I have a question, Chrome Legacy Windows (Charm)
Geno Stone
So, did the 2004 windows ten up-date.. No issues using the latest of Jaws release with Skype and the Scripts.. Then 3 or 4 days ago a Accumulative 2004 up date and did and no issues, Except and not sure the latest Skype release which I did too, or the Accumulative 2004.. Yet opening skype and if a restart fine for a bit and left open this covering over top of the Skype screen, Chrome Legacy Windows.. Can’t do a darn thing.. My son sighted says he sees nothing and Jaws does.. doing research on Google Chrome.. they noted and yet we don’t see how to remove this so I can get back to using Skype.. Anyone had this issue? Geno in Portland, Maine..
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Michele Barbi
Hi Doug, thanks for your effort on making this report. I think I cannot do it right now because I am now on my Macbook now since I am on holiday, my connection is also not very good working right now.
Bye! Barbuz Inviato da Lu MacBook
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Doug Lee
On hearing this morning that Skype 8.64, apparently in beta, also exhibits this issue, I filed the following comment for Microsoft via the "Report a Problem" item in the Skype Help menu; and I invite others to remark
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similarly from their own Skype instances, so that Microsoft hears a chorus of voices and not just one: Skype 8.63 and apparently the beta 8.64: After a call and after the Skype window is minimized, focusing it while running a screen reader such as JAWS does not work well. We hear "Chrome Legacy Window" and cannot navigate or read. Tapping Alt twice, or Alt then Esc, or Windows+Down then Windows+Up revives the Skype window for use. See also a similar problem that appeared and was fixed in Teams 1.3 within the last few months. This is a serious disruption for blind Skype users.
On Thu, Aug 06, 2020 at 09:22:39AM +0100, Stephen Troy wrote:
hi all apologies if this has been discussed but I don't see it. not only do I get the chrome legacy repeat message, even though i'm running IE,skype commands do not work at all until I press the alt key. all is well then for a while but if I don't use skype for several minutes I have to press the alt key again. -- Doug Lee dgl@dlee.org http://www.dlee.org Level Access doug.lee@LevelAccess.com http://www.LevelAccess.com Time is the friend of one who is true, and the enemy of one who isn't. (02/05/2010)
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Has anyone reported this to skype and the screen reader makers if at all possible. Where is the problem exactly, or is this the case of both?
On 6 Aug 2020, at 17:06, inamuddin khan wrote:
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
inamuddin khan
In fact there are 3 solutions of this problem. Alt functionality, Windows up/down errow and restarting your screen reader whatever screen reader you are using! With regards from Inamuddin with the Skype ID: Charlsdarwin1.
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From: Michele Barbi
Sent: Friday, August 7, 2020 1:00 AM To: main@skypeenglish.groups.io Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Hi guys, I just tested the alt functionality that Stephen suggested in order to fix the problems with Skype. Basically it works just fine, beware though that you'll open the menu bar, so you should press it once again or esc to close it and go back to the Skype main window.
Bye!
Barbuz
-- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Michele Barbi
Hi guys, I just tested the alt functionality that Stephen suggested in order to fix the problems with Skype. Basically it works just fine, beware though that you'll open the menu bar, so you should press it once again or esc to close it and go back to the Skype main window.
Bye! Barbuz -- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Michele Barbi
Hi Stephen, thanks for the tip. I'll also test the alt key, I already tested win+arrows and they work ok.
Bye! Barbuz -- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Stephen Troy
hi all
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apologies if this has been discussed but I don't see it. not only do I get the chrome legacy repeat message, even though i'm running IE,skype commands do not work at all until I press the alt key. all is well then for a while but if I don't use skype for several minutes I have to press the alt key again. fiddly but not really a big deal. steve
On 05/08/2020, Michele Barbi <barbi.michele@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Doug and all, first of all thanks for the commands which I did not
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Michele Barbi
Hi Doug and all, first of all thanks for the commands which I did not know. I also saw a thread about chrome legacy window, I have reason to believe that they're somehow related.
Concerning the minimize and maximize Skype, this is probably because I have set the Skype icon on desktop like other ones to be shown maximized by default. Bye! Barbuz -- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Doug Lee
This looks very much like a problem I've seen in Teams that was fixed there by now in Teams itself. The basic situation is this: The Skype accessibility information starts showing up in a different window than the one that
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gets focus, so JAWS and probably all other screen readers fail to figure out correctly what's going on. Interestingly enough, the solution is often as simple as maximizing the window, such as with Windows+UpArrow. Sometimes in Teams, it was necessary to minimize first and then maximize; but I'm not seeing that here in Skype so far. I believe you are finding the min-then-max approach more effective though, based on our Skype chat.
On Wed, Aug 05, 2020 at 07:07:47PM +0200, Michele Barbi wrote:
Hi Mike, effectively yes I noticed it too, I fixed it by restarting Skype as well. Basically, after a call hangs up JAWS is not intercepting anything, and when pressing insert+t apart from Skype it says something like, get xml returned nothing. Scripts are installed, I use revision 174. Bye! Barbuz -- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10 -- Doug Lee dgl@dlee.org http://www.dlee.org Level Access doug.lee@LevelAccess.com http://www.LevelAccess.com In healthy competition, the best battles are not for status, but for excellence; and the battles are not between me and you, but between you and you, and between me and me. (08/15/2009)
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Re: Chrome Legacy
Jerry Pryde
I let them know too.
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Thanks again.
On 2020-08-05 1:15 p.m., Léonie Watson wrote:
It's definitely a persistent bug in the programme, rather than a glitch I think, though reinstallation often helps. I've also discovered that hitting alt f to open the File menu, then closing it again, does the trick too. It's very irritating though. I've mentioned it to the MS team.
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Re: Chrome Legacy
Léonie Watson <tink@...>
It's definitely a persistent bug in the programme, rather than a glitch I think, though reinstallation often helps. I've also discovered that hitting alt f to open the File menu, then closing it again, does the trick too. It's very irritating though. I've mentioned it to the MS team.
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On 05/08/2020 15:05, Jerry Pryde wrote:
I'm still getting it after a fresh download. --
@LeonieWatson Carpe diem.
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Re: problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Michele Barbi
Hi Mike, effectively yes I noticed it too, I fixed it by restarting Skype as well. Basically, after a call hangs up JAWS is not intercepting anything, and when pressing insert+t apart from Skype it says something like, get xml returned nothing. Scripts are installed, I use revision 174.
Bye! Barbuz -- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10
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problem with jaws 2020 and skype 8.63
Mike Bernard
Hi everyone: Has anyone noticed how ever since the recent upgrade from Skype 8.6 to 8.63, jaws will stop speaking the skype icons when a call either comes in or hangs up? It seems that the only way to fix this issue is to shut Jaws down and start it up again each and every time. This is not good Mike.
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Re: Chrome Legacy
Jerry Pryde
I'm still getting it after a fresh download.
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So, any ideas would be welcome. Jerry.
On 2020-08-05 8:28 a.m., Léonie Watson wrote:
No, but I'm getting it too. I've found that randomly using Jaws to simulate a mouse click in the Skype UI sometimes clears it though, in case that's helpful.
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Re: Chrome Legacy
Jerry Pryde
Thanks, Leonie.
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I also discovered that downloading the new version from the website, instead of installing the new update via notification seems to have helped. The simulated right click works for a while, then, it pops up again. The fresh download may have worked.
On 2020-08-05 8:28 a.m., Léonie Watson wrote:
No, but I'm getting it too. I've found that randomly using Jaws to simulate a mouse click in the Skype UI sometimes clears it though, in case that's helpful.
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Re: Chrome Legacy
Léonie Watson <tink@...>
No, but I'm getting it too. I've found that randomly using Jaws to simulate a mouse click in the Skype UI sometimes clears it though, in case that's helpful.
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Léonie.
On 05/08/2020 01:51, Jerry Pryde wrote:
Hi all. --
@LeonieWatson Carpe diem.
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Chrome Legacy
Jerry Pryde
Hi all.
Does anyone know why "Chrome Legacy" pops up on Skype 8.6? The only solution seems to be signing out and back in. Thanks Jerry.
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Skype 8.63, problems with hotkeys fixed
Michele Barbi
Hi guys, I knew from Ninite that Skype 8.63 is now out, if you're not autoupgraded you can of course download the installer from Ninite or from Skype official website. I kindly inform you that the problems with hotkeys in Windows appear to be fixed according to the tests I ran, I was able to make 2 audio calls starting from the contact list, choosing the contact with enter and pressing ctrl+shift+p. Bye! Barbuz
-- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10
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Re: question about the Skype Website
John Holcomb II
Also keep in mind those SMS do expire after a set amount of time, so you may need to re-generate that code.
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John
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From: main@skypeenglish.groups.io <main@skypeenglish.groups.io> On Behalf Of Michele Barbi Sent: Friday, July 31, 2020 1:03 PM To: main@skypeenglish.groups.io Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] question about the Skype Website If you received a code via sms and it asks you to confirm it in an edit box, go ahead; I think it's a security thing. Bye! Barbuz -- Inviato da Thunderbird su Windows 10
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