that would now be the only serious obstacle for me not upgrading to skype 4.1. If conferences are proving difficult to use or manage, I'll stick with 3.8 until the accessibility of skype 4 is improved further.
Alex klango ID: alex-thynne skype name: grytpype2006 windows live messenger name: alex.thynne at hotmail.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com]On Behalf Of Doug Lee Sent: 11 July 2009 16:07 To: screen access software with skype 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
