Hi Doug and list! I like the idea of having the installer optionally adjust the dictionary. I would choose not to do it in my case because I believe emoticons are stupid, and demonstrates one of the many ways written language standards have been permitted to deteriate. I recognise though that Gordan has the opposite view and the functionality should be available for him to take advantage if he chooses. Alternatively, I suppose you could put a note on the scripts page that describes the simple but effective adjustment Gordan has made, but then those who may want it wouldn't find it any more than they find the instructions for installing SkypeWatch. That information is clearly there, but there is none so blind as he/she who *will not see!
Cheers, Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Lee To: a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software. Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 11:36 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
