[Electronics-Talk] o t skype

Fri Mar 3 15:23:11 UTC 2017

Your experience doesn't match mine. I've been using Skype since
version 3.19 or something. On the latest Skype on Windows 10 and using
NVDA I can easily chat, I can easily send and receive files, I can
make and recieve calls, I can listen to voicemail messages, etc. I
have never used Skype on an iPhone and prefer not to on any smart
phone or tablet as I've not learned how to. It sounds like you would
need to take the time to learn how to use the program on your computer
instead of just saying that "Skype has become very difficult to use
with screen readers." After all I guess I could say the same thing
about using Skype on any platform other than a computer but the actual
problem is that I haven't taken the time to learn how to use it on a
smart phone or tablet yet.

I've helped some customers send and receive files, listen to voicemail
messages I've left them, and read and reply to my text messages on
Skype.

Skuype has not become very difficult to use with screen readers at all
it has just updated and evolved. Change is part of life and nothing
stays the same forever. One either evolves with it or stays Stuck in
the past eventually losing what one didn't keep up with.

It does sound like you have computer issues of one type or another
though if you lose speech when you start Skype as that shouldn't be
happening. Maybe you should address that issue first.

Laz

On 3/2/17, George via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> What's not true, Laz?
> What do you mean by "This is not true"?
> Can you easily chat on Skype?
> Can you send and receive files?
>
> It's true that I could do that before, but I don't know how to do that now.
>
> Isn't it true that Skype is much easier to use on an iPhone, for example...
>
> You might have a different experience or I might be wrong, but I'm not
> telling lies. I just tried to share my experience.
>
> I wouldn't write "This is not true" in the beginning of a message,
> because I don't want anyone to think that someone might be a liar.
>
> If someone can tell me how to send and receive files on Skype (if it's
> still possible for a totally blind person), it will be very appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> George
>
> On 2017/03/02 12:05, Laz via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> This is not true. I am totally blind and use Skype for my business
>> with NVDA and I have no issues at all with accessibility. You can set
>> up your shortcut keys just like before and although it may be
>> different than the version you last used successfully, that does not
>> make it inaccessible or difficult to use with screen readers, or
>> should I say with NVDA not having used JAWS in a very long time and
>> never having used Window Eyes. Be sure to turn on accessibility in the
>> settings though.
>>
>> Alt F1 brings up your contacts and alt F2 brings up your recent history.
>>
>> Laz
>>
>> On 3/1/17, George via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> Skype has become very difficult to use with screen readers.
>>> I could chat on Skype in 2006, but now I can only call.
>>> There are so many items on the screen (I don't need most of them)!
>>> Sometimes, my PC (Windows 10 with Nvda) stops talking when I start
>>> Skype...
>>>
>>> It will probably continue to update and change. I don't recommend to
>>> stop it from updating for security reasons.
>>>
>>> Do you have an iPhone?
>>> If you have an iPhone, use Skype on your iPhone. It has only a few
>>> buttons and it's much easier to use.
>>> I still feel comfortable when I use Skype on my iPhone. Well, I just
>>> call; I don't chat.
>>>
>>> If you want to use Skype with Windows 10, try to use the menu as much as
>>> possible. Try to find the contact list and, select the contact you want
>>> to call, press the applications key to access a list of commands.
>>> Then, use the Tab key, to turn video on/off, to mute the mike, to end
>>> the call, ETC.
>>>
>>> It's hard for me to use Skype with Windows 10, but I manage to do basic
>>> things, by using the menu, the tab key and the applications key.
>>> When these keys don't work, I navigate the screen with Insert+4/6, ETC
>>> on the keypad.
>>>
>>> Don't give up; Skype is a wonderful product!
>>>
>>> On 2017/03/01 21:23, Lauren Merryfield via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone please help me with Skype as it is now, in 2017? Where can I
>>>> go
>>>> to get instruction? I used to know how to use Skype but now I haven't a
>>>> clue. It has changed a lot. I am using Windows ten.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Lauren Merryfield
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Blessings in Jesus' name. "But as for me, I will sing about your power.
>>>> Each
>>>> morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have
>>>> been
>>>> my
>>>> refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress."
>>>>
>>>>    --Psalm 59:16, NLT
>>>>
>>>> Advice from my cats:"meow when you feel like it."
>>>>
>>>>
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