Flowers become Screens
Our next logical step on the road to the open client is the update of the current beta.
This update not only brings much needed stability fixes, it also unveils a whole new era and brings Linux client much closer to what other desktop clients have to offer.
Enter “Talking Screens” – with screensharing. Now you can share your desktop with unprecedented ease. Share whole screen or a selected region – it’s just one click away!
In addition we addressed numerous smaller usability issues, such as a separate dialog for incoming authorization requests – now you can actually read long introductory texts from your soon-to-be-contacts. Chats are faster, UI supports switching styles on the fly, and audio is a lot better than before.
On behalf of the whole Linux team I thank you for patience and hope you stay with us to discover how much more surprises we have up our sleeve. Let’s talk!
Get new Skype here. And read the detailed changelog.
PS: This is how to enable screen sharing once you’re in a call.
Image by Kabatology.
Berkus
Please give us the good news!! At least: We are working on it.
I love Skype and I would love to have Skype 5 on linux.
@bobrob4066
Why would you want that? There is nothing lacking in the linux version really and the interface for the windows version and for the mac beta are god aweful! The Linux version is the only sane one left. I dread the thought of skype pushing a similar interface there as well.
And now it’s official! They have no idea!!!
Well I am very disappointed about Skype leaving Linux behind. I hope this is only temporary, or else I will have to move to other alternatives.
They have no idea!
@lanevorockz It is temporary, the sad thing is catching up on this took away a lot of time again.
all we’re hearing is “no, don’t leave” and “there’s cool stuff coming soon”. But the reality is that this blog post dates back to JANUARY and there has not been a tweet or update of substance ever since. I am sure you’re working on it, I really believe that (despite the measly resources skype probably has allotted to the Linux client which is certainly not the fault of those working on its realization). BUT what’s so hard about 21st century customer relationship management? I mean just post an update, some screenshots, a road map, something. Something to show those few but sincere users that there is something coming and it’s in fact worth waiting. Why not release a few more Beta version itinerations before going final, after all you’re dealing with Linux users here, people who are used to testing software that’s still rough around the edges. Why not harness Q&A man power you don’t have to pay for? I don’t get it. That’s like first semester business knowledge