Actually I forgot to list the reason for doing this that actually made me go ahead and do it today: With only one download link there's way less confusion for some people over what to get. :)
On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 03:03:14PM -0700, Sarah Alawami wrote: 7zip excicutable file works very well on windows xp and up. I'm using it now in 7 to unzip files as well. Take care all and good job on the update. it should from now on make things more streamline. On Apr 21, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Doug Lee wrote: > It's a section in the JAWS Scripts For Skype 5.0 Users Guide, which is > on my site. > > On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 09:17:06PM +0200, Jean Philippe wrote: > Hey Doug, > I have looked for your translator's manual in vain. I should have saved it > for later but didn't. > Is it on your skype scripte's page? > Thanks, > JPR > > http://www.facebook.com/jprykiel > http://myspace.com/jeanphilipperykiel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Doug Lee > To: screen readers' access with skype. > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:54 PM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] The long-heralded Skype script distribution > changeshave happened. > > > I'm open to suggestions on how to make translation easier, if you have > any. I have included everything I can think of in that regard in the > directions, including a bit of info on how to use "diff" utilities to > simplify things further. > > As for 7Zip, I have not heard of that being a problem on XP, though > I've only used command-line versions of 7Zip myself. The one called > 7z.exe works for me. The one called 7za.exe does not. I don't remember > where the latter version came from. > > On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 08:48:39PM +0200, Jean Philippe wrote: > Hi Doug, > Is 7zip available for WinXP users, or can Winrar do the job? > Also, Is there anything you can do to make translation update easyer? > Thanks, > JPR > > http://www.facebook.com/jprykiel > http://myspace.com/jeanphilipperykiel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Doug Lee > To: screen readers' access with skype. > Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:39 PM > Subject: [Skypeenglish] The long-heralded Skype script distribution > changeshave happened. > > > 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 > > 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://marrie.org/skype1 > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > 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://marrie.org/skype1 > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > 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 > "I forgot, because I wanted to forget, except I don't remember > forgetting." --Sarah Alawami > > 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://marrie.org/skype1 > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > 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://marrie.org/skype1 > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > 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 > "It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both > incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by > dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper." --Rod Serling > > 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://marrie.org/skype1 > > To contact the list owner send a message to > mailto:[email protected] > > 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://marrie.org/skype1 To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] 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 In healthy competition, the best battles are not for status, but for excellence; and the battles are not between me and you, but between you and you, and between me and me. (08/15/2009) 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://marrie.org/skype1 To contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] 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
