Skype 2.0 Beta

Atteso per inizio novembre è stata finalmente rilasciata la prima Beta di Skype 2.0. Fra le novità più importanti con Skype 2.0 beta avrete la possibilità di fare videochiamate, senza utilizzare plugin di terze, e potrete finalmente raggruppare i vostri contatti.
Per ora Skype 2.0 beta è disponibile solo per Windows.

Ecco il changelog completo:

* feature: Skype video (webcam)
* feature: contact grouping
* feature: quickfilter in contact list and history (enable from Options->Advanced)
* feature: new language – Portuguese (Portugal)
* feature: new sound events for chat user join, leave and incoming message to existing chat
* feature: chats and conference calls shown in history
* feature: expandable “My Panel�? (mood, events, services integrated)
* feature: add contact directly from main window
* feature: show file transfers in history
* feature: quickfilter in history
* feature: delete single or multiple history items
* feature: compact chat participant list
* feature: save user’s last auth request
* feature: API commands GET/SET PCSPEAKER
* feature: API commands BTN_RELEASED PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN
* feature: API command SET VIDEO_IN
* change: auth requests new design
* change: changed group selection hotkeys to Ctrl-PgUp/PgDn
* change: call tab visual layout changed
* change: UI design elements changes
* change: tray icon flag animation on missed events
* change: tray icon connecting animation
* change: changed “Free Internet Telephony�? to “The whole world can talk for free�? in file description
* change: import contacts error dialog displayed when there is nowhere to import contacts from
* change: file transfer in DND mode open file transfer dialog in minimized mode
* change: new installer and uninstaller icons
* change: history limited to 30 days for all events
* change: new login animation
* change: new layout for sound options
* change: show my buddy count as an option in profile
* change: new design for user creation
* change: new design for log in
* change: main/tools menu reshuffled
* change: new sounds
* change: display full name in profile
* bugfix: drag and drop to chat – whole window should accept target
* bugfix: accessibility: tab navigation on login dialog
* bugfix: missing window title string for remove group dialog
* bugfix: MSAA result codes on lists
* bugfix: accessibility: can’t navigate to related tasks in options
* bugfix: accessibility: advanced settings not accessible by tab
* bugfix: accessibility: make ‘Your e-mail will be kept private…’ link accessible
* bugfix: 98/Me: some languages in EULA not shown
* bugfix: doubleclick on tray icon brings main form to top correctly
* bugfix: JPY sign not displayed in client
* bugfix: import contacts search made faster
* bugfix: Voicemail was not played if enter is pressed
* bugfix: low credit notification improved
* bugfix: voicemail menu item should be visible for non voicemail subscribers
* bugfix: login – save button should be disabled, if one password is unfilled
* bugfix: login – incorrect error message, if Skype Name starts with non-Latin letter
* bugfix: Skype UI doesn’t follow Windows DPI changes
* bugfix: accessibility: speed dial announcement not reported via MSAA
* bugfix: contact list – delete does not work on multiselect
* bugfix: API notifications missing
* bugfix: add a contact and search are not changed maximize on dual-head
* bugfix: My Profile – each month contains 30 days
* bugfix: call forwarding and voicemail statuses in MSAA
* bugfix: profile view: not been online for long time?
* bugfix: chat participant list MSAA support
* bugfix: multichat doesn’t update names when contacts change them
* bugfix: invalid date in profile
* bugfix: profile: Default day item in birthday dropdown
* bugfix: hotkeys value not changeable back to ‘blank’
* bugfix: better usability of several forms with high dpi settings
* new language files: Portuguese (Portugal) – Francisco Miguel Oliveira Ferreira, Arabic – (Maktoob.com Inc), Bulgarian – (Nikolay Filipov, Nikolina Filipova), Chinese Traditional – (Morden Chen/PChome Online), Chinese Simplified – (Leon Yang/TOM Online), Danish – (Eriksen Translations Inc), Dutch – (Kees Koenders), Czech – (Petr Silon), Estonian – (Eve Loopere), Finnish – (Heino Keränen), French – (Fabrice Imperial), German – (Claudius Henrichs & Dick Schiferli), Greek – (Panagiotis Sidiropoulos/Magenta LTD), Hungarian – (Mark Bender), Italian – (Daniele Conte), Korean – (Eriksen Translations Inc), Norwegian – (Stig Auestad), Polish – (Karol Szastok), Swedish – (Anders Olsson)