RE: Getting JAWS 5 to work with MSN Messenger

  • From: Bruce Toews <water_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:03:04 -0600 (CST)

Okay, maybe it's time I investigated this program. Does the functionality 
of the JAWS scripts for Miranda match the functionality of the JAWS 
scripts for MSN Messenger?

Bruce

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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, jim grimsby wrote:

> Hi, the answer is no.
> This is not a scripting issue it is an issue of hooks.  You can use =
> other
> messenger clients that will allow you to access msn the one I recommend =
> is
> miranda.   Miranda will allow you to access aol msn yahoo icq and many =
> other
> protocols.  There are scripts created for it and miranda is completely
> configurable.  Hth=20
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
> Behalf
> Of Matt Weaver
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 1:20 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Getting JAWS 5 to work with MSN Messenger
>
>
> Hello.
> If I may, I'd like to first say I'm brand-new on the list.  It seems to =
> be a
> fantastic list, and I've heard great things about it.
>
> My question involves three things.  JAWS 5.0/5.1, MSN Messenger (any =
> version
> beyond 5.0 since with Microsoft's mandatory upgrade, anything lower than =
> 6.2
> is now impossible to use), and Windows Millennium.  I'd like to know, is =
> it
> possible to get MSN Messenger 6.2 to work with Windows Millennium, using
> JAWS 5.0 or 5.1? FS seems to have abandoned any efforts making the =
> scripts
> work for anything below NT versions of Windows (meaning, 2000 or XP
> primarily).  This is quite sad, since I once thought highly of FS.  I'd =
> like
> to use MSN Messenger 6.2 or 7.0, but am unable to, since nothing is
> displayed in the instant message windows.  I tried using JAWS 5.0, 5.1, =
> and
> the most recently evolution of JAWS ... 6.0 build 410 I believe it is.
> Nothing is working.  Any modifications to the scripts, or to the class
> assignments would be appreciated.  If this needs to go offlist in =
> responses,
> please do so, but if this hasn't been asked before, by all means, keep =
> it on
> the list, so others may benefit.  I know I sure will, if any solution =
> would
> materialize from this.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Matt
>
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