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Skype 2.0
Skype 近期已经发布了面向 Linux 平台的 2.0 的正式版本。Skype 2.0 的确切版本号应该为 2.0.0.63，大家都知道，在 Skype 2.0 中主要添加了视频聊天功能。除此之外，该版本还改善了语音质量和易用性，并修正了大量已知的 bug。 Skype 2.0 的详细更改记录请看下一页。
Skype 2.0 除了支持英文，还支持简繁体中文等 20 多种语言，提供了包括 Ubuntu、Fedora、Debian、Xandros、Mandriva、OpenSUSE、CentOS 等在内的 Linux 发行版的二进制包。大家可以从下面的连接下载 Skype 2.0最新版。
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/linux/choose/
Skype 2.0
* 13.03.2008, version 2.0.0.63
feature: Add call cost per minute to 1:1 SkypeOut calls.
feature: Add UI detection of Slovak, Farsi (Persian) and Vietnamese language files.
feature: Added privacy option to disable the sending of the number of contacts you have to your contacts.
feature: Implement HashLinkURL to provide easy links to #12345 references in chats.
feature: Shadows on user avatars on contact card.
feature: Show an indicator when the user is on an embedded device such as a Skype phone.
feature API: BTN_PRESSED/BTN_RELEASED are now implemented.
feature API: SEARCH ACTIVECHATS is now implemented.
bugfix: 1:1 chats should not have Leave Chat button.
bugfix: Add a blinking window effect for some windows which are already open when we get a new chat message.
bugfix: Add a workaround for a KWin issue preventing closed minimized chats from being reopened.
bugfix: Add bubbles from mood message to avatars on contact card.
bugfix: Add right-click context menu to chat window for copying text/links.
bugfix: Avoid status text being truncated on status button in profile editor.
bugfix: BTN_PRESSED YES should activate Call functionality regardless of double-click action.
bugfix: Be sure the chat window doesn’t reappear after we leave the chat.
bugfix: Call Ringing sound shouldn’t be audible during Do Not Disturb status mode.
bugfix: Can’t add a contact to a chat using drag and drop.
bugfix: Change Call Hold/Resume button at the correct times (even when changing hold/resume during fullscreen video)
bugfix: Change file transfer filename to saved filename if different from original filename in transfer window.
bugfix: Compare chats in recent chats/etc menus correctly to check if they are unread.
bugfix: Contacts shouldn’t disappear when they’re moved between columns when receiving contacts.
bugfix: Copy URLs to both X selection and Clipboard, as users may want to middle-click the copied link into their browser.
bugfix: Crash after 2 minutes of signing in if we are signed out at that time.
bugfix: Crash after signing in with incorrect details after signing out.
bugfix: Display video in full-screen at correct aspect ratio regardless of monitor dimensions.
bugfix: Do not always put new chat windows at top left corner if no previous setting found, let window manager determine position.
bugfix: Do not freeze when opening options dialog
bugfix: Do not initialise /dev/video0 whenever we start a video call (could prevent video from working when video0 fails)
bugfix: Do not instantly close Voicemail events when clicking the play button in new events panel.
bugfix: Do not let Voicemail messages continue to play in the background after closing them.
bugfix: Do not show authorisation options in context menu for events if we already authorised the user.
bugfix: Do not unnecessarily init device twice when starting video (speeds up video init by 50%)
bugfix: Downscaling for Myself View / Oversized Video on X11 (non-accelerated).
bugfix: echo123 should be called Skype Test Call and should not have an ‘Request Authorization’ option.
bugfix: Ending an incoming conference call should be allowed to redirect to Voicemail also.
bugfix: Escape should close send contacts window before we attempt to send contacts.
bugfix: Fix for chat being stuck in unread state in certain cases.
bugfix: Fix for video output when not using XShm extension.
bugfix: Fix locking up the client for up to 30 seconds randomly sometimes for heavy Skype users.
bugfix: If main window is thinner than login window and right-aligned, it would move to the left after restart.
bugfix: Incoming calls should be redirected to Voicemail if configured to do so and another call is active.
bugfix: Make ‘Invite selected contacts to conference call’ option work in contact list multiple selections menu.
bugfix: Make contact list even more responsive whilst loading historical calls.
bugfix: Make login/startup much faster and cleaner.
bugfix: Make missed event text for birthdays clearer.
bugfix: Many bugfixes to video in call window to handle window updates during paused video calls.
bugfix: Only move main window if we have a previously saved position.
bugfix: Only play chat message sent sound for actual sent messages and emotive actions.
bugfix: Properly remember unread chats as unread after a Skype restart.
bugfix: Receive Contacts should close when Escape is pressed.
bugfix: Remember ‘Show Myself View’ setting during the video call (when switching to fullscreen and back, etc).
bugfix: Remember chat splitter arrangement per user for 1:1 chats.
bugfix: Remember chat window position per user for 1:1 chats.
bugfix: Remember show/hide chat member list setting per user for 1:1 chats.
bugfix: Remove grey contact card background.
bugfix: Reordered Voicemail Options dialog to keep individual Voicemail features independent.
bugfix: Send Contacts should cancel and/or close when Escape is pressed.
bugfix: Shortened SkypeIn and SkypeOut call error messages.
bugfix: Shrink myself view so it scales better on Xv and properly on X11.
bugfix: Starting a conference call with a MySpace contact would result in a single call being made to ‘myspace’.
bugfix: Stop window from moving lower and lower on each restart.
bugfix: Update chat window area size correctly after clearing to avoid mystery scrollbar returning.
bugfix: Video call window is out of shape if the contact has a really long name.
bugfix API: SET CHATMESSAGE [id] SEEN should remove now-read chats from events panel.
All localizations updated: Bulgarian – Nikolina Filipova and Nikolay Filipov, Simplified Chinese – Asus, Traditional Chinese – Asus, German – Claudius Henrichs, Estonian – Eve Loopere, French – Cédric Lamouche, Italian – Vincenzo Reale & Marco Cimmino, Japanese – Asus, Korean – Asus, Latvian- Intars Students, Lithuanian -Viktoras Kriukovas, Polish – Karol Szastok, Portuguese Portugal – Gustavo Adolfo Silva Ribeiro Felisberto, Brazilian Portuguese -Asus, Romanian – Peter Henning, Russian – Pavel Shevchuk, Spanish – Asus & Carlos Johnson, Thai – Asus, Turkish – ?mer Emin Dede
