Oh really? So that will wirk with the newest AIM? Can you send me the link to it please then? Tthanks.
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Singing Sparrow Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:19 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Skype For Windows: A Discovery Made you can use miranda im or miranda ng to use aim with. On 9/17/2015 11:17 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: > Yeah, agreed. Also, you hold back. You don't upgrade if you keep up the old > ways. I mean it would be like me stgaying on Win 7 only because of being able > to use AIM with Face Book. It kind of applies because well the AIM that works > with JAWS is now old. The new 1 doesn't. Would be epic if it did, but too bad > Se la vi. Excuse my miss spelling of French. Lol. But I just love that > expression. So had to use it. Lol. The best solution would be in my example > with AIM is to talk to those guys and ask them to take a looksy at things. I > agree scripts can make things a little easyerr, but Even eric says that > Scripts aren't the end all be all way. One should try and insentivize the > developers to make the software work fore the blind. Ahem Power DVD fits here. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Dane Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:51 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: Skype For Windows: A Discovery Made > > You’re right, use what you want but why on earth do people just have to make > mountains out of molehills and make things difficult? Skype is a continually > evolving platform and it won’t be long before GW Connect doesn’t work with > Skype, I’ve not used the utility for a good while and - for all I know - it > may not even be compatible with parts of Skype now, just bit bite the bullet > and have a look at the Skype Interface, its very user friendly and straight > forward, actually my favourite Windows Screen Reader for Skype is NVDA so > that alone shows how much the software has improved accessibility wise. > > You can also do further tweaking to make Skype look the way you want it to > look by playing with the view shortcuts. > > My favourite Skype platform of all is for the Mac and the cordless phone I’ve > been describing is proving a very convenient tool for those times when I’m > not near a computer and wish to make and receive calls. > > >> On 17 Sep 2015, at 4:33 pm, Peter Scanlon <sca...@tpg.com.au> wrote: >> >> I’m just saying what some of us use. >> >> P. >> >> >> From: Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 4:29 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Skype For Windows: A Discovery Made >> >> GW Connect was discontinued long ago, it can't even be gotten any >> longer, why recommend something that doesn't exist or isn't supported >> and may not even work with the later operating systems? >> >> >> >> On 9/17/2015 7:55 AM, Peter Scanlon wrote: >>> Scripts make it much easier. Also I know a few people who still use the GW >>> connect work around. >>> >>> From: Dane Trethowan >>> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2015 4:37 AM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Subject: Re: Skype For Windows: A Discovery Made >>> >>> Interesting, I thought we’d gone beyond using scripts for Skype now, it >>> seems to me at any rate that the latest version of Skype for Windows is >>> very accessible indeed, has been like that for quite some time and full >>> credit to Microsoft addressing many accessibility issues. >>> >>> Its great that people are writing scripts but I don’t like to use them when >>> I can avoid doing so as they isolate the user from the way the running App >>> actually works so therefore you’re tied to one system or one Screen Reader >>> and thus don’t have the knowledge of how functions are used in the App >>> itself, only my opinion of course. >>> >>> >>>> On 17 Sep 2015, at 4:33 am, brianolesen <br...@blindkom.dk> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> If you're using the scripts you can just press ctrl shift d to enable or >>>> disable the dialpad. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> >>>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>>> Fra: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] På vegne af >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> Sendt: 16. september 2015 19:19 >>>> Til: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>>> Emne: Skype For Windows: A Discovery Made >>>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> For those who use Skype For Windows, I discovered that the feature to >>>> generate tones whilst on a call now works, in previous versions of Skype >>>> For windows getting this feature to work was problematic at best - in most >>>> cases I couldn’t get the function to work at all -. >>>> >>>> Anyway Microsoft have certainly fixed the problem so here’s how to >>>> activate the function. >>>> >>>> Whilst on a call use the tab key to move to the “Dial Pad” button and >>>> press space, from here you can use the top row of numbers on your keyboard >>>> to enter responses to automated bank systems or whatever, you can even >>>> paste a string of numbers into the Edit box which comes up when the “Dial >>>> Pad” button is pressed and have the appropriate tones entered for you by >>>> Skype automatically. >>>> >>>> >>>> ********** >>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >>>> halfwits in this world behind. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ********** >>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >>> halfwits in this world behind. >>> >>> >> -- >> >> ********** >> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves >> > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > > > > > >
