I agree the Microsoft Surface Pro keyboards aren't the best .
-----Original Message-----
From: Diana Brent via Skypeenglish
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 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
Not sure how deeply we are to go into things on this list, however in the
interest of analysis, I lowered my resolution to the lowest I could, 1024 by
768. I have no idea what it looks like. Now, if I use arrows in the messages
as I type, JAWS speaks the text as I navigate, but it still doesn't show up
on my braille display. FYI, this doesn't feel like a tablet because it is
hooked to an external keyboard and a braille display--seems just like my
desktop which is not where I am currently. I prefer this to its own
keyboard, which I also have and is fabulous for portability.
Diana
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah k Alawami via Skypeenglish
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: September 13, 2014 10:09 PM
To: Skype English list
Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Text invisible in messages As I Type: New to
list and to Skype
I'm stabing at straws or how ever the saying goes.
Can yu lower the resolution of your screen on your tablet? I would not know
as I dispise and refuse to use a tablit of any kind or ht enew fangled
fabulets now
Take care.
On Sep 13, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Diana Brent via Skypeenglish
<[email protected]> 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
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