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From:
"mr. hooper" <james_hooper@earthlink.net>Subject:
other skype featuresDate:
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 4:21:46 pmdear Steve is it a skype feature that would have to be implemented to allow
us to delete the recent event folder, other then that i love gw connect
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Clower" <steve@gwmicro.com>
To: <gw-apps@gwmicro.com>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Video chat feature
> Matt,
>
> 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
us to delete the recent event folder, other then that i love gw connect
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Clower" <steve@gwmicro.com>
To: <gw-apps@gwmicro.com>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: Video chat feature
> Matt,
>
> 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
