UPDATE!
Microsoft have extended the lifetime of Skype 7 for the foreseeable future. You can read more here
Note: I have left the content of my original post untouched. Please be aware that not all the information below is accurate.
Hello All,
Well, we knew this was going to happen. According to Microsoft, Skype Classic will be discontinued on September 1, 2018.
https://blogs.skype.com/news/2018/07/16 … r-desktop/
Lovely. that explains why I've been seeing that update message every time I try to use Skype. So now, we either have to use the Electron app, or the one built into Windows 10.
There is some hope. Doug Lee has written some scripts for JAWS, and an addon for NVDA, to make the Skype electron App more usable. Here are the links:
Skype 8 (Electron app, Skype for Windows older than 10) JAWS scripts
Skype 8 (Electron app, Skype for Windows older than 10) NVDA addon (direct link)
Skype UWP (Skype for windows 10) JAWS scripts
NVDA support for SKYPE UWP (Windows 10) is built into the Windows 10 App Essentials addon, written by Joseph Lee, Derek Riemer and other Windows 10 users. You can find more information at:
https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/ … ps.en.html
Hope that helps make this miserable transition better.
from The Book of Mozilla, 6:27