The short answer is maybe. :) In Skype 3.8, Skype itself provided notifications for sign-ins, but not for sign-outs. I believe Skype 4 can provide both, but at present, the notifications are not accessible. If Skype makes them accessible, we can get this.
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:05:27AM +0100, yvonne wrote: > hello Doug > is there any chance that we will be able to hear when contacts go offline > in other words jaws say contact has gone offline rather than that awful > sound i currently have or no sound at all > this would save scrolling to find out if someone has gone offline > it says that contact has signed in so what about saying sign off > Yvonne > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> > To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 12:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] was Skype listening? > > >> Yes I still work with the Skype team as a tester and advisor. Yes, >> 3.8 is still recommended by Skype, but then, there hasn't been a major >> release to recommend since 4.0 came out, only minor updates to 4.0. >> >> On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 12:15:40PM +0200, Jean Philippe wrote: >>> Dear Doug, >>> I remember you being very optimistic about the Skype team listening to >>> our accessibility problems. >>> Unlike other users here, I cannot go back to Skype 3.8 anymore, the sound >>> quality being what it is now. >>> I'm still looking at the Skype site at each new release , and notice that >>> 3.8 is still advised for visually impaired users. So I wonder, are you >>> still in contact with the Skype teem and were they really listening to >>> your enquiries? >>> Nevertheless, I'm still very happy of what you did with Skype 4 an I will >>> stick to it. >>> Cheers, >>> JPR >>> http://myspace.com/jeanphilipperykiel >>> >>> >>> >>> 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 http://www.dlee.org >> SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com >> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >> "I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in neighbor >> and weigh, except for when weird foreign concierges seize neither >> leisure nor science from the height of society." >> >> 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 http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can. {Ralph Waldo Emerson}
