Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] Feature request for Ekiga: aMSN style login

[Narcis Garcia - GiLUG <informatica actiu net>]

Eugen, I tried to send screenshots about this, but the 45KiB message is 
retained for this list.


En/na Eugen Dedu ha escrit:
> Could you please elaborate a little how that login/pwd window works?
> Could *I* use your e-mail for example?
>
> Narcis Garcia - GiLUG wrote:
> > Thanks, you may have provided me a solution about pre-configuration
> > without accounts, but in a cibercafe is not viable to need teaching each
> > public user how to login with Ekiga.
> >
> > The best combination of registering&login window can be seen in Skype.
> >
> >
> > En/na Eugen Dedu ha escrit:
> > > Narcis Garcia - GiLUG wrote:
> > > > I'm installing Instant Messengers in cibercafes, and there is a lot of
> > > > problems around this kind of software with the common users: the
> > > > different usability as propietary software for MSWindows.
> > > >
> > > > Could have Ekiga an option/plugin/skin to show as first and single
> > > > window, a simple login form for the [Email] and [Password], and allow to
> > > >  have all other preferences (as audio/video) saved before without
> > > > accounts?
> > > >
> > > > This could help to GNU/Linux installations in public computers. Most
> > > > common people doesn't know what to select in the setup wizard.
> > > I do not understand the usefullness Email and Password window related to
> > > ekiga.
> > >
> > > In my opinion, given that all the configuration for ekiga is stored in a
> > > directory, the simplest solution for you is the following.  Start ekiga
> > > on such a machine by aswering completely the wizard and without creating
> > > any account.  Quit ekiga.  Now, the ~/.gconf/apps/ekiga directory
> > > contains all the settings.  What remains to do is:
> > > - each time a gnu/linux user is created, automatically copy that
> > > directory in its home directory
> > > - when a user starts for the first time ekiga, tell him to press
> > > Edit->Accounts menu and create an account.  Note that the account needs
> > > to exist anyway, for ekiga.net for ex. he needs to go to
> > > http://ekiga.net and create one.
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