Try Skype 8 with JAWS 15 and no scripts. Use Ins+Z to turn on and off the virtual cursor as preferred; I like it off most of the time. You may get away with this setup, but I can't easily test that he

I saw your Tandem offer but I'm doing a lot of other things between messages today. :) Chrome should load only for Skype 8, so I suggest using the JAWS Ctrl+JAWSKey+V command and telling me the versio

The oldest JAWS version supported by the Skype 8 scripts is JAWS 17, latest available revision. This is because the scripts use the "domain scripting" feature of JAWS that was introduced in JAWS 17. P

I believe you've been bitten by a little but hard to explain bug. Delete uia.jsh in the JAWS user folder, not the shared folder, and then reinstall.

Ok... the Skype UWP scripts are loaded by a new system for UWP applications, which were formerly called Metro apps if I understand right. I load the Skype UWP scripts when the so-called Metro name of

Ah ok, the scripts you want for Skype UWP for Windows 10 are at http://www.dlee.org/skype/uwp/

I'll try to cover all of this thread at once; feel free to prompt me if I miss something. :-) If JAWS does not say, "Revision 45 Skype for Windows Desktop 8 (Electron) settings are loaded," possibly w

Skype 8 loads the Chrome scripts because it is an Electron app, which is an app hosted in a Chrome control; and Freedom Scientific provided generic Electron support by arranging for that script loadin

Alt+1 is a native Skype 8 keystroke in 8.25 for jumping to the Conversations list.

I believe deleting a conversation in Skype 8 removes the data as well, not just the list entry. You can remove a conversation from its Context menu though. I am not aware of a hotkey for this.

Ctrl+Q works from inside the Skype window but not from within other applications.

Ctrl+Q quits Skype 8 instantly. The systray menu that pops up does not take focus and does not indicate to screen readers which item is selected, according to my tests.

Short answer: Alt+1 for conversation list, and Tab and Shift+Tab for chat input and history, for now. In JAWS, [ e and [ h jump to history and edit box, respectively, if you use my scripts. Longer ans

Clarification: All Skype versions allow multiple simultaneous chats, but only Skype Classic allows chats to appear in separate windows. In Skype classic's default view and in all other Skype clients f

I am not aware of a way to create an app like that at this time. I also don't consider it either necessary or wise, though: I consider it unnecessary because Microsoft is working on making this Skype

Which browser you use or have installed will not affect Skype 8. Skype 8 is an Electron app, and Electron is basically web content in a Chrome control that does not run inside an actual browser.

Microsoft's announcement of the September 1 discontinuation of Skype 7 (Classic) has brought us quite a bit of traffic on this list. Here are some hopefully helpful bits of info: Will Skype 7 (Classic

You might be helped by my JAWS scripts for Skype 8 at http://www.dlee.org/skype/electron/ or by my NVDA add-on for Skype 8 at http://www.dlee.org/skype/electron/skype.nvda-addon These of course work w

I do find Skype 8 to be the fastest Skype we have on Windows, but I'm not ready to say it has as many features as Skype 7 or UWP. It does report online status, when available, in the Conversations lis

I saw your question but did not have an answer for it. Someone else asked about Skype 8 and NVDA on this thread and I failed to realize that the new question was placed in your thread. Sorry for the c