RE: Getting JAWS 5 to work with MSN Messenger

  • From: "jim grimsby" <jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:56:54 -0800

Hi,  in most ways yes.  I will let other determen how good the scripts =
are
or are not as I wrote them. =20

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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
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Of Bruce Toews
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 3:03 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Getting JAWS 5 to work with MSN Messenger


Okay, maybe it's time I investigated this program. Does the =
functionality=20
of the JAWS scripts for Miranda match the functionality of the JAWS=20
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 =
=3D=20
> other messenger clients that will allow you to access msn the one I=20
> recommend =3D is
> miranda.   Miranda will allow you to access aol msn yahoo icq and many =
=3D
> other
> protocols.  There are scripts created for it and miranda is completely
> configurable.  Hth=3D20
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
=3D=20
> 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=20
> to =3D 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 =
=3D=20
> version beyond 5.0 since with Microsoft's mandatory upgrade, anything=20
> lower than =3D 6.2
> is now impossible to use), and Windows Millennium.  I'd like to know, =
is =3D
> 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 =3D
> 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 =3D
> 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, =3D
> 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 =3D
> responses,
> please do so, but if this hasn't been asked before, by all means, keep =
=3D
> it on
> the list, so others may benefit.  I know I sure will, if any solution =
=3D
> would
> materialize from this.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Matt
>
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