus
eliminating the need for a specialized client. This of course assumes
that you accept the idea that the need was ever there in the first
place. I myself do not. I personally felt that a proprietary
specialized client specifically for the blind was a bad idea. The
events that I outlined above serves to demonstrate my view on this
was correct.
Now course, we must touch upon the universal app for Skype. The
accessibility for this app is deplorable. Something should definitely
be done about this by Microsoft of course not a I squared. That being
said, this is true of most universal apps. When 99% of the apps
available from the store say accessibility no. This should tell you
that this is a problem that needs to be addressed. I do hope that it
is addressed for Windows 10 because I would love to use Windows on all
of my devices. I strongly believe that Windows 10 will be one
operating system to rule them all.
I hope that this answers your question. I also hope that I may be
forgiven for providing some of my own views and thoughts on the
matter. Thank you for reading!
*From:*RJ Sandefur [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Wednesday, November 12, 2014 11:52 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* skype
Will GW connect comeback in the future? RJ
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