Hi,Rex,
First of all, welcome to the list and welcome to jaws and welcome to
the blind community.
It is possible to use skuype without scripts. You may want to try
this first and see how you get on.
If you do want to use the jaws scripts for skype, you can get the scripts from
http://www.dlee.org/skype
you want to get the script installer for your version of skype.
Alternatively or additionaly, you may also want to get SkypeTalking from
http://code.google.com/p/skypetalking/downloads/list
Finally,
http://marrie.org/skype/skype.html
has a free audio tutorial on skype. This also includes a section on
installing the jaws scripts. The tutorial for skype 4.x is still
helpful even if you are using skype 5.0.
If you are new to jaws, if your purchase of jaws included an SMA
(Software Maintenance Agreement) you might be eligible to upgrade to
jaws 12, which is the current version. this is not a must but you do
not save anything by skipping an upgrade.
If you find the jaws help material difficult to navigate, you may
want to download the straight mp3 files from FS's website or just
copy the mp3's from the daisy material on your jaws disk. these mp3s
can be listened to with your favorite media player.
If you are fairly newly blind, a lot might be quite daunting to you.
You have done the right thing, though, to join these mailing lists.
the blind community at large is very helpful. There are several audio
chat sites for the blind available where you can find friendship and
support and also a lot of help and training. and you might also want
to check out if any of the blind consumer organizations have a local
chapter in your area. I lost my sight more than 12 years ago myself
and found that at least as important as technology and resources was
fellowship with and support of and by other blind folks.
Take care and God Bless,
Doris
At 04:19 PM 12/7/2010, you wrote:
Hi
I am new to this list, also to Jaws and not that well
acquainted with being blind yet.
I use Jaws 11, Windows XP and use speech not Braille.
I find the Jaws users help files very hard to navigate and follow.
Could anybody direct me to the source of information which would
enable me to download scripts?
In particular I want to use Skipe.
Thanks
Rex
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