[Users] [Fwd: [Skypeenglish] Skype 4.0 beta3 Script Release]

Sat Dec 13 15:32:15 CST 2008

Yeah, it was cool! I wonder how they did that?

Jeffrey Shockley
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On 12/13/2008 3:19 PM, Mike wrote:
> hahaha i like your header for jeff's message.
>
> check out the ice cold stream found at 
> http://blindndangerous.homeftp.net:8000
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kandi" <kaseffera at aol.com>
> To: <users at zonebbs.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] [Fwd: [Skypeenglish] Skype 4.0 beta3 Script Release]
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>
>> thanks, i lost the page for the scripts and mine needed updating lol. 
>> might think about trying the beta later
>>
>> It was reported that on 12/12/2008 7:53 AM, Jeffrey Shockley, School 
>> Laptop Edition incriminated him/herself by saying:
>>> Enjoy. I might give this new release a try later.
>>>
>>> Jeffrey Shockley
>>> E-Mail:
>>> jawswizard at ec.rr.com,
>>> jawswizard at gmail.com,
>>> jawswizard at aim.com,
>>> jshockley at fastmail.net
>>> MSN:
>>> jeffreyshockley at hotmail.com
>>> Yahoo:
>>> jawswizard at yahoo.com
>>> Google Talk:
>>> jawswizard at gmail.com
>>> AIM:
>>> jawswizard
>>> Skype:
>>> jawswizard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject:    [Skypeenglish] Skype 4.0 beta3 Script Release
>>> Date:   Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:59:27 -0500
>>> From:   Doug Lee <dgl at dlee.org>
>>> Reply-To:   a list for discussing skype and its use with screen 
>>> access software. <skypeenglish at emissives.com>
>>> To:     skypeenglish at emissives.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here is the long-awaited, possibly anticipated (<silly grin>) script
>>> release for Skype 4.0 beta3.  I've been using these for a while, but
>>> no one else has, so pardon any rough edges, and please report them
>>> here.
>>>
>>> The direct URL for the Skype 4 beta scripts remains
>>>
>>>    http://www.dlee.org/skype/skype4.php
>>>
>>> But they are also, at long last, accessible from my main Skype page,
>>>
>>>    http://www.dlee.org/skype/
>>>
>>> As usual, I have a few things to say about this release:
>>>
>>> First, the name of this release is 4b3a, not the likely expected 4b5.
>>> This is explained in the release notes on my web site.
>>>
>>> My advice on who should try Skype 4 beta has changed a bit.  Until
>>> now, I have recommended that only the most daring should try this.
>>> Now though, I recommend that anyone who wants to contribute to the
>>> accessibility of the next major Skype release try it, as long as the
>>> following warnings don't make this unwise for you.
>>> To tantalize some of you, I'll point out that it appears to be
>>> possible in Skype 4.0 beta 3 to add people to a conference even if
>>> you're not the host!  This feature, sometimes called "answer/join" by
>>> fans of it from the Skype 2.0 days, has been absent for a very long
>>> time.
>>>
>>> For anyone interested in trying Skype 4:
>>>
>>> 1.  Read my web site page about this script release,
>>>
>>>    http://www.dlee.org/skype/skype4.php
>>>
>>> I am likely to update that page from time to time.  Some of it may
>>> already be slightly out of date in fact.  I must stress, though, that
>>> you could get some big surprises if you try installing these scripts
>>> without first reading that page.
>>>
>>> 2.  Be aware that SkypeWatch is not supported in Skype 4 at this time.
>>> More about this on the above page.  I'm trying to get Skype to fix
>>> this issue internally.
>>>
>>> 3.  Be prepared to return to Skype 3 if you need it for something
>>> specific that is not in Skype 4.  Sadly, this would include the hot
>>> keys such as Alt+PageUp to answer calls, as these are still not
>>> implemented in Skype 4.
>>>
>>> 4.  If all that didn't scare you off, grab the scripts from the URL I
>>> gave earlier, grab Skype 4.0 beta 3 directly from skype.com or from
>>> wherever you normally go, and give it all a whirl.
>>>
>>> 5.  Report any problems you have to this list and also on the Jira bug
>>> reporting site for Skype, which is at
>>>
>>>    https://developer.skype.com/jira/
>>>
>>> I ask this so that Skype developers and management can see
>>> the number of blind users who are trying to use their product.  When
>>> writing to Skype directly, keep in mind that they already know
>>> accessibility is important.  This is about showing them numbers of
>>> people, as priorities are often affected by such numbers.  In other
>>> words, be nice, but you don't have to be quiet. :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
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