I think by updating could eventually help, for now, I will stay with 3.8, and only because I'm still not all that knowledgeable about what what I am doing, gigglegiggle thanks for the input. so looking foward to hearing new topics, and learning more things. sugar
"God doesn't give you the people you want, He gives you the people you NEED. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be." -Sugar ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex thynne" <[email protected]> To: "screen access software with skype" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Skype for a friend > 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: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com > [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 > > > 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
