I've been saying for quite a while, in messages and on my web site,
that I was going to stop sending out the zip and original installer
files for Skype releases. This is because all known concerns they
addressed are also addressed by the newer installer, as described
below.
As of today, Skype scripts are going out just in the new installer.
The original installer and the zip file formats are going away.
Reasons I'm doing this, in no particular order:
- Less maintenance work per script release.
- Smaller installer size.
- Far easier Skypewatch setup for users.
- Much cleaner handling of script replacement on updates.
- Installer files can be unpacked without running the installer.
If you had a reason you used either the old installer or the zip file,
chances are the rest of this message will tell you how to do it with
the newer installer. The following are the only two reasons I've heard
of people doing this in the last half year or more.
For people who don't use Skypewatch and noticed that the new installer
installs it: Disable its messages through the JAWS Verbosity Options
dialog (Insert+V). This will avoid any spoken messages from
Skypewatch.
For those who prefer to install things manually, or to inspect the
contents of an installer without running it: You can use the 7Zip
program to examine and/or unpack the installer without running it. You
could even manually install and compile the scripts that way if you
prefer, though I do not officially support this approach as it is
prone to many more mistakes, particularly if you are trying to set up
Skypewatch that way also. Those who translate Skype scripts into
another language, however, may wish to use this approach to get at the
script files without having to install them into JAWS.
--
Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org
SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com
"I forgot, because I wanted to forget, except I don't remember
forgetting." --Sarah Alawami
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