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From:
Stephen Clower <steve@gwmicro.com>Subject:
Re: Video chat featureDate:
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 4:18:14 pmMatt,
Anyone is free to take advantage of the Skypekit developer program to
integrate any Skype service into an existing application. That was the
initial point, after all, of the program. We decided to use this kit to
create an alternate but completely accessible Skype client. The
publically distributable runtime does not include any support for video
calls whatsoever. When Skype releases an update to support this, then we
likewise will work to add it into GWConnect. There is no conflict of
information.
On 1/27/2012 4:11 PM, Matt Weaver wrote:
> Hmmm ok I was able to find the answer.
> Why can't I send or receive video calls?
> The version of the Windows Skype runtime which we are permitted to ship
> does not support either sending or receiving video calls. Skype has
> promised to make an updated version of the runtime available in the
> first half of 2012 which will support video calls. GWConnect will be
> updated to support these features when the new runtime is available.
>
> Does that mean GWConnect is running a version of the Skype API that was
> given to gWMicro specifically for creating this product?
> If so, that seems to conflict with what GWMicro has written regarding
> GWSkype, now GWConnect.
>
> In mid 2011, Skype announced its SkypeKit developer program. This
> service allows program developers to directly access nearly all Skype
> services without
> the additional need of traversing its user interface. Developers,
> therefore, can create their own interface to Skype and seamlessly
> integrate it into their
> own products. And, because the underlying Skype services are much less
> likely to change on a whim, GW Micro decided to take advantage of this
> service and
> create a simple, elegant, fully accessible interface to Skype which is
> designed with the visually impaired community in mind.
>
> Having full control of the user interface also means that unlike the
> official Skype client, GWConnect's interface will not dramatically
> change from version
> to version. When you learn how to use GWConnect today, you can be
> confident that your knowledge will continue to apply in the future as
> new versions are
> released.
>
> Doesn't that imply that any developer can create their own accessible
> version of skype, using this developer kit?
>
> Just seems like contradictory statements.
>
> On 1/27/2012 3:47 PM, Patrick wrote:
>> This has been addressed in the FAQ
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Matt Weaver Sent: Friday, January 27,
>> 2012 2:39 PM To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com Subject: Video chat feature
>> Basically I'm requesting that in the next update, or major version
>> change to GWConect, that a feature be added. That being, the ability
>> to make skype video
>> calls.
>> I'm sure I'm not the only blind person out there who has friends and
>> family/relatives who are sighted. With them being sighted, they like
>> to have video
>> chats with me, and if I'm using GWConnect, it's a major pain to have
>> to close out of GWConnect, and load up the skype program, as well as
>> SkypeTalking
>> in order to use skype properly.
>> Also, if I had to use the main skype program, I'd have to make sure
>> the latst JAWS scripts for Skypw were installed so I could hear what I
>> needed to hear.
>>
>> If Video chats were to be added in GWConnect, this would better
>> facilitate that process.
>> Pressing control plus L should bring up a call menu, which will
>> present the user with a combo box. In this combo box, should be the
>> option to make a call
>> to a computer, video, or a phone number, if one is set up in the
>> user's profile.
>> As far as profiles go, more information should be provided, like time
>> zone, phone number ability, and whatever else is able to be updated in
>> the main skype
>> program.
>> I hope these changes and others will be implemented in later versions
>> of GWConnect.
>>
--
Stephen Clower
Product support specialist & App Development
GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com
Anyone is free to take advantage of the Skypekit developer program to
integrate any Skype service into an existing application. That was the
initial point, after all, of the program. We decided to use this kit to
create an alternate but completely accessible Skype client. The
publically distributable runtime does not include any support for video
calls whatsoever. When Skype releases an update to support this, then we
likewise will work to add it into GWConnect. There is no conflict of
information.
On 1/27/2012 4:11 PM, Matt Weaver wrote:
> Hmmm ok I was able to find the answer.
> Why can't I send or receive video calls?
> The version of the Windows Skype runtime which we are permitted to ship
> does not support either sending or receiving video calls. Skype has
> promised to make an updated version of the runtime available in the
> first half of 2012 which will support video calls. GWConnect will be
> updated to support these features when the new runtime is available.
>
> Does that mean GWConnect is running a version of the Skype API that was
> given to gWMicro specifically for creating this product?
> If so, that seems to conflict with what GWMicro has written regarding
> GWSkype, now GWConnect.
>
> In mid 2011, Skype announced its SkypeKit developer program. This
> service allows program developers to directly access nearly all Skype
> services without
> the additional need of traversing its user interface. Developers,
> therefore, can create their own interface to Skype and seamlessly
> integrate it into their
> own products. And, because the underlying Skype services are much less
> likely to change on a whim, GW Micro decided to take advantage of this
> service and
> create a simple, elegant, fully accessible interface to Skype which is
> designed with the visually impaired community in mind.
>
> Having full control of the user interface also means that unlike the
> official Skype client, GWConnect's interface will not dramatically
> change from version
> to version. When you learn how to use GWConnect today, you can be
> confident that your knowledge will continue to apply in the future as
> new versions are
> released.
>
> Doesn't that imply that any developer can create their own accessible
> version of skype, using this developer kit?
>
> Just seems like contradictory statements.
>
> On 1/27/2012 3:47 PM, Patrick wrote:
>> This has been addressed in the FAQ
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Matt Weaver Sent: Friday, January 27,
>> 2012 2:39 PM To: gw-apps@gwmicro.com Subject: Video chat feature
>> Basically I'm requesting that in the next update, or major version
>> change to GWConect, that a feature be added. That being, the ability
>> to make skype video
>> calls.
>> I'm sure I'm not the only blind person out there who has friends and
>> family/relatives who are sighted. With them being sighted, they like
>> to have video
>> chats with me, and if I'm using GWConnect, it's a major pain to have
>> to close out of GWConnect, and load up the skype program, as well as
>> SkypeTalking
>> in order to use skype properly.
>> Also, if I had to use the main skype program, I'd have to make sure
>> the latst JAWS scripts for Skypw were installed so I could hear what I
>> needed to hear.
>>
>> If Video chats were to be added in GWConnect, this would better
>> facilitate that process.
>> Pressing control plus L should bring up a call menu, which will
>> present the user with a combo box. In this combo box, should be the
>> option to make a call
>> to a computer, video, or a phone number, if one is set up in the
>> user's profile.
>> As far as profiles go, more information should be provided, like time
>> zone, phone number ability, and whatever else is able to be updated in
>> the main skype
>> program.
>> I hope these changes and others will be implemented in later versions
>> of GWConnect.
>>
--
Stephen Clower
Product support specialist & App Development
GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com
