Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-15 Thread Petra Nieuwenhuis
Hi,though I have my mc for just one week now, maybe i have some work around for skype. When using the beta version, i see in the menu preferences, the events and when i choose them, i can set a sound, a visual alert and also a spoken message. I use a dutch version, so maybe the engelish tekst di

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-15 Thread Mike Arrigo
If you're using the newest version, which is 2.8, the status does not currently read with voiceover, however, there is somewhat of a work around. You can choose to only see the contacts who are on line. This actually works really well, since calling someone who is off line would not amount to mu

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-15 Thread AZ
Hi. I found Skype almost accessible, but i still cann't find out how to read the status, only sorting the contacts helped to understand who was online. Then i Couldn't find how to here the incoming message not to read the html field manually. It is not very comfortable if you are chatting wit

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-15 Thread Justin Ekis
Yes, as of right now while this version is still in beta, the normal download link on the skype homepage should give you version 2.8 again. Justin On Jan 15, 2011, at 12:05 AM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: Ok Justin now here's a really dumb question. If I get the beta and want to go back to the la

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-15 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Ok Justin now here's a really dumb question. If I get the beta and want to go back to the last actual release, can I do so by simply redownloading it? I know, I know, but it's the middle of the night and I am on pain meds for a hurt knee so my brain may not be functioning on all levels, :) Ma

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-14 Thread Justin Ekis
Hi marlaina, In the current stable version of skype, voiceover can't read the status of your contacts. What I did was to hide all offline contacts completely. Since I have gone on to the beta version, I don't remember how this is done. The new beta reads the status of contacts just fine. It see

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-14 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, I see what you mean. I can't see the status either, but in the view menu, I've checked to make it organize by status. Online contacts appear first, so I at least know who is online. Brandon Olivares www.thefulleffect.org - Healing the Whole Person I help people to experience healing on all

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-14 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Brandon, I think the issue is that we aren't seeing the status of the contact, not that we aren't seeing the list. Also, I find if I navigate to the contact and press enter, the call is initiated. I do not have to do vo shift m. Marlaina On Jan 14, 2011, at 9:40 PM, Brandon Olivares wrote:

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-14 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
Hi Blake. I think many of us who have made or are in the midst of making the leap from windows to mac have felt this frustration of windows being more productive than mac. The learning curve is not a curve, it's straight up, smile. While I can't give you a lot of skype assistance, since I too

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-14 Thread Brandon Olivares
Hi, Do you have the latest version of Skype? I've had no problem using it so far, though admittedly it is not the most accessible. It is very easy to see who's online; there is a table in the main view that shows everyone who is online. To make a call, just select the person you want to call, b

Re: getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-14 Thread wes smith
Hi, Chats work fine for me. All you have to do is interact with the HTML area. As for telling when someone is online, go to the contacts table and arrow. After their name, it will say their status. ANd if you want to send a message to someone, V+SHFT+M and then arrow down till you hear send IM

getting very frustrated with skype

2011-01-14 Thread Blake Hardin
K guys im about to take this mac and throw it out the window. I can't seem to figure skype on the mac out. I can't figure out how to make a call or tell whos online and when someone sends me a chat i can't figure out how to interact with the stupid thing. Yeah i think this is why i have used my mac