The arrow-from-edit issue is a result of the Accessibility option being checked in your Options. That makes Skype attempt to focus the chat message list when you UpArrow from the edit box. Without that option checked, upArrow from the edit box will instead let you edit the last message you sent from that computer. I prefer the latter behavior, and the accessibility option approach doesn't always work for some reason anyway.
On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 02:43:15PM -0400, Diana Brent via Skypeenglish wrote: Also, if I have focused a contact and think I am in the message field to type a message, if I accidentally press uparrow, I get a message that says "Unknown field" and if I press Tab, I get into an advertisement section. I have discovered that if I press Esc. I can get back into the selected person's message area. Apologize if I should be changing topics, not sure what to change it to. Diana -----Original Message----- From: Diana Brent via Skypeenglish [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: September 13, 2014 2:28 PM To: 'screen readers' access to skype and its interface.' Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Text invisible in messages As I Type: New to list and to Skype Thanks much. Only for the sake of confirmation, yes, I have a Microsoft Surface tablet/laptop, whatever, Windows 8.1, which does have a high resolution screen. And I never see any of the messages as I type them, first or future. Diana -----Original Message----- From: Doug Lee via Skypeenglish [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: September 13, 2014 12:27 PM To: Diana Brent via Skypeenglish Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Text invisible in messages As I Type: New to list and to Skype 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 -- Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com "I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum." Bishop Desmond Tutu 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
