If you haven't used Skype before it can be downloaded from www.skype.com. Here are the changes in this version:
feature: new text chat with up to 50 users feature: better interoperability with Windows XP firewall feature: pop-up menu for several items on Start tab feature: added link to 'Import Contacts' on empty Contacts List feature: new Contacts List implementation feature: new style tray notifications feature: new big-button toolbar in main window change: new API protocol 3 change: new translations: German (Claudius Henrics, D. H Schiferli, Frank Knipprath), Danish (Mathias Schwarz), Estonian (Eve Loopere), English, Italian (Daniele Conte), Japanese (Tomo Suzumaru/Livedoor), Spanish (Angel Dominguez), Finnish (Heino Keränen), Greek (Panagiotis Sidiropoulos/Magenta LTD), Dutch (Kees Koenders), French (Guy Pluta), Norwegian (Stig Auestad, Gunnar Holmstad), Polish (Karol Szastok), Russian (Jevgeni Levin), Swedish (Anders Olsson), Chinese Traditional (Morden Chen/PChome Online) and Chinese Simplified (Rachael Wang/TOM Online) - with our thanks change: SkypeOut error messages visible with default window size change: connectivity improvements change: user presence detection improvements change: installer compression improvements change: optimized after-call events to reduce after-call processor usage peaks change: instead of 'fullname (handle)' only handle is displayed if fullname = handle change: tools menu rearranged change: disabled options set to invisible change: enabled multi-selection in Contacts List using keyboard change: Import Contacts - added progress percentage change: Import Contacts - usability changes change: all resizable Skype windows now have a size grip change: File Transfer usability changes change: Send Contacts behaviour improved change: new icons change: main window tabs more XP-like change: Change Password and Send Contacts error messages use Skype default error dialog change: application and main form menu icons are now 32bit bugfix: fixed callto:// handling in case Skype was not running bugfix: No pop-ups if user status set to 'Do Not Disturb' bugfix: access violation during hanging up a SkypeOut call fixed bugfix: with invalid avatar data is handled correctly bugfix: green button always places a call bugfix: green button resumes if call is held bugfix: Contacts are not shown on the invite page if they are already in Skype and e-mail or fullname matches one found from address book bugfix: Import Contacts - cancelling search closes the dialog bugfix: Import Contacts - dialog was blank until Skype was granted access to Outlook bugfix: faster start up and Contacts List updates bugfix: fixed unicode handling in authorize form hints bugfix: avatar browser now accepts unicode chars in filename and path bugfix: unicode characters in filtered call history are displayed bugfix: mainform tab captions unicode-enabled bugfix: hourglass was displayed during Import Contacts search bugfix: user profile view form did not allow dragging the window from some locations bugfix: conference call tab behaviour improved bugfix: uninstaller now also removes avatars folder bugfix: new installer language dropdown bugfix: about screen uses installer language bugfix: address bar autocompletion dropdown uses the right font bugfix: SkypeOut contact menu has irrelevant items disabled bugfix: fixed a memory leak during conference call bugfix: rare access violation while importing Contacts bugfix: authorization form beautification bugfix: address bar autocompletion behaviour improved Regards Steve, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: steve1963 MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
