Ok how it worked was away was set for a short time of inactivity unavailable was set for a longer period of inactivity. So basically it did the same thing. So how do I as a user know if your just away because your reading a book and haven't done anything with your computer or you set yourself that way? I don't. so I give you a call if you answer wonderful if you don't then if you have voice mail I leave you a message. Otherwise I try calling you back at a later time. The good people at skype far from being brain dead decided that there wasn't much point having two status indication that ment the same thing so away was kept and unavailable was scrap. Hth
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of yvonne oliver Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 12:18 PM To: screen access software with skype Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] A notice to you all, I hope you don't mind hello i also get people call me when i am away. i try to avoid this myself as the person could be otherwise engaged and unable to chat on skype. in version 3.8 there was another option that is not on 4.2 this option was called unavailable. this to most people that have and use common sense would be aware that the person will not be able to answer them so they have the option to leave a voicemail or call back another time. why oh why was this option removed? what brain dead person came up with the bright idea of removing one of the most easily recognised options of whether a person is able to accept calls and texts from fellow skype users. it would please me so much if the unavailable option could be reinstated. no need to remove any of the other options either. i have also had people taking a chance and calling me when i am set to invisible mode so please bring back the unavailable option.. i am sure this would be welcome by more people on here than just me Yvonne ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris hallsworth" <[email protected]> To: "screen access software with skype" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:49 PM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] A notice to you all, I hope you don't mind > Hi all. > I will try this status to away. > Thanks for the tip. > > > > From Chris H in Derbyshire > E-mail and Facebook: [email protected] > MSN: [email protected] > Skype: chrishallsworth7266 > Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 > Please check out my blog at http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. Many > thanks. > > On 27/09/2010 17:39, Doug Lee wrote: >> I leave myself on status Away almost all the time because it avoids >> confusion among multiple machines I log into the same account at once. >> If I'm in Do Not Disturb, for me it doesn't mean don't call, it means >> I don't want sound effects or loud noises and that I might not notice >> the call until some other time. For what it's worth, I tend to prefer >> typing for tech support communication unless the problem requires >> conversation, so I can work on multiple things at once. When I stop >> working, I come out into calls and socialize, and that's mostly what I >> do in Skype calls. I don't mind technical questions now and then, but >> I tend to address them in conferences so it's of use to more people at >> once. I'm sure people have also notice that I tend to direct people >> to this list for help so it doesn't all focus on me because of my >> writing the scripts. :-) I've been repeatedly asked to use Twitter to >> announce Skype script updates, but so far I have not seen fit to jump >> into Twitter because of the time it seems to take people to keep up >> with it. If I ever do that, I will probably make an announce-only >> account, let people follow me but not follow people myself, and just >> make announcements and answer occasional questions there, at which >> time it is entirely possible that my participation on this list would >> be somewhat curtailed, and I would start answering Skype tech >> questions with a Twitter address.. >> >> Why do I digress and say all this now? Mostly to point out by example >> that people are different in how they Skype, just as they are in how >> they do almost everything else. I don't fit the mold sometimes I'm >> sure, what with my funny status usage and self-restriction on number >> of chat protocols to keep up with. Again, there is no >> one-size-fits-all rule for these things. I suspect I'll be considered >> rude by some if I go into Twitter but follow no one, but I'll have to >> accept that; it's my way of managing time, to limit the number of >> things I have to keep up with all the time. >> >> So Chris is ok telling us his preference, but we can't expect to agree >> on one way to use Skype. Or Twitter, more's the pity. :-) >> >> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 09:21:46AM -0700, Jim Grimsby JR. wrote: >> It seems to me that if your status is set to on line then you are open >> for >> calls. If you don't want calls at a given time then it is up to you to >> set >> your status to indicate this. this is the function of the do not >> disturbed status indication of skype. It also prevents your skype from >> ringing or playing other distracting sounds. When I call someone on the >> phone I don't ask if it is ok first. I call them up if they are not home >> or >> don't want to talk to me then they don't answer and I leave a voice mail. >> Why would skype be any different? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Emerald B >> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 8:16 AM >> To: screen access software with skype >> Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] A notice to you all, I hope you don't mind >> >> That should be a general rule before calling ANYONE! >> >> Emerald >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: chris hallsworth<[email protected] >> To: screen access software with skype<[email protected] Date >> sent: >> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:26:27 +0100 >> Subject: [Skypeenglish] A notice to you all, I hope you don't mind >> >> Hello all. >> As I appreciate some of you on my Skype list can't see my mood, can I ask >> that you please ask me first before calling? You see, due to certain >> house >> rules and the fact I treat Skype like an ordinary telephone I don't wish >> to >> be called without concent. >> Many thanks for reading. Mods, I hope you don't mind me posting this. >> Take care. Happy Skyping! >> -- >> >> From Chris H in Derbyshire >> E-mail and Facebook: [email protected] >> MSN: [email protected] >> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/christopherh40 Please check out my blog at >> http://chrishallsworth.klangoblog.net. Many thanks. >> >> 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 >> >> >> To contact the list owner send a message to >> mailto:[email protected] >> >> to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go >> to this link. >> http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ >> >> and for a searchable archives page go here. >> http://bit.ly/64Y48 >> >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> [email protected] >> 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 >> >> >> To contact the list owner send a message to >> mailto:[email protected] >> >> to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this >> link. >> http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ >> >> and for a searchable archives page go here. >> http://bit.ly/64Y48 >> >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> [email protected] >> 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 >> >> >> To contact the list owner send a message to >> mailto:[email protected] >> >> to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this >> link. >> http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ >> >> and for a searchable archives page go here. >> http://bit.ly/64Y48 >> >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> [email protected] >> 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 > > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this > link. > http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ > > and for a searchable archives page go here. > http://bit.ly/64Y48 > > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > [email protected] > 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 To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this link. http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] 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 To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] to download a tool to automate the installation of skypewatch go to this link. http://www.hrvojekatic.tk/ and for a searchable archives page go here. http://bit.ly/64Y48 thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com
