Feel free to contact Joseph Lee on the nvda dev list re the skype add on as he was a part of the decision to pull the nvda add on until they fix the issue. he is also on twitter as well.
Blessings and happy Friday > On Jan 15, 2015, at 5:21 AM, Jim Grimsby Jr. via Skypeenglish > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ok, but who is using rc 14.4? anyone who is using this version should have > updated a while ago. Considering the fact that this is an rc version. It > causes no problem for 14.4 it causes no problem for master or next branches > of 15.1. there for if that is the only problem I conclude that it is safe > to use. I personaly am using it here with no problems relating to security, > or incorrect performance of normal NVDA functionality. There are problems > with this add in when you have more then one conversation in the lingual > window view. When you press alt+1 threw 0 it will read the first > comversation wether or not it is the one that has focus. Other then that so > far this thing is working good. Another reason why NVDA is becoming my > screen reader of choice and I am vairing away from jaws. Skype support with > the skype scripts from doug was one of the few reasons I still use jaws and > this reason is now gone. My own gold wave scripts for jaws is another reason > I still use it because the nvda add on for gold wave does not give you the > user the same power. Outlook support is better with jaws but with 15.1 that > is less true. The problems NVDA still has with this program are things I can > live with. I probably will not be a jaws user for much longer. Yeh! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Skypeenglish [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami via Skypeenglish > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 8:15 PM > To: Skype English list > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] Bad news about the Skype NVDA addon... > > Ok. I heard from one of the nvda devs. Apparently the code in the add on was > preventing NVDA RC 14 .4 from shutting down properly. That might be a good > thing if the author decides to fix it. Just decided I'd let you all know. > > Take care. >> On Jan 12, 2015, at 6:49 AM, Shawn Klein via Skypeenglish > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hmm, I'd want to hear more details than that before I went freaking >> out, I just had a look at the source code, and I don't really know >> what I'm looking at, but I didn't find any definitions for NVDA+Q like >> there were for all the listed commands. What's the security issue? Is >> it going to automatically accept malicious files and click on links >> from some user designated by the developer? Or unintentionally allow a >> random hacker to do so, or what? I'm always suspicious when I hear >> such vague warnings with no real details, just like I am with those >> email forwards not written by a known antivirus provider, telling me >> about some vague unnamed virus that's going to wipe out all my files >> and destroy sector 000. Is the source of this news reliable? Is he or >> she a programmer familiar with creating NVDA adons? I don't speak >> Italian, but could probably get the gist of the message with google >> translate and my knowledge of other Latin languages. Could you post the > original message here? >> Shawn Klein >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Skypeenglish [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Michele Barbi via Skypeenglish >> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 3:44 AM >> To: Skypeenglish list >> Subject: [Bulk] [Skypeenglish] Bad news about the Skype NVDA addon... >> >> Hello, I just received a message on my italian list saying that the >> NVDA addon for Skype has got security issues, and possibly NVDA+q has >> another function. It's recommendable not to publish it too much from >> now on. The developer has already been informed on it. >> Bye! >> Barbuz >> 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 > > 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
