Well it's not even about accessibility. Quite frankly the user interface makes absolutely no sense. The way the menu system is laid out is ridiculous. Also half of the features don't work sorry to say that the software should not be considered a beta. It is a poorly designed poorly conceived Alpha version. Quite frankly, I hate it.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Gene Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:42 AM To: 'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen accesssoftware.' Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 4.0.0.169 Beta Jim, I contacted Doug Lee and asked about the Skype 4 beta. He told me he was working with the folks at Skype and that, since Skype 4 is in the beta process, there aren't any scripts yet. I concluded from his E-mail that the final release would be accessible. Also, there is a discussion at Skype.com that openly says that Skype 4 is not accessible. Y As frustrating as it is, for me as well, you might consider staying with the latest 3.8 version. Its accessibility isn't perfect, but, it is usable. I hope I've been helpful. Best Regards, -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of jim grimsby Jr. Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:04 AM To: 'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access software.' Subject: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 4.0.0.169 Beta Apparently Skype has released another version of this horrible beta. I do not have any specifics yet about what has been changed from this version to the previous version as of this writing, nothing has appeared in the skype garage blog I of course hope that more features work as they did in 3.8, And I hope something has been done about the user interface. I have already launched my complaints about this numerous times, so I will not bore you all with them again below is a direct link for the download. Note, as information becomes available from the Skype garage On this new beta I will post here. I hope this information is useful. http://majorgeeks.com/downloadget4245-1-77c0b39374aabed16f2289f40418603f.htm l Feed: MajorGeeks.com Posted on: Thursday, October 30, 2008 7:09 AM Author: MajorGeeks.com Subject: Skype 4.0.0.169 Beta Make free calls anywhere in the world in minutes. [License: Freeware| Requires: Win XP/2K | Size: 23.8 MB] View article... <http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4245.html> 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
