I also noticed you can view the history clearer, and the buttons in the tool bar are different, the hang up button moved but makes life much easier. keep on the good work skype. :)
On 9 Apr 2009, at 16:42, Brandon Misch wrote:
one difference i know of is the audio quality is better than in 2.7 or the earlier 2.8 beta.On Apr 9, 2009, at 12:52 AM, Dan Eickmeier wrote:Don't notice any difference in this second beta release as of yet, as far as accessibility with VO.On Apr 8, 2009, at 3:29 PM, Matthew Elliff wrote: i've had it for a while now.On 4/8/09, Jeffrey Shockley, School Laptop Edition <jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:Jeffrey Shockley E-Mail: jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx, jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx, jawswizard@xxxxxxx, jshockley@xxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: jeffreyshockley@xxxxxxxxxxx Yahoo: jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx Google Talk: jawswizard@xxxxxxxxx AIM: jawswizard Skype: jawswizard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Grimsby JR." <jgrimsby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: "'screen access software with skype'" <skypeenglish@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:40 PM Subject: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 2.8 Beta for Macas *we have some Macintosh users, I thought the following would be of interest. I did not really see much that pertain to voiceover however in the list of bug fixes. I do hope that this information is useful to theMacintosh users out there Feed: Skype Garage Posted on: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 8:42 AM Author: Raul Subject: Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac Today we have released an update to Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac.We've ironed out some of the issues which found their way into the first beta release, most visibly you'll see improvements to Skype Access andscreen sharing. We highly recommend that everyone on Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac upgrade<http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx-beta> to the new version and forothers who are willing to experiment a bit to try it out<http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-macosx-beta> . Please keep in mind that it's still a beta version so it might show not act exactly as you expect from time to time. If you notice anything then please let us know about itby commenting on this blog, discussing things on our forums<http://forum.skype.net> or by submitting an issue report on our issuetracker <https://developer.skype.com/jira/> . The full list of changes for the new version (2.8.0.438) are: * improvement: added Retry button to the Skype Access window* improvement: consistency with other Mac apps: added shortcut for Show Offline Contacts, moved Make Text commands to View menu, use Clear insteadof Delete wording* improvement: improved enabling of the video and screensharing buttonsbased on the receiver's capabilities * improvement: improved toolbar button image rendering * improvement: improved new chat handling * improvement: some string adjustments * improvement: some internal optimizations and improvements * change: spectator window for screen sharing * change: My Account page embedded in the client * bugfix: Skype didn't hide on OS X login * bugfix: copy/paste from chats was not working correctly* bugfix: sometimes Skype froze for a couple of seconds when starting orstopping screen sharing* bugfix: screen sharing windows could be left on screen when a call wasjoined to a conference* bugfix: PiP didn't appear in full screen when receiving screen sharing * bugfix: the overlay didn't appear for fullscreen screen sharing and thenthe exit fullscreen button didn't work * bugfix: fullscreen mode would exit after a held call was resumed* bugfix: call could not be ended after being redirected to voicemail * bugfix: the call window layout was broken if the dialpad was shownduring a video call * bugfix: URLs inside brackets were not clickable* bugfix: sometimes Skype crashed after deleting missed events withoutreading them* bugfix: sometimes Skype Access sessions were not terminated properly * bugfix: sometimes Skype Access session durations were not displayedaccurately * bugfix: sometimes extending a Skype Access session didn't work as expected* bugfix: after signing in as another user, it was not possible to start aSkype Access session* bugfix: it was possible to start a new Skype Access session beforeprevious one had finished* bugfix: Start Skype Access menu item was disabled when not signed in * bugfix: Skype Access session appeared in red after extending the session * bugfix: sometimes there were two controversial messages about SkypeAccess availability * bugfix: sometimes Skype crashed when leaving a chat* bugfix: history was not picking up display names from Address Book fortext messages* bugfix: text on screen sharing selection buttons was misaligned on Tiger * bugfix: warning icon was not removed after extending online number* bugfix: after auto-recharge, balance pane had space on the right* bugfix: fixed enabling of Quick Add button in text-only toolbar mode * bugfix: sometimes (null) was added as a SkypeOut display name instead ofthe one specified * bugfix: ESC key now closes emoticon roster as it should* bugfix: fixed text positioning on Tiger for screen sharing selectionwindow buttons* bugfix: if remote contact cancels a file transfer then sometimes itstill appeared as pending on the receiver side* bugfix: do not set to status to away during screensaver when auto awayis set to 0 minutes * bugfix: the PiP video could draw over Mute/Hold/Transfer overlays* bugfix: fixed video toolbar button enabling for the case where there isno camera or video is disabled* bugfix: fullscreen button and PiP views did not appear on Panther andTiger if "keep call windows in front" option was turned on* bugfix: fullscreen view was not displayed correctly when entering fullscreen from the screen sharing spectator window * bugfix: multiple call windows were left open when calls failed* bugfix: call overlay window could appear without the call window if thecall window was minimised while the other party was starting video* bugfix: fixed window resizing issues when the other party was starting and stopping video which occurred because the wrong window sizes werebeing stored in defaults* bugfix: call window would resize incorrectly when the call was put onhold then resumed* bugfix: the call window's fullscreen button could end up in the wrongposition when exiting full screen while receiving screen sharing* bugfix: call window resizes when entering and exiting full screen modewhile receiving screen sharing * bugfix: emoticon button rendered before the chat window* bugfix: fixed double free error when exiting fullscreen using the escapekey* bugfix: fixed crash on chat close because overlay window was beingdouble deallocated* bugfix: fixed incorrect call window layout which sometimes occurred ifthe connection was dropped* bugfix: window did not resize correctly when showing the dialpad (itcould extend offscreen) if the computer had multiple displays * bugfix: dialpad was not shown when exiting full screen* bugfix: fixed bad volume slider layout in call window which could occurwhen answering a video call during an existing video call * bugfix: fixed exception being thrown because emoticon button was observing a dealloced chat* bugfix: fixed Quick Add window positioning when item was not first inthe toolbar* bugfix: the Quick Add toolbar item appears pressed in all chat windows * bugfix: the dialpad could expand partially offscreen when it was shown,by moving the call window fully onscreen after the dialpad is shown* bugfix: the call window layout was broken if the toolbar was shown orhidden during a video call* bugfix: when assigning multiple contacts to groups screen refreshing wasvery slow* bugfix: adjusted layout of Quick Add window and make sure it doesn't rununder the Dock when it's on the left or right* bugfix: added limits to the maximum width of the slider in the callwindow* bugfix: removed a small visual glitch after reducing size of contactlist * bugfix: fixed small problem with rendering flags in chat* bugfix: after restart, second chat window didn't remember its size andposition * bugfix: prevent the user from calling their own online number * bugfix: chat window was not closed after database mount error * localizations updated * Skype API: implemented get skypeversion * Skype API: implemented: get chat x dialog_partner* Skype API: open options command only accepted uppercase properties* Skype API: implemented ping View<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SkypeGarage/~3/R2jjVdMYMBQ/skype_28_beta_for_mac_1.html >article...Thanks for posting to the skype english list. 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