Software Update: Skype 0.98.0.04

We’ve only just announced 0.97.0.65 or the guys from Skype are coming up with release 0.98.0.04. As usual with new versions of Skype, a lot has changed. The most striking new feature is that avatars can now be used. The full changelog shows the following new, changed and improved things:

New:

• Avatar support
• Signed installer and Skype.exe
• Own profile update from network
• Green button press dials a speed-dial, if one is entered into address bar
• Magnetic links support
• When closing and reopening a Message window, messages are kept one hour after the arrival of the last message
• New language – Italian

Changed:

• New English, Estonian, French, German, Korean language files
• Errors 3601 and 3602 made non-fatal in case there was a problem with audio devices
• improved support for simultaneous login from different locations
• improved connecting for clients who had UDP blocked

Fixed:

• fixed a bug which caused resetting of sound device setup on some cases
• Call tab context menu -> mute mic is disabled now if call is on hold
• Worked around errors if computer time was changed backwards during call
• Version checker was incorrectly started multiple times if could not connect/login
• ‘Manage blocked users’ form is not maximizable, resizes controls on resize and have min size constraint
• ‘Close’ in ‘View user profile’ screen is automatically adjusted according to the length of the text
• Invalid text was in ClearCallList confirmation dialog
• Tray menu -> send message was correctly disabled if offline or logged off
• All toolbar buttons are correctly disabled if offline or logged off
• Added Congo (Republic of)
• Message window – handles correctly dpi settings
• Message window – not too sensitive to ALT key
• Message window – not too sensitive to esc anymore
• Message window – not possible to initiate call anymore if offline
• Message window – URL encoding for history file path
• Message window – tray bar notification does not pop up when chat window is already open
• Message window – pops up only if no chat window present with that user
• Message window – log area is scrolled correctly
• Message window – possibility to select and copy the whole word with right mouse click in log area
• Message window – AltGr symbols working again
• Message window – red/green button misbehavior
• Message window – log area and history show real username
• Message window – wrong user status in title
• Message window – title is translatable
• Message window – no empty messages let through
• Message window – possibility to cut text from text-entry pane
• Message removed possible doubled header in history
• If message history is disabled then messages are not saved to disk under any circumstances
• Sending contacts does not show up in Message history
• Changed template file for chat history
• Skype could not connect if user had no write access to Shared directory
• Skype crashes sometimes on connect and close
• Bandwidth tests were performed too frequently
• When you deleted some of your profile fields, other users did not see the change [break]