Software Flash: Software update: Skype 1.4.0.71

Friday, September 30, 2005

Skype has just declassified version 1.4.0.71 of the Windows variant of the same named VolP-program.

New:

Call Forwarding
Skype Test Call Service prepopulated to Contact List for new users
21 new emoticons
My Pictures: possibility to choose pictures from Expressive Content
RingToneManager for Expressive Content of audio files
Contact List accessible by Microsoft Active Accessibility
API: application-to-application communication
API notifications for contactlist selection and focus
API: set profile information
API: call forwarding via API
API: support expressive content files SET RINGTONE and AVATAR
API: added OPEN [PROFILE USERINFO CONFERENCE SEARCH OPTIONS
CALLHISTORY CONTACTS DIALPAD SENDCONTACTS IMPORTCONTACTS BLOCKEDUSERS
GETTINGSTARTED AUTHORIZATION ] commands
multilingual EULA
advanced Skype links
number of friends displayed in Profile View form
possibility to set connecting sound from Options
added dynamic messages for help and tips
possibility to select and copy profile fields

Changed:

new layout for Getting Started Wizard
Search window redesigned
Add friend window redesigned
Import Contacts redesigned
quicksearch on addressbar improved
improved call related error messagas
'minimize' button minimizes Skype to taskbar
warning dialaog added when calling to SkypeOut using callto: links
option to disable authorization message popups
MSN contact importer removed from Import Contacts
upgrade prompt supressed if installer is launched with SILENT or VERYSILENT
option
removed latin spanish language
option to view online release notes after installation removed
option to create a Quick Launch icon removed from installer
explanatory text in Profile View if user has not been online recently
month names in Profile are translatable
options dialog is changed to nonmodal
Send Authorization dialog is changed to nonmodal
main window minimum size changed
new language files

Fixed:

shortcut to desktop - dropped always, despite preferences
changed sound channel usage,therefore improving the stability on older
operating systems
improved Multi Chat behaviour on multiple monitors
authrequests do not pop up if your status is Do Not Disturb
optimized loading of user-language file
optimizations to have faster log-in
improved unicode handling on win98
status was incorrect in chat titlebar when disconnected
improved URL parsing in chat
addressbar search updated when new contact added
'start skype when windows starts' option will revert to default
'Enable All Sounds' option missed one checkbox in Options dialog
wrong folder created to Documents and Settings when changing avatar
toolbar texts not visible on clean install
improved error handling when selected sound file is too big
keybaord navigation in language editor
Ctrl+F in chat window shows non-active main window
toolbar buttons were not updated on some cases
API: Error is returned if OPEN ADDAFRIEND command has too many parameters
API: Using query id messed up replies to NAME and OPEN FILETRANSFER commands
API: During voicemail recording SEARCH ACTIVECALLS returned call id
API: When offline user tried to make a call with query id, error was
returned without query id
API: Contactlist change notifications were sent when focused contact
actually did not change
API: Other API messages were sent before “attach success” message

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