DEar Mike, Regarding your video issue - I'm totally blind so I wasn't aware but those with whom I was talking told me that they couldn't see me - there is an option in the preferences for Skype which you activate with command+comma and then you interact with the toolbar and select the call button and look for the following "Start video automatically at the beginning of a call checked check box" which yo you check in order that you may be seen on camera.
The preference pane is probably worth exploring. I know it's frustrating - I've had a few hairy moments myself. Hope this helps. Simon On 28 Mar 2011, at 20:29, Zachary Kline wrote: > Hi Mike, > I can answer at least some of your questions. There is a way to see your > entire contact list in Skype 5. Whenever I log in, the first thing which > appears is my entire list, offline and all. It is useful to think of the > Skype 5 layout as similar to the iTunes layout, as you have a list of > categories on the left and a dynamically changing list of options on the > right, depending on what you select on the left. I wouldn't mess with any > view options until you've gotten used to the default layout, which does work > quite well. > I don't use the web cam much, so I'm afraid I can't help with those > particular questions. All I can say is explore the window using the VO > cursor, and don't overlook the menu bar and particularly the conversation > menu. > Best, > Zack. > On Mar 28, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Michael Busboom wrote: > >> I am currently in a rather serious situation where using Skype and its video >> feature is a crucial need. Unfortunately, I recently downloaded Skype 5.1, >> and its user interface is very very different from earlier versions such as >> 2.8 which, I believe, was the prior stable version. >> >> Here are my questions and needs: >> >> 1. I can't find a way to navigate to contacts that aren't online. I've >> tried going through some of the view options, but the best I can do is >> either get a list of current online contacts or a history of recent contacts >> with whom I have had conversations. It is important for me to gain access >> to my entire Skype contact list. >> >> 2. I cannot find a way to easily turn on my web camera while conversing >> with someone on Skype. In previous versions, I could use the Voice Over >> Find command to get to the video button. In the current version of Skype, >> the option to turn on and off the video at random is visually there, but I >> have thus far been able to get Voice Over to go to it. I know that some >> people have had luck, but for me, it has been hit and miss--mostly miss. >> Unfortunately,use of the web camera is crucially important for me, and I am >> at a loss as to how to configure Skype 5.1 so that I can quickly turn on and >> off the web camera. Using the Skype preference of having the web camera >> automatically be turned on when I call someone is not always an option, so I >> need to be able to turn this feature on and off at will. >> >> 3. If it will be necessary for me to go back to an older version of Skype, >> where can I find it? >> >> If I sound desperate, I am. For professional reasons, I need these >> capabilities. >> >> My best to all, >> >> Mike >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
