Skype for Linux 1.4.0.64 alpha

Posted on Thursday, May 24 2007 @ 12:52 CEST by

New features implemented:
  • feature: Create Account.
  • feature: Call ordinary phones dialpad.
  • feature: Graphic emoticons.
  • feature: X11 public API transport.
  • feature: DBUS public API transport.
  • feature: Public API manager dialog in Options.
  • feature: Mark All Viewed in new events list.
  • feature: New dialpad and other graphics.
  • feature: Technical Call Info tooltip.
  • feature: Birthday reminders.
  • cleanup: Add hover effect to Myself, Services and Events Area text buttons.
  • cleanup: Add hover effect to Transfer text buttons.
  • cleanup: Display (Alpha) or (Beta) tag in header and about box.
  • cleanup: File Transfer cleanups.
  • cleanup: Improved contact card look
Addressed issues:
  • bugfix: Changes to line input (mood messages etc), behaves much more nicely now.
  • bugfix: Crash when opening profile via right-click menu whilst in a call.
  • bugfix: Delete chats a lot more cleanly.
  • bugfix: Don’t duplicate users’ languages.
  • bugfix: Don’t show e-mail address after reloading if it wasn’t stored.
  • bugfix: Double click pstn contact starts call regardless of chat/call setting.
  • bugfix: Escaping issue with contact notifications.
  • bugfix: Event notifications now reset between logins.
  • bugfix: Expanded contact now has mouseover tooltip on their name.
  • bugfix: Chat bookmark changes from history are now reflected in chat window.
  • bugfix: Fix & escaping in Chats menus.
  • bugfix: Fix for non-workable EULA in Qt 4.3.x.
  • bugfix: Fix for non-working buttons in Options Dialog in Qt 4.3.x.
  • bugfix: Fix jumpy drawing on appearing Edit Profile window.
  • bugfix: Explicitly telling a chat to open should open it, even if minimised.
  • bugfix: If you close a minimised chat window, you could no longer open the chat.
  • bugfix: Incorrect match code in Events model lead to unpredictable events.
  • bugfix: No more ‘Broken Call’ windows.
  • bugfix: Only (try to) save e-mail addresses and languages when necessary.
  • bugfix: Opening a blank chat would immediately place it into Recent Chats.
  • bugfix: Repopulate profile widget editor upon reloading.
  • bugfix: Search Contacts dialogue corruption.
  • bugfix: Typing into the chat userlist no longer causes unexpected behaviour on the main contact list.
  • bugfix: Use plain text body in chat (fixes communication issues with latest Windows Skype versions).
  • bugfix: View Account Page button now links to account page.
Features still missing:
  • Contact List Groups
  • Undelivered chat messages are not currently indicated.
  • /alertsoff in chats does not currently work as expected.
  • OSS support - this will likely return later.
  • At this stage, packaged versions are not available. For now, simply move the ‘skype’ executable from the archive into /usr/bin and the sounds into /usr/share/skype/sounds
Known problems:
  • Audio:
    • If you have a USB device and are getting sound output on one side only, try using the plughw: device in Sound Devices instead.
    • If you have a normal sound card, we recommend using the Default sound device for now. Sound output to hw: specific or plughw: specific devices may not work for all sound cards, or may result in single-channel playback or loss of sound mixing support on your system.
  • Chats:
    • Selections behaviour is unpredictable in right-to-left languages.
    • Links to URLs without protocol (ie. www.skype.net) may not load in the correct program.
    • ‘Find’ feature in chat does not have activation keys as yet. You can initiate a find by typing /find and then using / in the chat window to find the next match. Some options in the Find window have not been implemented.
    • Resizing chat windows which contain a lot of content, or hiding/unhiding the userlist can be very slow.
  • Contact List:
    • If you have contact info expanded on the main contact list, the list will scroll to this location automatically on any update (even if the contact info was not visible before the update).
    • If you have a long display name, this may be displayed in an unusual fashion at the top of your contact list.
  • Event History:
    • Quickfilter is not yet implemented for event history.
    • Loading full event history takes a short time.
  • Popup Notifications:
    • Not all popup notifications have been implemented (for example, calls)
    • You have to double-click on chat popups to open the chat currently.
  • File Transfers:
    • Progress bar is sometimes incorrect.
    • The ‘Open Folder’ icon on the individual complete incoming transfers does not actually open the folder.
    • When a transfer fails, it is currently not obvious as to why it failed.
    • There is currently no File Overwrite confirmation dialog.
    • It is not possible to send file to chat
    • When you have lots of file transfers and scroll through the list, some horrible overdrawing artifacts can occur.
  • Options Dialog:
    • Changing between Options screens without saving could lose your new options. Options are only currently saved on a screen by screen basis. There is currently no warning when you try to change options screens or exit the options dialog with unsaved changes.
    • For some people, the Voicemail section may show a constantly scrolling progress bar when they haven’t set a Voicemail message and/or do not have the Voicemail or SkypeIn service.

Program Information

Category:
Internet and communication
Type:
Free


Version:
1.4.0.64 alpha
Size:
11MB
Works on:
Linux


Product page: here

Download: Skype for Linux 1.4.0.64 alpha



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