Rilasciato il nuovo Skype 2 Beta per Linux!!! Finalmente anche in versione italiana...e con la possibilità di usare la webcam. Personalmente testato e perfettamente funzionante.

Già pacchettizzato per tutte le più famose Distro Gnu/Linux, ma non per la mia amata Slackware =) Poco male, su Slacky.eu è possibile trovare lo Slackbuild della vecchia versione e facilmente adattabile per la nuova, se avete problemi fatemi un fischio.

La nuova versione di Skype come le precedenti beta, richiedono le Qt 4.

Di seguito le nuove features e i bug risolti:

6.02.2008, Skype version 2.0.0.43 Beta for Linux

• feature: Additional X11 overlay output support for video calls (without using Xv).

• feature: Automatic scrolling whilst highlighting in chat.

• feature: Click-and-hold for Call button on contact card to make SkypeOut calls to contact's Home, Office, Mobile numbers.

• feature: Click-and-hold for Call button on incoming call popup to invite to conference call.

• feature: Click-and-hold for Add/Search Contact button to give quicker access to Add/Search options.

• feature: Preload all chats with a topic into event history.

• feature: Show birthday present in contact card on contact's birthday.

• feature: Translations now also available in Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish and Thai.

• bugfix: API: Don't bring up new chat window for an empty chat from CHAT CREATE.

• bugfix: API: Don't respond to CALL command with OK.

• bugfix: API: Starting conference calls with CALL skypenameA, skypenameB now works as expected.

• bugfix: Allow user to change from a video device that no longer exists.

• bugfix: Always expand the contact card by default in 1:1 chats.

• bugfix: Bring chat window to the front if it is already open and is requested to be open.

• bugfix: Change red cross to green tick when file transfer is completed.

• bugfix: Chat find failure error dialog should be centred on the chat.

• bugfix: Chat member list no longer accepts any keyboard focus.

• bugfix: Clicking on the scrollbar in chat no longer loses focus on chat input area.

• bugfix: Correctly show mute status for mute events that happen outside the call window.

• bugfix: DBUS checkbox was offset in Options dialog.

• bugfix: Don't allow a conference call to be invited to a conference call.

• bugfix: Don't display Leave Chat dialog when using /leave feature, but still leave and close the chat window.

• bugfix: Don't double-escape spaces in file paths.

• bugfix: Don't remove current index when closing the last contact card.

• bugfix: Don't remove the old SkypeOut number before adding the new one on rename, incase it fails.

• bugfix: Don't send escaped version of the topic when changing topic.

• bugfix: Don't show age in birthday reminders for contacts born in the future.

• bugfix: Don't show the option to invite to a conference call when we are not the host.

• bugfix: Escape should close Invite user to chat dialog.

• bugfix: Escape should close error dialogs.

• bugfix: Event history filter type is forgotten when switching between contact list and event history.

• bugfix: File transfer widget didn't update the number of people sending to when removing a transfer.

• bugfix: Use 'Call Failed' notification when Voicemail fails or is cancelled.

• bugfix: Fix a bug with speaking indicator conflicting with Call on Hold status messages.

• bugfix: Fix a regression with Shift-Arrow/Ctrl-Arrow in main list.

• bugfix: Fix crash in Rename Widget when trying to change to a PSTN number that's too short.

• bugfix: Fix crash on incoming conference call.

• bugfix: Fix crash when entering short phone number in Add SkypeOut dialog.

• bugfix: Fix escaping issues in Profile Viewer.

• bugfix: Fix for a layout drawing bug in transfer window when adding to expanded transfer groups.

• bugfix: Fix for issues with holding calls and duration continuing

• bugfix: Fix for listview layout breakage when window is sized at minimum.

• bugfix: Fix for menus appearing below the mouse cursor on buttons.

• bugfix: Fix for tooltips disappearing elsewhere in the client during a call with technical call info enabled.

• bugfix: Fix for topic editing bar remaining open after window switch.

• bugfix: Fix minimum size being invalid in Invite users to chat dialog.

• bugfix: Fix mute button and tooltip in fullscreen video widget.

• bugfix: Fix some memory leaks and crashes related to historical calls.

• bugfix: Fix stray selection area visible after clearing selection in chat.

• bugfix: Hide Video button during a conference call.

• bugfix: If you hangup on a conference call participant whilst sending them a voicemail, they couldn't be invited again.

• bugfix: Invite user to chat dialog should be centred on the chat.

• bugfix: Listboxes in Options Dialog should stretch.

• bugfix: Maintain avatar background colour during a sending-only video call.

• bugfix: Make Ctrl-Space toggle the selection of the current contact on the contact list.

• bugfix: Make Ctrl-V work when opening Call Ordinary Phones dialog.

• bugfix: Make Speaking indicator a bit more reliable during status changes.

• bugfix: Mouse cursor needs to be updated after moving over a link in chat and using the mouse wheel to scroll.

• bugfix: Numbers in Skype chats open in user's browser instead of calling in Skype.

• bugfix: Open file paths in file browser, not Web browser.

• bugfix: Pasting a new mood message with the middle mouse button wouldn't save.

• bugfix: Prevent empty new events panel bug to do with Calls/Birthdays.

• bugfix: Ringing sound may not stop if inviting an incoming call to a conference call fails.

• bugfix: Remember file transfer window location and size.

• bugfix: Remove 25fps video send limit due to uvc driver fix.

• bugfix: Remove over-complicated contact menu call actions.

• bugfix: Removed 8) b) emoticon definitions.

• bugfix: Scrollbar shouldn't be scrollable when the chat window is empty.

• bugfix: Search dialog could be resized below valid minimum size.

• bugfix: Select previous name in Rename Contact when opening dialog.

• bugfix: Sending an empty message to the API could crash the client.

• bugfix: Show contact's name instead of ellipses when shortening chat history.

• bugfix: Show if a 1:1 call is held in the window title.

• bugfix: Turning Auto-Away/NA option off would not save correctly. (#SCL-308)

• bugfix: Update chat window when message is delivered/undelivered to correctly redraw layout.

• bugfix: Update video preview to new device if applying changes in options dialog.

• bugfix: Wrap words correctly in chat input box.