Hi Michael: I'll agree with you that Skype is kind of a mess these days. I can tell you I managed to find the off-line contacts as "addressbook", which I was able to expand and make some use of. Be sure to interact with every little thing when you're exploring the Skype tables.
As far as going back to 2.8, my only suggestion would be to try googling for it. Hope this helps just a little. On Mar 28, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Michael Busboom wrote: > I am currently in a rather serious situation where using Skype and its video > feature is a crucial need. Unfortunately, I recently downloaded Skype 5.1, > and its user interface is very very different from earlier versions such as > 2.8 which, I believe, was the prior stable version. > > Here are my questions and needs: > > 1. I can't find a way to navigate to contacts that aren't online. I've > tried going through some of the view options, but the best I can do is either > get a list of current online contacts or a history of recent contacts with > whom I have had conversations. It is important for me to gain access to my > entire Skype contact list. > > 2. I cannot find a way to easily turn on my web camera while conversing with > someone on Skype. In previous versions, I could use the Voice Over Find > command to get to the video button. In the current version of Skype, the > option to turn on and off the video at random is visually there, but I have > thus far been able to get Voice Over to go to it. I know that some people > have had luck, but for me, it has been hit and miss--mostly miss. > Unfortunately,use of the web camera is crucially important for me, and I am > at a loss as to how to configure Skype 5.1 so that I can quickly turn on and > off the web camera. Using the Skype preference of having the web camera > automatically be turned on when I call someone is not always an option, so I > need to be able to turn this feature on and off at will. > > 3. If it will be necessary for me to go back to an older version of Skype, > where can I find it? > > If I sound desperate, I am. For professional reasons, I need these > capabilities. > > My best to all, > > Mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
