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Previously on "Skype ver. 5 for Mac"

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  • scooterscot
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    Perhaps one of the most infuriating (might be wrong on this but it was not clear) issues is before calling in ver 5 I had to choose between voice or video call. In 2.8 I can switch between the two during the call. Perfect, never caused any problems.

    Back on 2.8 now, phew.

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  • d000hg
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    My favourite hate on Mac Skype is it insists on downloading every text communication I've had with someone since I last logged in. Since I usually use the PC, I might log on the Mac and wait while it downloads 3 months' chat.

    What I don't get is why they are separate in the first place, rather than just using a cross-platform UI toolkit like wx/Qt.

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  • NickFitz
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    You are not alone. There've been a huge number of complaints: for example,
    At work, we use Skype to communicate. A lot of the people here use Windows computers. More than once, a Windows user walked by my Mac, saw my version of Skype, and said something to the effect of «wow, this looks so much better than the horrible mess we have on Windows!» It seems Skype has noticed that there is a discrepancy in quality between the two versions, and has decided to make the two versions more similar to each other. Unfortunately, instead of making the Windows version of Skype better, they’ve decided to fix the discrepancy by making the Mac version of Skype more like the Windows version.

    (full story at Ignore the Code) or TechCrunch's Alexia Tsotsis' view:
    Skype users with any sense of aesthetic justice are pretty much in unanimous agreement that the user interface for Skype 5 for Mac is a disaster.

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  • d000hg
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    Every Mac Skype I've used is terribly confusing. They haven't tried at all to make Win/Mac versions consistent.

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  • SueEllen
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    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
    Get a PC.

    Sorted.

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  • DimPrawn
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    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
    I've just back dated to version 2.8

    Terrible terrible, why did they try to MS it?

    Move the menus around so no one would know where to look, if it works don't fix it.

    The logon menu filled half my screen whereas before a corner

    Reliability issues, crashes out in the middle of a conversation
    Get a Mac.

    Sorted.

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  • scooterscot
    started a topic Skype ver. 5 for Mac

    Skype ver. 5 for Mac

    I've just back dated to version 2.8

    Terrible terrible, why did they try to MS it?

    Move the menus around so no one would know where to look, if it works don't fix it.

    The logon menu filled half my screen whereas before a corner

    Reliability issues, crashes out in the middle of a conversation

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