I guess the more that email the skype support address on the bottom of the messages the more they might hopefully take notice.
Take care. On Jul 21, 2011, at 8:38 PM, Jim Grimsby JR. wrote: > this is true because skype has issues reporting to msaa the correct state of > sertain check boxes. for example if you are in the list of sounds and you > arrow down to a sound event. it will report if it is checked or not. then > when you change it state it will report to msaa the same state it was when > the check box in the list gets focused. you have to refocused the check box > to get the new state reported. > this has been a skype issue for a long time. it would be nice verces having > all these work arounds if the skype team would just fix the issue. > > > > Jim grimsby Jr. > e-mail: [email protected] > skype: jim.grimsby > twitter jgrimsby > -----Original Message----- From: Doug Lee > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 9:37 AM > To: screen access software with skype > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Checkboxes > > The scripts sometimes have to rely on screen color of checkmarks, I > think. This can mean that alterations in color depth, background color > (e.g., high contrast etc.), wallpaper possibly, or even screen > resolution can change whether the scripts can successfully identify > and announce the states of some Skype checkboxes. If you are having > problems with JAWS not announcing checkboxes correctly, check for > non-default background and wallpaper settings, color depths other than > True Color (32 bit), high contrast or other modified color > arrangement, and windows that may be sitting on top of Skype's window > when you experience the problem. Rarer but also possible, check with > sighted help to make sure the Skype window is not partly scrolled off > screen, so that the checkboxes in question don't entirely appear > visible. > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 06:27:28PM +0200, Clare Page wrote: > Hi! > I'm using Skype 5.3 on a 64-bit Windows 7 computer with NVDA and > SkypeTalking, and no scripts, obviously, and I have the same problem, namely > that all the checkboxes in the sound settings in the Skype options show up > as unchecked, whatever I do with them. I had to set up my Skype sounds by > trial and error, since I couldn't tell which checkboxes were checked and > which weren't. Interestingly, the checkboxes elsewhere in the Skype options > show up as checked and unchecked in the normal way here. > I was wondering, Jim, are you using the JAWS scripts for Skype? I haven't > used JAWS at all with Skype on my Windows 7 computer, but, from my past > experience with Windows XP, JAWS 10 and the scripts, those scripts read the > checkboxes correctly. It's possible that JAWS won't read those correctly > without the JAWS scripts installed, so, since you are using JAWS, Jim, I > suggest you install the scripts if you haven't done so already. > Sorry if this wasn't much help, but at least I have a theory as to why you > couldn't read the checkboxes in the sound options properly! > Bye for now, and happy skyping! >> From Clare > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chela Robles > Sent: mardi 19 juillet 2011 17:54 > To: screen access software with skype > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Checkboxes > > Works on my end Jim. I'm using the demo. > > On 7/19/11, Jimbo <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have win7 64 Jaws 12 the sound checkboxes keep saying unchecked. Is that > a >> bug? In xp it works fine. >> Jim Holliday Skype jimbo19708055 >> Jim Holliday FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/ >> Jim Holliday Twitter http://twitter.com/jimbo19708055 >> Homepage http://tagtalking.net/?tag=jimbo >> Thanks for your support. >> Thanks for posting to the skype english list. >> >> to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email >> [email protected] >> >> 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 >> > > > -- > -- > "To me, music that breaks your heart is the music that stays with you > forever. 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You want the sophistication to lie in > the purity of the sound, the beauty of the arrangements, and the quality of > the performances."-Trumpeter Chris Botti > -- > Chela Robles > E-Mail/GoogleTalk/AIM/Twitter/MySpace/LinkedIn: [email protected] > WindowsLive Messenger: [email protected] > E-Buddy ID: cdrobles693 > Skype Name: jazzytrumpet > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chela.robles > I volunteer for a non-profit organization called Bookshare, to learn more > and to join us, visit: http://www.bookshare.org > Visit my blog piece from Learning Ally and after reading and listening to > the song selection, fill out the form which requires no CAPCHAS unless > you're a robot at: > http://www.learningally.org/Blog/Access-and-Achievement/144/vobId__2525/ > Cell: 19252505955 > -- > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. > > to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email > [email protected] > > 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 contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email > [email protected] > > 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 > > -- > Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org > SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com > "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's > character, give him power." -Abraham Lincoln > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. > > to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email > [email protected] > > 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 contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email > [email protected] > > 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 Sarah Alawami If you need an edit done on a small project go to http://music.marrie.org/master.html for more info. If you need to contact me my info is below. MSN and AIM: [email protected] website: http://music.marrie.org Podcast: http://marrie.podbean.com youtube: http://youtube.com/marrie125 Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support wiht any questions regarding your account email [email protected] 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
