Comments on: Skype beta for Mac OS X available for download

By: ebuyerfb

ebuyerfb — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:29:20 +0000

@ # 1

I suspect it is the way the mouse is rendered on a desktop that is causing the problem. Have you noticed when you take a screenshot you don’t see the mouse? VNC tends to get around this issue by rendering its own cursor. Skype will have to do the same.

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:03:46 +0000

Thanks Peter, next question of course is when can we have screen sharing for the PC version

By: Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger)

Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:34:51 +0000

Quick update for Jamie – our engineers are aware of the problem, and I hope we’ll be able to fix it in a future version.

By: Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger)

Peter Parkes (Skype Blogger) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:23:53 +0000

At the moment, Mac users can share their screens with PC and Linux users, but not vice-versa.

@ Jamie – I’m investigating with the Mac team at the moment, and will let you know.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:51:44 +0000

FLAMING RELIGION

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:38:56 +0000

Ohh – can you share Mac to PC? I was thinking it’d have to be Mac to Mac only.

That’s almost a reason for having a Mac laying around (if I knew how to use one! )

By: vzaar Jamie

vzaar Jamie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:24:15 +0000

Some nice touches for us MAC users

Just tested the share screen function with a fellow MAC user and a PC user and in both instances it appears that the recipient can’t see the other person’s mouse move around the screen when sharing. Not sure if this is deliberate or a bug?

Pity – as that is a function we might use a lot here.