Yes, a Skype window has to be in focus, because the Skype scripts are not running until that is true. If you have hotkeys set up, you can put focus on the main Skype window with your Focus Skype hotkey, usually Alt+Home, then type Alt+Shift+F4.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 10:44:00PM -0400, Kerby Hill wrote: > so what you're saying is skype first has to be in focus? You can't do it > from just anywhere? > > Kerby > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> > To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] One more Doug,please! Reply to several 4.1 > script issues from this week > > >> Alt+Shift+F4 twice will close all Skype windows and Skype itself, but >> without the Shift, it will just close the current window. >> >> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 08:52:12PM -0400, Kerby Hill wrote: >>> Hi Doug, what about the alt+shift+f4 to close skype all the way? That >>> doesn't seem to work now. It just closes the current window. >>> >>> Kerby >>> >>> >>> Kerby >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> >>> To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> >>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:49 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] One more Doug,please! Reply to several 4.1 >>> script issues from this week >>> >>> >>>> I saw you ask that once before, but unfortunately I don't have any >>>> ideas based on my understanding of what's happening there. There is >>>> an Advanced page for Audio, reachable with the Advanced button in that >>>> Options panel, and it allows you to adjust exactly what order Skype >>>> uses to try sound devices; but I can't tell if that would help, and I >>>> haven't used that page very often myself. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 06:26:20PM -0600, Jennie A Facer wrote: >>>> That's what I needed for that one. >>>> >>>> Now, for one more question. For some reason, my speakers and headphones >>>> are >>>> taking turns at telling me what's going on in Skype. How do I fix that? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Jenn >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com >>>> [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lee >>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:49 PM >>>> To: screen access software with skype >>>> Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Reply to several 4.1 script issues from this >>>> week >>>> >>>> You type Alt+Shift+F4 from any Skype window, including conversation >>>> windows and the main Skype window. Type it once, and you will get a >>>> warning. Type it twice quickly, and Skype will shut down. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 02:28:45PM -0600, Jennie A Facer wrote: >>>> Forgive me for being weird, but how does the command work for shutting >>>> down >>>> Skype? I know the sequence, but do you just go to your contact list and >>>> press this command and it shuts down? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Jenn >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com >>>> [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Doug Lee >>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:15 AM >>>> To: SkypeEnglish at emissives.com >>>> Subject: [Skypeenglish] Reply to several 4.1 script issues from >>>> this week >>>> >>>> I'm just getting home from the NFB convention, and as a very brief >>>> power outage at my home last Friday flipped out my router and caused >>>> me to lose access to mail from then until now, I had to catch up >>>> with a lot of emails I hadn't seen yet. I'll give brief answers >>>> to issues raised regarding Skype 4.1 and the 4.1 scripts in this >>>> message. >>>> >>>> First, SkypeWatch not reporting your status changes: This was a bug, >>>> and I had not tested for it. I have fixed this for the next script >>>> release. >>>> >>>> Someone remarked that the Select Emoticon feature is no longer usable >>>> in the 4.1 scripts. It should be usable, but I have a mind to rewrite >>>> that command to use the actual emoticon names provided by Skype >>>> itself, thus allowing automatic localization. This is not done yet >>>> though. If Skype would implement the emoticon panel as a list instead >>>> of something you tab through, the script would no longer be needed at >>>> all. I have already brought that to Skype's attention as well. >>>> >>>> About finding out the last login time/date of a contact: Sadly we >>>> lost that a long time ago and have not gotten it back. I have >>>> mentioned that one but not pushed it nearly as hard as other things >>>> like access to voicemail from the keyboard. In technical terms, the >>>> MSAA AccHelp property for contacts was lost in 4.0 and did not come >>>> back in 4.1, and that property contained the last online info. I >>>> don't actually know if sighted people can get that information now. >>>> >>>> About the "unknown function call" messages when virtualizing chat >>>> messages: This was a problem in earlier beta script versions for >>>> Skype 4.1 but should be fixed in the latest beta version I made >>>> available. If someone is getting this in beta3, please let me know. >>>> >>>> At least one person reported having difficulty getting back to the >>>> Contact list after ending a call. If Ctrl+1 or Ctrl+2 doesn't work, >>>> try the other one and then the one you want. I have seen Skype >>>> require this sort of wake-up call from time to time. >>>> >>>> Finally, apologies to anyone whose inquiry I missed and which was not >>>> already answered by someone else. I have a few messages I am about to >>>> answer individually though. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Doug Lee dgl at dlee.org http://www.dlee.org >>>> SSB BART Group doug.lee at ssbbartgroup.com >>>> http://www.ssbbartgroup.com >>>> "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds >>>> new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!') but rather 'hmm.... >>>> that's funny...'" -- Isaac Asimov >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> "It's not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few >>>> accomplish >>>> it after the age of six." --John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> "It's not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few >>>> accomplish >>>> it after the age of six." --John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese >>>> >>>> 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 >> Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that itwill never begin. >> -- Grace Hansen >> >> 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 "It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." --Rod Serling
