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From:
Keith HintonSubject:
Skype Scripts for Window-Eyes and action messages not being readDate:
Thu, Aug 26, 2010 2:45:25 pmHi all,
One complaint I have about Jef's Skype scripts, is that unlike the
other major competing screen readers, action messages are not read.
You can make Window-Eyes read them by shift tabbing into the Skype
chat history box, then performing a down arrow key.
But every other Screen reader reads them.
You produce an action message by doing the following.
/me is mad!
So if the nickname is Jeff, and Jeff types /me is mad, the returned
text being written to the screen would be:
Jeff is mad
I've seen System Access, Doug Lee's Skype scripts for JFW, and I
believe that's all I've tested read those.
I asked Doug Lee if he could tel me why Jeff's scripts did not read
action messages, wich is something I would like to see in a future
release.
Doug told me that action messages appear just like any other, and he
didn't know why Window-Eyes would not honor them and read them allowed
as they were sent.
The other thing I commented on was that I thought that it was odd that
Window-Eyes didn't give an indication that all text had been
highlighted.
If you hit control-A, it only says "A"
I think it might be useful for a custom key lable dictionary to be
created that just says "All Text Selected" or something, so that the
user doens't need to necessarily impliment that themselves.
The Skype scripts should just work and inhanse Skype as it was ment to be.
Jeff, are these things possible fixes?
I emailed you personally, but didn't see anything. Maybe I missed an
email from you.Let me know.
Thanks.
--
Regards, --Keith
Skype: skypedude1234
MSN Messenger: keithint37@hotmail.com
Yahoo/AIM/Twitter: keithint1234
One complaint I have about Jef's Skype scripts, is that unlike the
other major competing screen readers, action messages are not read.
You can make Window-Eyes read them by shift tabbing into the Skype
chat history box, then performing a down arrow key.
But every other Screen reader reads them.
You produce an action message by doing the following.
/me is mad!
So if the nickname is Jeff, and Jeff types /me is mad, the returned
text being written to the screen would be:
Jeff is mad
I've seen System Access, Doug Lee's Skype scripts for JFW, and I
believe that's all I've tested read those.
I asked Doug Lee if he could tel me why Jeff's scripts did not read
action messages, wich is something I would like to see in a future
release.
Doug told me that action messages appear just like any other, and he
didn't know why Window-Eyes would not honor them and read them allowed
as they were sent.
The other thing I commented on was that I thought that it was odd that
Window-Eyes didn't give an indication that all text had been
highlighted.
If you hit control-A, it only says "A"
I think it might be useful for a custom key lable dictionary to be
created that just says "All Text Selected" or something, so that the
user doens't need to necessarily impliment that themselves.
The Skype scripts should just work and inhanse Skype as it was ment to be.
Jeff, are these things possible fixes?
I emailed you personally, but didn't see anything. Maybe I missed an
email from you.Let me know.
Thanks.
--
Regards, --Keith
Skype: skypedude1234
MSN Messenger: keithint37@hotmail.com
Yahoo/AIM/Twitter: keithint1234
