Here are updated yahoo messenger scripts, for yahoo messenger version 8 . There is also a tip to make yahoo messenger more accessible , It is as follows:

Tips for more efficient working in Yahoo messenger: Under preferences change the skins to classic , and unselect the items in the hide / show in the messenger menu. This will make Yahoo messenger more accessible.

Note: these scripts were tested only in jaws version 7, they may, or may not work in the higher version.

In order to make the scripts recognized by jaws 8. Please do the following: Go to your jaws shared Settings folder by going to The start menu, programs, jaws eight, explore jaws, And explore shared Settings. Then, delete the old yahoo scripts that are Already there. Once They are all deleted, paste in the new scripts . Once that's done, open up yahoo messenger. Once Your main contact Window is open, press insert q twice quickly. This Will put the Configuration information in the virtual viewer. Arrow Down until you find Configuration name, and copy the name to the clipboard. the name should be Yahoo Instant Messenger Main. Once that's done, go back to your shared folder, and rename all the new yahoo script files with this name, but don't change the extensions, however. When you've finished with that, restart yahoo messenger and it should work fine. The above steps can be followed for other jaws versions as well.

Enhancements:

Fixed a problem where jaws read the incoming messages after a delay. It was due to a change in constant in jaws version 8. updated the .jsm file for users of jaws 9. Included the code from jaws 9. to read the chat line using alt + 1through 0. Added a script to say the number and the name of the contacts who are online for the users of jaws 9.

Enhancements: for jaws 9

Updated the jsm file, Added a script to say the number and the name of the contacts who are online

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