Sunday, January 07, 2007

Skype 2.5.0.63 Beta Update

A fairly large update to the Skype 2.5 beta was released on December 14, 2006. The most notable and well-received update is the increase of video resolution for 1.25 GHz+ G4s. They are now at the same resolution as G5s and Intel-based macs. This is great news for me as I never experienced video issues in the past on my 1.33 GHz iBook G4.

14.12.2006: Skype for Mac version 2.6.0.63

*known issue: A data file gets written to the hard disk when in a call. This file grows bigger whilst in the video call and is reset to 0 each video call
*known issue: Fullscreen video calls on G4's can cause your computer to appear to have 'hung'. Once the call is hung up, system is responsive again.
*new feature: links in mood messages
*new feature: 8 new emoticons
*improvement: video resolution on G4 1.25ghz+ and any Dual G4 is now the same as G5, Intel. (Increased)
*improvement: updated localizations
*improvement: sometimes adding an event to history list took too long time and caused Skype to freeze for a couple of seconds
*improvement: resizing of conference call window improved
*improvement: number of Skype contacts shown in the Edit Profile window
*improvement: in the Create Account window, limited the length of Skype Name field to 32 characters
*improvement: improved handling of errors during Entourage, Palm contacts import
*improvement: country flags in the SkypeOut dialler window
*improvement: compact mode of conference call participants
*improvement: better error messages instead of some misc error numbers
*improvement: added "Create Account" menu item to the Account menu for novice users
*improvement: SkypeIn number displayed in the services area of the My Skype panel
*changed: "Calls Forwarded" icon updated
*change: remember advanced search settings
*change: disabled editing Call Forwarding settings when offline
*change: chat timestamp for today shows only time now
*bugfix: API: GET AUDIO_OUT generated an error
*bugfix: API: some commands were not handled if the command string was lowercase
*bugfix: API: Applescript API didn't answer to PING
*bugfix: API: no notification was posted when audio in or out devices were manually changed in the preferences
*bugfix: Voicemail prefs are now disabled when no voicemail capability
*bugfix: using the IPEVO phone to redial and hang up quickly caused call window to malfunction
*bugfix: unable to send sms/ft/sc etc from chat drawer
*bugfix: top menu item in the SkypeOut dialler window disappeared
*bugfix: tooltip of the "Show History" button was sometimes incorrect
*bugfix: tooltip of mute button in full screen video was "Start Chat..."
*bugfix: title of the header was "History by Date" when only missed events were shown
*bugfix: two warnings when deleting a voicemail
*bugfix: some old calls showed up as missed calls after upgrading from 2.0 to 2.5
*bugfix: Sign In as Another User menu didn't contain previously used usernames
*bugfix: sometimes clicking magnify glass in address bar displayed the options for history list when in fact contact list was shown in main window
*bugfix: SMS Address Book plugin didn't handle phone numbers without country code
*bugfix: Skype Test Service (echo123) didn't talk in correct language in localized versions
*bugfix: 'Show Skype' button did not work in a SkypeCast Safari Window
*bugfix: selecting emoticon roster and then deselecting it opened the roster again
*bugfix: selecting "Edit Mood Message" from the "Account" menu didn't open the mood message area if services area was open previously
*bugfix: Poland and Portugal flag emoticons were not shown
*bugfix: marking all missed events as viewed in main window didn't remove red badges from chat drawer
*bugfix: it was not possible to add a contact that ended with a hyphen (-)
*bugfix: in rare cases call window disappeared but call was not hung up properly
*bugfix: improved cursor tracking in emoticon roster
*bugfix: honour user settings for SMS window notifications
*bugfix: full screen video didn't appear on secondary monitor
*bugfix: font size problems in prefs and chat window
*bugfix: flags in the SkypeOut dialler were cut off 1 pixel from the bottom
*bugfix: file sent notification not showing up in chat window
*bugfix: editing voicemail greeting didn't work sometimes
*bugfix: drawing of SMS message was messed up when creating really long SMS messages
*bugfix: crash when resizing the main column of history list
*bugfix: country flag disappeared from SkypeOut dialer under certain circumstances
*bugfix: copy-pasting an URL to a chat became something completely different when viewed
*bugfix: context menus of conference call participants didn't work in compact mode
*bugfix: chats were not opened automatically after login with other version and other username
*bugfix: sometimes chats dissappeared from chat drawer after quitting Skype
*bugfix: chat didn't handle emoticons that were not separated by whitespace
*bugfix: Buy Credit instead of price of the SMS was in status bar
*bugfix: avatars set from Pocket PC Skype were not shown properly
*bugfix: after signing in as another user, some missed events of previous user were displayed
*bugfix: advanced option "Enable Animations" didn't take effect immediately
*bugfix: error message for wrong SMS verification code was incorrect


Skype 2.5.0.63 (23 MB)

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