[NFBCS] Slack, Teams, and Unigram JAWS scripts available; and other related news

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Doug.
Is your Teams script for Webex Teams, or the other software called Teams?
My office installed Webex Teams, and it doesn't work well at all.

Thanks for writing helpful scripts.
Tracy


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From: NFBCS [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Doug Lee via
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Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 2:11 AM
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Subject: [NFBCS] Slack, Teams, and Unigram JAWS scripts available; and other
related news

[I posted an older version of this notice a while back to GUI-Talk but
thought I should post it here on NFBCS with updates. The NFB list moderator
may further distribute this message.]

In recognition of the sudden increase in importance of telecommunication
software, I present this in hopes it is useful to someone:

The offerings mentioned below are without charge. Primary offerings listed
here are for Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Unigram (the Windows Telegram
client).

I have scripted Slack for JAWS. The scripts and documentation can be had
from https://www.dlee.org/slack/ (the installer download link is included in
the users guide you get at that address).

Script features include
* Significant simplification of how messages are read, with a means for
users to revert to the native presentation format.
* Commands to read individual portions of a message (date, time, sender,
content, flags like reply and reaction counts, attachment info, reaction
types, etc.).
* A command for listing buttons for quick activation. This is useful for
answering and managing calls, for example.
* Quick identification, via the Insert+t say-title command, of when your
microphone, camera, and screen sharing are turned on or off in a call.
* Commands to simulate F6 and Shift+F6 (for switching among screen areas)
for those with keyboards that don't allow convenient function key access.
* Better reading of some fields and control types. This includes
announcement of the values of menu options on Settings pages.
* No truncation of very long messages.

I am also working on enhancements to Teams for JAWS. What I have released
for Teams can be had from https://www.dlee.org/teams/ and that is where
released updates will go.
At this writing, most of the features listed above for Slack are also in the
Teams scripts, including message reformatting and selective reading and the
button list.

I additionally have JAWS scripts for the Unigram client for Telegram, which
is the most accessible Windows Telegram client of which I am aware. Details
and scripts for that are at https://www.dlee.org/unigram/

Anyone wanting a list of my public projects can find it at
https://www.dlee.org

Finally, anyone wishing to follow my progress on the public software
projects I run may do so by one of these means:
* Watch with a browser the Telegram channel at https://t.me/s/dlee_code for
announcements of project updates.
* Join that channel in a Telegram client, including Unigram for Windows,
from https://t.me/dlee_code
* To type at me about projects, join the discussion group paired with that
channel. The address for that group is
https://t.me/joinchat/OUU9GRieXgkcDYYdSXeGGQ
* Follow dlee_code on Twitter, where I have the Telegram channel (but not
discussion group) posts automatically copied, at least for now.

I wish everyone the best in these trying times.

-- 
Doug Lee                 dgl at dlee.org                http://www.dlee.org
Level Access             doug.lee at LevelAccess.com
http://www.LevelAccess.com
"Pray devoutly, but hammer stoutly."
--Sir William G. Benham

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