Skype Garage Blog: Skype 5.2 for Windows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skype 5.2 for Windows Posted: 15 Mar 2011 09:49 AM PDT We have just released Skype 5.2 for Windows. This release contains feature improvements and user experience enhancements. Start downloading it and continue reading. Main changes: a.. Modified call phones dialog with integrated contact number search b.. New presence-aware call button, including a drop-down of associated contact numbers c.. Modified presence icons, to better indicate a contact's availability status d.. Improved call handling when you run out of credit e.. New simple button to share files and contacts f.. Improvements to help you find active calls g.. New look for the contact profile area h.. Download the new version of Skype from here. You can discuss the new release in our forums or, in case you should run into something unexpected, please let us know about it through our public issue tracker - read the problem reporting guide. The full release notes for Skype 5.2.0.113 are: Improvements: a.. Modified call phones dialogue with integrated contact number search b.. New presence-aware call button, including a drop-down of associated contact numbers c.. Modified presence icons, to better indicate contact's availability status d.. Improved call handling when you run out of credit e.. New simple button to share files and contacts f.. Improvements to help you find active calls g.. New look for the contact profile area Known issues: Category Description Workaround Extras Manager Not all available extras might be available None available Mood messages Mood message entered via Skype Home does not render emotions or other rich content Update your mood message from Profile editing area Video Calling Both avatar and video is shown to other side of the call when sending video after screen sharing session Restart the call. Video Calling Skype does not render video and displays DirectX error if user has changed their active graphics card during the Skype session Restart Skype Fixed issues: Category Description Facebook tab Skype opened browser windows in case user had Facebook.com blocked by their firewall Instant Messaging After replacing a quote with another quote all further messages in conversation were quoted Presence icons Wrong presence icon was displayed for users who were not in your contact list