Just passing this on. Enjoy. Jeffrey Shockley E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] MSN: [email protected] Yahoo: [email protected] Google Talk: [email protected] AIM: jawswizard Skype: jawswizard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Grimsby JR." <[email protected]> To: "'screen access software with skype'" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac
> as *we have some Macintosh users, I thought the following would be of > interest. I did not really see much that pertain to voiceover however in > the list of bug fixes. I do hope that this information is useful to the > Macintosh users out there > > > > Feed: Skype Garage > Posted on: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:42 AM > Author: Raul > Subject: Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac > > > > > > Today we have released an update to Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac. > > We've ironed out some of the issues which found their way into the first > beta release, most visibly you'll see improvements to Skype Access and > screen sharing. > > We highly recommend that everyone on Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac upgrade > <http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx-beta> to the new version and for > others who are willing to experiment a bit to try it out > <http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx-beta> . Please keep in mind that > it's still a beta version so it might show not act exactly as you expect > from time to time. If you notice anything then please let us know about it > by commenting on this blog, discussing things on our forums > <http://forum.skype.net> or by submitting an issue report on our issue > tracker <https://developer.skype.com/jira/> . > > The full list of changes for the new version (2.8.0.438) are: > > * improvement: added Retry button to the Skype Access window > * improvement: consistency with other Mac apps: added shortcut for Show > Offline Contacts, moved Make Text commands to View menu, use Clear instead > of Delete wording > * improvement: improved enabling of the video and screensharing buttons > based on the receiver's capabilities > * improvement: improved toolbar button image rendering > * improvement: improved new chat handling > * improvement: some string adjustments > * improvement: some internal optimizations and improvements > * change: spectator window for screen sharing > * change: My Account page embedded in the client > * bugfix: Skype didn't hide on OS X login > * bugfix: copy/paste from chats was not working correctly > * bugfix: sometimes Skype froze for a couple of seconds when starting or > stopping screen sharing > * bugfix: screen sharing windows could be left on screen when a call was > joined to a conference > * bugfix: PiP didn't appear in full screen when receiving screen sharing > * bugfix: the overlay didn't appear for fullscreen screen sharing and then > the exit fullscreen button didn't work > * bugfix: fullscreen mode would exit after a held call was resumed > * bugfix: call could not be ended after being redirected to voicemail > * bugfix: the call window layout was broken if the dialpad was shown > during a video call > * bugfix: URLs inside brackets were not clickable > * bugfix: sometimes Skype crashed after deleting missed events without > reading them > * bugfix: sometimes Skype Access sessions were not terminated properly > * bugfix: sometimes Skype Access session durations were not displayed > accurately > * bugfix: sometimes extending a Skype Access session didn't work as > expected > * bugfix: after signing in as another user, it was not possible to start a > Skype Access session > * bugfix: it was possible to start a new Skype Access session before > previous one had finished > * bugfix: Start Skype Access menu item was disabled when not signed in > * bugfix: Skype Access session appeared in red after extending the session > * bugfix: sometimes there were two controversial messages about Skype > Access availability > * bugfix: sometimes Skype crashed when leaving a chat > * bugfix: history was not picking up display names from Address Book for > text messages > * bugfix: text on screen sharing selection buttons was misaligned on Tiger > * bugfix: warning icon was not removed after extending online number > * bugfix: after auto-recharge, balance pane had space on the right > * bugfix: fixed enabling of Quick Add button in text-only toolbar mode > * bugfix: sometimes (null) was added as a SkypeOut display name instead of > the one specified > * bugfix: ESC key now closes emoticon roster as it should > * bugfix: fixed text positioning on Tiger for screen sharing selection > window buttons > * bugfix: if remote contact cancels a file transfer then sometimes it > still appeared as pending on the receiver side > * bugfix: do not set to status to away during screensaver when auto away > is set to 0 minutes > * bugfix: the PiP video could draw over Mute/Hold/Transfer overlays > * bugfix: fixed video toolbar button enabling for the case where there is > no camera or video is disabled > * bugfix: fullscreen button and PiP views did not appear on Panther and > Tiger if "keep call windows in front" option was turned on > * bugfix: fullscreen view was not displayed correctly when entering full > screen from the screen sharing spectator window > * bugfix: multiple call windows were left open when calls failed > * bugfix: call overlay window could appear without the call window if the > call window was minimised while the other party was starting video > * bugfix: fixed window resizing issues when the other party was starting > and stopping video which occurred because the wrong window sizes were > being stored in defaults > * bugfix: call window would resize incorrectly when the call was put on > hold then resumed > * bugfix: the call window's fullscreen button could end up in the wrong > position when exiting full screen while receiving screen sharing > * bugfix: call window resizes when entering and exiting full screen mode > while receiving screen sharing > * bugfix: emoticon button rendered before the chat window > * bugfix: fixed double free error when exiting fullscreen using the escape > key > * bugfix: fixed crash on chat close because overlay window was being > double deallocated > * bugfix: fixed incorrect call window layout which sometimes occurred if > the connection was dropped > * bugfix: window did not resize correctly when showing the dialpad (it > could extend offscreen) if the computer had multiple displays > * bugfix: dialpad was not shown when exiting full screen > * bugfix: fixed bad volume slider layout in call window which could occur > when answering a video call during an existing video call > * bugfix: fixed exception being thrown because emoticon button was > observing a dealloced chat > * bugfix: fixed Quick Add window positioning when item was not first in > the toolbar > * bugfix: the Quick Add toolbar item appears pressed in all chat windows > * bugfix: the dialpad could expand partially offscreen when it was shown, > by moving the call window fully onscreen after the dialpad is shown > * bugfix: the call window layout was broken if the toolbar was shown or > hidden during a video call > * bugfix: when assigning multiple contacts to groups screen refreshing was > very slow > * bugfix: adjusted layout of Quick Add window and make sure it doesn't run > under the Dock when it's on the left or right > * bugfix: added limits to the maximum width of the slider in the call > window > * bugfix: removed a small visual glitch after reducing size of contact > list > * bugfix: fixed small problem with rendering flags in chat > * bugfix: after restart, second chat window didn't remember its size and > position > * bugfix: prevent the user from calling their own online number > * bugfix: chat window was not closed after database mount error > * localizations updated > * Skype API: implemented get skypeversion > * Skype API: implemented: get chat x dialog_partner > * Skype API: open options command only accepted uppercase properties > * Skype API: implemented ping > > > View > <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkypeGarage/~3/R2jjVdMYMBQ/skype_28_beta_for_mac_1.html> > > article... > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > [email protected] > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
