Re: [orca-list] Orca with the Skype Public API

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

This is a perfect time for you to think about those other things that 
are most important and join the discussion on the 
gnome-accessibility-list.  :-)  Your input can help shape the future.

Will

mk360 wrote:
> The problem, I think is mani people use skype, not other alternatives... 
> However I agree with you, other things are most important now.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina rednote net>
> To: <Orca-list gnome org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [orca-list] Orca with the Skype Public API
>
>
> > Surely there are more pressing priorities than enabling this proprietary
> > Vo/IP application for Linux? After all, it isn't as if Vo/IP were unable
> > on Linux. We have the ekiga to run with Orca, linphone to run
> > terminal/console mode, and even the fully accessible asterisk to provide
> > all the Vo/IP functionality a pretty large company might need for all
> > its telephones. Why do we need Skype?
> >
> > Janina
> >
> > John Greer writes:
> > > Hello, I was wondering if there were any plans to get Orca to work with
> > > Skype for Linux.  I do know this has been done many times over on the
> > > Windows platform by tapping into the Skype API and using text to speech
> > > to read its messaging system.  After searching though, I have yet to
> > > find anything similar for Linux.  I do realize that Linux is a QT4 app,
> > > but by using its API you can at least gain access to user sign in
> > > notifications, instant messaging and I believe even the contact list.
> > > There is a program for Windows called Skread that did just this sort of
> > > thing using Auto it.  Another screen reader for Windows called System
> > > Access also taps into Skype's public API for the same purposes.  It is
> > > just a shame I haven't seen anything like this for Linux.
> > >
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> > --
> >
> > Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.202.595.7777; sip:janina a11y org
> > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://CapitalAccessibility.Com
> >
> > Marketing the Owasys 22C talking screenless cell phone in the U.S. and 
> > Canada
> > Learn more at http://ScreenlessPhone.Com
> >
> > Chair, Open Accessibility janina a11y org
> > Linux Foundation http://a11y.org
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