Skype 2.1.0.81 Beta 2 / 2.0.0.68

2.0

* 13.03.2008, version 2.0.0.63

feature: Add call cost per minute to 1:1 SkypeOut calls.

feature: Add UI detection of Slovak, Farsi (Persian) and Vietnamese language files.

feature: Added privacy option to disable the sending of the number of contacts you have to your contacts.

feature: Implement HashLinkURL to provide easy links to #12345 references in chats.

feature: Shadows on user avatars on contact card.

feature: Show an indicator when the user is on an embedded device such as a Skype phone.

feature API: BTN_PRESSED/BTN_RELEASED are now implemented.

feature API: SEARCH ACTIVECHATS is now implemented.

bugfix: 1:1 chats should not have Leave Chat button.

bugfix: Add a blinking window effect for some windows which are already open when we get a new chat message.

bugfix: Add a workaround for a KWin issue preventing closed minimized chats from being reopened.

bugfix: Add bubbles from mood message to avatars on contact card.

bugfix: Add right-click context menu to chat window for copying text/links.

bugfix: Avoid status text being truncated on status button in profile editor.

bugfix: BTN_PRESSED YES should activate Call functionality regardless of double-click action.

bugfix: Be sure the chat window doesn't reappear after we leave the chat.

bugfix: Call Ringing sound shouldn't be audible during Do Not Disturb status mode.

bugfix: Can't add a contact to a chat using drag and drop.

bugfix: Change Call Hold/Resume button at the correct times (even when changing hold/resume during fullscreen video)

bugfix: Change file transfer filename to saved filename if different from original filename in transfer window.

bugfix: Compare chats in recent chats/etc menus correctly to check if they are unread.

bugfix: Contacts shouldn't disappear when they're moved between columns when receiving contacts.

bugfix: Copy URLs to both X selection and Clipboard, as users may want to middle-click the copied link into their browser.

bugfix: Crash after 2 minutes of signing in if we are signed out at that time.

bugfix: Crash after signing in with incorrect details after signing out.

bugfix: Display video in full-screen at correct aspect ratio regardless of monitor dimensions.

bugfix: Do not always put new chat windows at top left corner if no previous setting found, let window manager determine position.

bugfix: Do not freeze when opening options dialog

bugfix: Do not initialise /dev/video0 whenever we start a video call (could prevent video from working when video0 fails)

bugfix: Do not instantly close Voicemail events when clicking the play button in new events panel.

bugfix: Do not let Voicemail messages continue to play in the background after closing them.

bugfix: Do not show authorisation options in context menu for events if we already authorised the user.

bugfix: Do not unnecessarily init device twice when starting video (speeds up video init by 50%)

bugfix: Downscaling for Myself View / Oversized Video on X11 (non-accelerated).

bugfix: echo123 should be called Skype Test Call and should not have an 'Request Authorization' option.

bugfix: Ending an incoming conference call should be allowed to redirect to Voicemail also.

bugfix: Escape should close send contacts window before we attempt to send contacts.

bugfix: Fix for chat being stuck in unread state in certain cases.

bugfix: Fix for video output when not using XShm extension.

bugfix: Fix locking up the client for up to 30 seconds randomly sometimes for heavy Skype users.

bugfix: If main window is thinner than login window and right-aligned, it would move to the left after restart.

bugfix: Incoming calls should be redirected to Voicemail if configured to do so and another call is active.

bugfix: Make 'Invite selected contacts to conference call' option work in contact list multiple selections menu.

bugfix: Make contact list even more responsive whilst loading historical calls.

bugfix: Make login/startup much faster and cleaner.

bugfix: Make missed event text for birthdays clearer.

bugfix: Many bugfixes to video in call window to handle window updates during paused video calls.

bugfix: Only move main window if we have a previously saved position.

bugfix: Only play chat message sent sound for actual sent messages and emotive actions.

bugfix: Properly remember unread chats as unread after a Skype restart.

bugfix: Receive Contacts should close when Escape is pressed.

bugfix: Remember 'Show Myself View' setting during the video call (when switching to fullscreen and back, etc).

bugfix: Remember chat splitter arrangement per user for 1:1 chats.

bugfix: Remember chat window position per user for 1:1 chats.

bugfix: Remember show/hide chat member list setting per user for 1:1 chats.

bugfix: Remove grey contact card background.

bugfix: Reordered Voicemail Options dialog to keep individual Voicemail features independent.

bugfix: Send Contacts should cancel and/or close when Escape is pressed.

bugfix: Shortened SkypeIn and SkypeOut call error messages.

bugfix: Shrink myself view so it scales better on Xv and properly on X11.

bugfix: Starting a conference call with a MySpace contact would result in a single call being made to 'myspace'.

bugfix: Stop window from moving lower and lower on each restart.

bugfix: Update chat window area size correctly after clearing to avoid mystery scrollbar returning.

bugfix: Video call window is out of shape if the contact has a really long name.

bugfix API: SET CHATMESSAGE [id] SEEN should remove now-read chats from events panel.

All localizations updated: Bulgarian - Nikolina Filipova and Nikolay Filipov, Simplified Chinese - Asus, Traditional Chinese - Asus, German - Claudius Henrichs, Estonian - Eve Loopere, French - Cédric Lamouche, Italian - Vincenzo Reale & Marco Cimmino, Japanese - Asus, Korean - Asus, Latvian- Intars Students, Lithuanian -Viktoras Kriukovas, Polish - Karol Szastok, Portuguese Portugal - Gustavo Adolfo Silva Ribeiro Felisberto, Brazilian Portuguese -Asus, Romanian - Peter Henning, Russian - Pavel Shevchuk, Spanish - Asus & Carlos Johnson, Thai - Asus, Turkish - Ömer Emin Dede

* General
Logging out and in may cause Skype to crash.
Using Oxygen Style might lead to graphical issues.
On Debian amd64 version Skype crashes on startup with the message: "Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-open.c: 623: _dl_open: Assertion `_dl_debug_initialize (0, args.nsid)->r_state == RT_CONSISTENT' failed!"
This seems to be Debian only issue with 32 bit PulseAudio libraries being installed even if PulseAudio is not active, a workaround can be:
Debian Lenny: sudo chmod a-r /usr/lib32/libpulse{-simple.so.0.0.1,.so.0.4.1}
Debian Squeeze: sudo chmod a-r /usr/lib32/libpulse{-simple.so.0.0.2,.so.0.8.0,common-0.9.15.so}
On some amd64 distributions avatars are not showing, this is a problem with 32-bits emulation Qt library. Qt tries to find its image format plugins, but finds a 64-bits version instead and fails to load it.
A workaround is to specify a plugin path when launching skype like this:
Ubuntu 64 bit: install "ia32-libs" package and launch Skype with: QT_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/lib32/qt4/plugins skype
Arch 64 bit (with 32 bit chroot installed in /opt/arch32): QT_PLUGIN_PATH=/opt/arch32/usr/lib/qt/plugins skype
Other distributions might have a different path.

* Options
When PulseAudio is enabled in the audio settings, only that specific entry will be available; to change the settings, use the PulseAudio manager tool that is bundled with your distribution.

* Contact list
Newly added contacts are not found by QuickFilter until Skype restart.
It is not possible to drag multiple contacts to a group.

* Instant Messaging
Sometimes Instant Messages are not ordered correctly.

* Video
Sometimes receiving video shows a white square on top-left part of the window.
Skype does not work well with newer version of GSPCA Webcams driver (Linux Kernel >=2.6.27), possible workaround:
Ubuntu 32 bit: install "libv4l-0" package and launch Skype with: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
Ubuntu 64 bit: install "lib32v4l-0" package and launch Skype with: LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
Other distributions might have the same library, but may have a different path.
How to make video working on Logitech Quickcam Messenger [0x046d:0x08f0]
http://www.kuhrti.de/...nger-on-linux/
http://www.kuhrti.de/...n-ubuntu-9-04/

Fixed issues:
feature: Screen sharing.
feature: Report abuse.
feature: Support for UI styles.
feature: Possibility to quote a message.
feature: Localized time formats.
improvement: Instant Messaging performance improvements.
improvement: Possibility to add more email addresses to profile.
improvement: Load all historical group conversations into event history.
improvement: PulseAudio: Possibility to choose different audio device for ringing and notifications.
improvement: A message is displayed when the user tries to add contacts that already are his/her buddies.
improvement: Incoming contact request dialog.
bugfix: Crashes when an Instant Message is out of order.
bugfix: Skype crashed after turning on animated emoticons.
bugfix: Pressing F6 at login screen makes Skype to crash.
bugfix: Skype crashes when trying to send a SMS to some invalid numbers.
bugfix: Skype crashes when clicking on an invalid Skype Name link, ie. "22".
bugfix: Skype crashes when using cancel button in "add SMS Members" window and then pushing "Add" again.
bugfix: Crashes when clicking on popup event after logged out from Skype.
bugfix: Crashes when calling conference call with auto send video and privacy set to "nobody".
bugfix: Using "CLEAR CALLHISTORY ALL" API call will cause a crash.
bugfix: HTML injections on profile's Home Page.
bugfix: Local time timezone has no longer an invalid value.
bugfix: s/old/new/ command is not escaped.
bugfix: Editing a message will not change the timestamp of the message. The edited timestamp is displayed in the tooltip of the pencil icon.
bugfix: A group conversation stays bookmarked when left.
bugfix: Misordered day dividers are handled properly.
bugfix: Instant Message search settings are not working and saved.
bugfix: Day separator in conversations was not behaving well.
bugfix: In some cases the Instant Message disappears until the next IM arrives.
bugfix: Wrong message displayed when adding a group conversation picture.
bugfix: Do not select all text when editing a message.
bugfix: Newly bookmarked conversation now work well with quickfilter.
bugfix: Bookmarked IM's don't appear in contact list if done via history for never opened IM's.
bugfix: With QT 4.5.x contact groups get collapsed after a while.
bugfix: Option dialog resizes to fit the text.
bugfix: Voicemail recording/resetting works better.
bugfix: Selecting second camera to won't work unless Apply is clicked.
bugfix: Under SMS options the "My mobile phone number.." is always greyed out.
bugfix: Escape key now exits fullscreen on a video call and when testing video in Video options.
bugfix: Escape key doesn't close "options" window.
bugfix: No ringing sound on default Alsa device.
bugfix: PulseAudio: AGC works better and does not put volume to 0.
bugfix: PulseAudio: Sounds cut-off at the end and perhaps PA sound stuttering.
bugfix: SMS character counter do not work correctly when adding emoticons.
bugfix: Minor improvements for displaying error message when searching/adding existed contacts.
bugfix: Add a Skype Contact window grows when switching back from Add a Phone Number Contact.
bugfix: API: OPEN IM sends message instead of adding it to input area.
bugfix: Calling without enough credit shows as a dropped call.
bugfix: Close change password dialog when pressing escape.
bugfix: Declining multiple file sendings doesn't work.
l10n: New in bundled languages: Ukrainian - Oleh Nykyforchyn.
l10n: Back in bundled languages: European Portuguese - Francisco Miguel Ferreira, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai.
l10n: Updated languages: Bulgarian - Nikolay Filipov & Nikolina Filipova, German - Claudius Henrichs, Estonian - Marit Mesipuu, French - Cédric Lamouche, Italian - Marco Cimmino, Lithuanian - Viktoras Kriukovas, Polish - Karol Szastok, Brazilian Portuguese - Fabio Roselet, Romanian - Péter Henning & Mónika Iancu, Russian - Pavel Shevchuk, Turkish - Ömer Emin Dede.
l10n: Countries and languages were not correctly translated under Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Chinese Simplified and Traditional.