Hi Steve,
I will give that a try to see if that will work the way you describe it.
I use that method to launch specific apps from the desktop.
but I suspect since My desktop is only shortcuts and I as a rule never load
anything active so that it runs from the DT all I will get is the context
menu.
maybe there are some new tricks I've missed over the years.
In the day, of the beginnings of screen readers, because they were such
resource hogs you would always keep your desktop clean as possible and set
up so as little as possible started when you booted up to keep the preserve
the resources IE. speed of the machine as fast as possible.
So the old dog trick was don't allow anything to run directly from the DT
that wasn't absolutely required to boot up completely and that would keep
you as light and as stable as possible.
So we tended to only put uniquely labeled shortcuts on our desktops So the
single key jump would work just like you state.
but I have no apps that run directly from my DT.
But any tricks you or anyone else would ever care to share, especially for
Skype, are always welcome.
Thanks,
Mike
Mike DeZinno,
"America's Blind Tradesman"
www.ILoveMyTools.com
At 11:09 PM 3/17/2016, you wrote:
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Hi mike
Just curious as to why you don't use initial letter navigation if you are
looking for speed. i.e, s for skype once on the desktop and q for quit to
unload the application once you are there? Certainly saves tabbing and
arrowing up and down.
Regards
Steve
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To: screen readers' access to skype and its interface.
Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] how do you shut down Skype without a reboot?
Re shutting down Skype with key strokes:
I use window key m which minimizes all running apps and puts me on the
desk top
then I tab twice to the task bar and then right arrow until I hear Skype
then I either use the windows app key or right mouse click arrow down
until I hear quit Skype and hit enter
wait about 5 seconds and it unloads
I know this may sound like a lot of key strokes but it never fails and
once learned is very fast
less than ten seconds to Skype closed and out of it
thanks to the others who shared their different ways, I just learned a few
more key strokes to add to the millions every blind person already knows! LOL
If keystrokes were dollars, those of us who are blind would have the
financial markets cornered!
Have a great day,
Mike DeZinno
"America's Blind Tradesman"
<http://www.ilovemytools.com/>www.ILoveMyTools.com
Mike
At 09:28 AM 3/17/2016, you wrote:
Hello Clare, I nearly did not ghink of this, but I have to add something
now...
If using windows+b, my impression is that pressing enter or space does not
open the context menu, so you'll have to use applications instead.
Bye!
Barbuz
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