You might be encountering the problem I have with Skype, JAWS, and Windows 8.1 on a high-resolution laptop. I've been surprised that I have not heard of others with the following problem by now.
On my machine, for at least the first message I send someone in a Skype chat, I can not see any characters I am typing. I'm not sure Ctrl+A works to select what I've typed, either. Sometimes, on subsequent messages to the same person, things work normally. Sometimes though, JAWS starts using "Type a message here" for the field name instead of saying the person's name as I scripted it to do. At such a time, JAWS also considers the field a "document" instead of an edit box. I have discussed this issue extensively with Freedom Scientific and have also performed numerous experiments relating to this. My conclusions from all this are as follows: 1. The first-message problem occurs with or without my scripts. 2. It only happens on Windows 8.1 as far as I know. 3. It may also be restricted to high-resolution laptops with above-average DPI settings. 4. The occasional non-first-message problem is caused by a Skype anomaly whereby the edit control first says to JAWS that it is a RichEdit control but later says it is a UIA document instead. This may not be related to the first-message problem. I have not found a reliable way to fix this problem via scripting, though since I can sometimes get the box to work better after the first message by disabling my scripts, I suspect scripts can at least impact the second issue. On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 11:57:23AM -0400, Diana Brent via Skypeenglish wrote: I am not new to computers, but this is new to me. I have JAWS 15, and latest version of Skype on Windows 8, but am running Classic Shell on top. Have checked Accessible mod, and compact view. When I type into a message text field, JAWS speaks the text, and my husband says it is on the screen, but it does not appear on my braille display or when I use arrows to navigate in it. I can highlight and cut or delete, but can't tell what I am doing. When I read my messages back after sending I do see the text. Diana Diana Brent Sent from my BrailleSense OnHand Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support with 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 contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] and for a searchable archives page go here. http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://lists.tffppodcast.com/listinfo.cgi/skypeenglish-tffppodcast.com -- Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "A mailing list is a crude but effective cross between a chain letter and a shouting match." -Andrew Kantor Thanks for posting to the skype english list. to contact skype support with 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 contact the list owner send a message to mailto:[email protected] and for a searchable archives page go here. http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ thanks and have a wonderful day. _______________________________________________ Skypeenglish mailing list [email protected] http://lists.tffppodcast.com/listinfo.cgi/skypeenglish-tffppodcast.com
