Hate all the whitespace in Skype 5.0 Beta for Mac? Re-style it(disruptivetelephony.com)
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Hate all the whitespace in Skype 5.0 Beta for Mac? Re-style it
http://www.disruptivetelephony.com/2010/11/hate-all-the-whitespace-in-skype-50-beta-for-mac-re-style-it.html
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This is awesome! I was just planning to do something like that on my own. The new design looks nice, but it's really unpractical given the huge size. This looks like an app designed to be used full screen.
This is a welcome addition, since the new Skype beta is really a whitespace monster, but honestly? The thin messenger style main/contacts window is WAY WAY better. I don't want to have a full screen Skype app that gets in the way, I want something that I can plug in and forget about until I get calls.
I watched their video regarding this release and the user interface. They say it's Mac like. But Skype is not iTunes or the Finder. So if they wanted to do it Mac like, they should have looked at iChat or FaceTime.
Exactly, I went back to the old Skype a day after trying the new beta. I just couldn't get into it. I do think that the Skype chat on a mac and the whole calls interface could use some work, but the contact list was perfect IMO.