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

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

I know...

Could you post them on a web site?  Elsewhere, use http://dl.free.fr,
just put the zip file in "Fichier à envoyer" (maybe "Me notifier..." is
also needed, I do not know).

Eugen

Narcis Garcia - GiLUG wrote:
> 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.