Ah. Yeah I dunno why it would not show up on the braille display beeing that I don't use one. Tha'ts all ic an at this point recomend. Btw you are not using the metro skype app are you? because if so I hear that is fraught wiht issues.
Take care. On Sep 14, 2014, at 9:28 PM, Diana Brent via Skypeenglish <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> 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 > > > > 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 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
