And as if to prove the utility of this new rapid-release system, two
problems already arose that I managed to fix and post:
F2 works in the Contact list to edit the contact name, rather than
trying to toggle on/off message time announcements like it does in
other places in Skype.
And JAWSKey+Q now says the scripts are for 5.0, which is accurate,
rather than for 4.1, 4.2, and 5.0 beta, which is not.
So my original release was revision 535, and we're already at 538. I
don't think things will happen this fast most of the time. :-)
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 02:08:58AM -0400, Doug Lee wrote:
I have just released version 5.0b of the JAWS scripts for Skype.
Please read this and my web site carefully, as there are some
significant happenings to observe.
First, I have dropped from my site the scripts for Skype versions
older than 3.5 in order to simplify the task of finding things on the
site.
I have also split out the scripts for Skype 5.0 from earlier script
versions; they now have their own page, and that is the page you will
first see when going to my Skype script site.
Skype script version 5.0b is the first script version that
will not support older Skypes. Specifically, 5.0b will support only
Skype 5.0 Gold and newer Skype versions. It will not support Skype
5.0 beta versions or Skype 4.x versions. This will make it easier for
me to update things going forward. The 5.0a scripts remain on my site
of course, for anyone wishing to use Skype 5.0 beta or Skype 4.x
versions.
Finally, to speed release of script updates, I am changing my strategy
a bit for posting changes: Until I have to do something major
warranting a completely new script release, I will begin simply
updating 5.0b "in place" and adding to the list of changes in the
scripts on the web site. This means that 5.0b next week may be newer
than 5.0b today, but it also means I don't have to package a new
release, create a new release web page, update lists of versions valid
for each Skype version, etc., for every bug fix. I will plan to
announce updates on this mailing list as usual.
A list of changes in 5.0b, as compared to 5.0a, follows. To download
the scripts, go to my Skype script site, http://www.dlee.org/skype/
JAWSKey+Q will tell you which actual script revision you have, besides
saying "5.0b." This is so that if you find a problem, you can still tell
us
exactly which scripts you are running.
Ctrl+4, the command for focusing the typing area of a
chat, works again.
Ctrl+Shift+D, the command for bringing up the Dial Pad
quickly in a live call, works again.
Ctrl+8 moves to the Skype Home area of the Skype window
from any other part of the window.
Note that this is sometimes accomplished by activating a menu option,
so sighted JAWS users may see a menu appear and disappear quickly, and
JAWS may occasionally say, "Leaving menus," as focus moves to the
Skype Home area.
Skypewatch no longer reads the buttons that come up on call
notifications, making the notifications much easier to understand in time.
The Help/About screen now comes up in a JAWS virtual buffer, which
makes it possible to review.
JAWS should name the "Search contacts, groups, and conversations"
edit box correctly.
JAWS should again, as in previous Skype and script versions, avoid
using an incorrect name for the edit box used to rename a contact.
(This box has no name.)
When possible, Alt+numbers and arrows for chat reading will include
any extra elements of a chat message, like for sent contacts, voicemails,
file transfers, etc., if they exist in MSAA.
Arrowing through a list of chat messages will read messages in the
same way as Alt+numbers/arrows, avoiding a fair amount of redundancy
and confusion.
The message count announced as you arrow through a chat message
list should again be correct.
Ctrl+Tab should work again to switch among chat windows in JAWS 11
and 12 and Skype Compact view even when a chat window has automatically
popped open due to an incoming chat. The method used to solve this
problem requires that your Task Bar icons are not grouped by
similarity however, which means this fix will fail unless you have
changed that setting in Windows from its default. This fix may
also fail for chats with very long names.
--
Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org
SSB BART Group [email protected]
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
Freedom is not the ability to have what we want. Freedom is merely the
ability to seek it. To be free defines what we can do, not what we can
get.
(03/28/05)
--
Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org
SSB BART Group [email protected]
http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do
what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with
them while they do it."--Theodore Roosevelt
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.
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