Ok, thanks a lot, I'll see what I can do but so far she's very happy with my work.
-- Chris Hallsworth e-mail: christopherh40 at googlemail.com MSN: ch9675 at hotmail.com Skype: chrishallsworth7266 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordan Radic" <[email protected]> To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Skype for a friend > Hi Chris! > Maybe we are getting off topic here a bit but I'd like to state my > opinion. I'd like to be modest so I won't yell outloud about me beeing an > advanced user but I like to think I smoothly manage my way around > computers. > I was a long term 3.8 users and I recently start to use 4.1 and it took me > a while to find my way in using it. You say your friend is not an advanced > user and that she prefers easy-to -use applications. I'd advice here that > she starts to use 4.1 but in Compact View. CV is very similar to version > 3.8 and with some support from you and possibly this list (if she joins) > she'll quickly learn how to use it. If she start with 3.8 and really get > used to it, she'll have trouble changing the version in the future. > As Doug said, there's a conference issue left to deal with but everything > else is pretty much covered. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherh40 at googlemail.com> > To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 5:30 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Skype for a friend > > >> Thank you very much. But if you don't mind for now I will recommend 3.8 >> and the scripts to my friend until I'm confident she can use the new >> version. >> >> -- >> Chris Hallsworth >> e-mail: christopherh40 at googlemail.com >> MSN: ch9675 at hotmail.com >> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Doug Lee" <dgl at dlee.org> >> To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> >> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 4:07 PM >> Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Skype for a friend >> >> >>>I will officially recommend Skype 4.1 over 3.8 as soon as I release a >>> non-beta script set for Skype 4.1, which I hope will happen in the >>> next two days. At that time, my web site, www.dlee.org/skype, will >>> start pointing to Skype 4.1 scripts by default, though you will still >>> be able to get to Skype 3.8 scripts there. >>> >>> Skype 4.1 is different than Skype 3.8, but I think the accessibility >>> of the two is comparable. Each has a quirk here and there of course, >>> but unless I missed something, we have reasonable methods of handling >>> the major tasks in both versions. The biggest remaining issue in >>> Skype 4.1 of which I am aware is the management of conferences, but I >>> think it can be done in Skype 4.1 but needs to be explained for the >>> list. I am therefore trying to quit using my Mac for audio calls for >>> a while so I can get experience managing conferences in Skype 4.1 >>> myself before the final script release. >>> >>> On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 03:58:44PM +0100, Chris Hallsworth wrote: >>>> Hello all, >>>> I will be helping my friend over Tandem set up Skype. She will be using >>>> Skype 3.8 with scripts revision 653A. Before you ask, I wouldn't >>>> recommend she try 4.1 as she's not a competent user (she prefers >>>> applications that have a simple layout and is simple to use). Also >>>> judging by the threads Skype 4.1 just doesn't seem to be ready for >>>> proper >>>> use by the blind. Fine, a lot of you are having major success with it, >>>> but as I've not tested it myself I can't say for myself whether to >>>> recommend this version for her. The JAWS version she has is the latest >>>> JAWS 10. I hope she'll join the Skype English list so she has a forum >>>> to >>>> learn about Skype as well as ask Skype-related questions. >>>> Thought I'd let you know. >>>> -- >>>> Chris Hallsworth >>>> e-mail: christopherh40 at googlemail.com >>>> MSN: ch9675 at hotmail.com >>>> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 >>> "Characters live to be noticed. People with character notice how >>> they live." -- Nancy Moser >>> >>> 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 >> > > > 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
