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

Mon Dec 15 00:57:28 CST 2008

Cool. I'm also using Thunderbird, where is that thingy located?
Thanks,

Jeffrey Shockley
E-Mail:
jawswizard at ec.rr.com,
jawswizard at aim.com,
jawswizard at gmail.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

On 12/15/2008 1:23 AM, Kandi wrote:
> i'm using thunderbird and it has a thing where i can change the 
> header. it took a little while to figure it out though lol
>
> It was reported that on 12/13/2008 3:32 PM, Jeffrey Shockley, Windows 
> Desktop Edition incriminated him/herself by saying:
>> Yeah, it was cool! I wonder how they did that?
>>
>> Jeffrey Shockley
>> E-Mail:
>> jawswizard at ec.rr.com,
>> jawswizard at aim.com,
>> jawswizard at gmail.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
>>
>>
>> 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]
>>>
>>>
>>>> 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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