Yeah, I agree, Skype Watch makes a lot of headache for the unexperienced users, eventhough instructions are quite straight forward, but please, keep my suggestion in mind for some future release of the scripts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <[email protected]> To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software." <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 1:50 PM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Script Dictionary
> The third choice, dictionary erging, would have to be coded by hand. > That's entirely doable in Inno Setup, our installer syste, given tie. > I think SkypeWatch would be a better focus for anual installer coding > at this point though. <smile> > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 01:04:19PM +0200, Gordan Radic wrote: > Hi! > Yep, now when you put it this way it seems understandable. > I don't know if this is possible, but maybe you should make a tripple > choice > in Installer, something like: > - I don't want a dictionary file > - I want a dictionary file > - Merge dictionary file with existing one. > I don't know could Installer make a proper changes in 3rd option, so it > can > merge two files without duplicate entries in it, but that would be a good > solution, and the "whole tripple choice" idea would solve the user > personal > preferences regarding the use of dictionary. > What do you think? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> > To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software." > <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Script Dictionary > > >>I guess I'll open a discussion on this one. The main reason I haven't >> done this yet, other than time, is that what to translate with a JAWS >> dictionary is something of a matter of opinion, and opinions vary. >> For example, I personally do not want "btw" translated to "by the >> way"; I want to know what a person actually typed. If I add Skype.jdf >> to the file set, everyone's personal Skype dictionary will be wiped >> out and replaed on every script update. My inclination, because of >> this, would be rather to post directions on how to do what you did. >> The installer could be made to do that too I expect, giving the user >> the option to do it or not to do it. >> >> On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 11:06:55AM +0200, Gordan Radic wrote: >> Hello all, Doug's attention required:)! >> >> Using the last three or four script revisions, I really missed speaking >> smileys, acronims and some things similar to them. I often use smileys in >> chats, not to mention phrases like BTW, CU etc, so, since there was no >> dictionary in scripts, I "stole" MSN .jdf file and renamed it to >> "skype.jdf". >> This funtions perfectly, as long as you disable graphic presentation of >> emoticons in Skype, much like you do in MSN. >> And now, what was I going to say? >> Doug, can you make an original Skype dictionary file for the next rev of >> scripts? I really find it very useful, and if you adjust some existing >> dictionary as I did with MSN's you won't lose much time, and I (and >> hopefully lot of other people) will be really grateful. >> Thanks for listening! >> >> Regards >> G >> >> MSN: zarakijel at gmail.com >> >> >> 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 >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> Skypeenglish at emissives.com >> http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >> >> -- >> Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org >> SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com >> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >> "Is your cucumber bitter? Throw it away. Are there briars in your >> path? Turn aside. That is enough. Do not go on to say, `Why were >> things of this sort ever brought into the world?'" >> --Marcus Aurelius >> >> 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 >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> Skypeenglish at emissives.com >> http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > > > 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 > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > > -- > Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org > SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com > http://www.ssbbartgroup.com > "You must let me try, for a true soldier does not admit defeat before > the battle." > --Helen Keller (in a letter to the president of Radcliffe College) > > 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 > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >
