Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga 3.0 questions/problems

[Jan Schampera <jan schampera web de>]

Jan Kasprzak wrote:
> 	Hello,
>
> I have just compiled ekiga 3.0 on my Fedora 9/x86_64, and I have some
> questions and problems:

Hello Jan,

let me comment some of those.

> * When starting up, ekiga displays two error pop-up windows - one says
> 	"Invalid array index", and the other one says "Operating System
> 	error". Also two "FIXME" strings are printed on STDERR.

> * The contacts from the Address Book apparently retained only the name,
> 	but not the phone number or the SIP URL, when migrating
> 	from 2.0 to 3.0. When I try to add the SIP URL to an existing
> 	(incorrectly imported) contact, I then get the same two error pop-ups
> 	as above, and another two new pop-ups with the same error messages
> 	are created every two or so seconds.

These 2 *might* be a migration problem 2 -> 3. We will see if it's 
reproducable.

> * How to get my contacts from the address book (the window available
> 	by selecting Chat -> Address Book menu item) displayed in the
> 	"Contacts" roster in the main window? (This may be related to the
> 	problem above - my contacts apparently lost their SIP URL
> 	when migrating to 3.0).

In contect menu, there should be an "Add to local roster" (or 
translated) menupoint.

> * When I open the address book and then close it using the window manager
> 	"x" (delete) button, a subsequent attempt to open it again
> 	from menu (Chat -> Address book) fails with the following printed
> 	to STDERR:
>
> (ekiga:983): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid unclassed pointer in cast to `GtkWidget'
>
> (ekiga:983): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show_all: assertion `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

Fixed for upcoming 3.0.1.


> * When making an outgoing call (e.g. to 500 ekiga net), ekiga (or PA) says
>
> *** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to create stream.
> Cannot set parameters Input/output error
>
> 	but then the call works without a problem. I have all three
> 	audio devices in Edit->Preferences->Audio->Devices set to
> 	"Default (PTLIB/ALSA)".

Does your ALSA reside above a PulseAudio system? I think it's PA.


> * IMHO, from the UI point of view, the chat should be treated the same way
> 	as a call. In 3.0, there is a separate Chat->Call menu item,
> 	but no Chat->Message or whatever.

Agreed.


> * The Chat->Call option (and the green phone icon in the main window)
> 	is still available even when there is no valid SIP (or other)
> 	URL entered in the URL input box. Selecting it (or clicking the
> 	green icon) provides no audible feedback, and almost no visual
> 	feedback (apart from the status line message "User is not available").
> 	I think the "User busy" ringtone should be played, and maybe a
> 	error pop-up should be displayed, with a more meaningful message
> 	(such as "`sip:' is not a valid URL"). Or the green button should
> 	be disabled altogether, until a valid URL is entered.

Agreed.


> * I have not found a way how to send a message to the SIP URL in the
> 	URL input box (e.g. when this URL is not in the Address Book as well).

Right. We will find a way.


> * The URL input box no longer has a history drop-down button
> 	(I used almost exclusively this one for making calls, because
> 	I mostly call only two or three SIP contacts). Can it be restored?
> 	The "Call history" tab is not sufficient, because it also
> 	displays incoming and missed calls, and does not display the
> 	presence status - I would like to keep a "Contacts" tab opened
> 	by default instead of "Call history".

A method would be to use the values from the "Call history", just 
filtered (doubles). Would that be enough?


> * Shouldn't the "display the address book" action be under the View
> 	menu instead of "Chat" menu? After all, I want to _view_ the
> 	address book, not _chat_ it :-)

Agreed.


> * (I have written this one before:) I think it would be less confusing
> 	if the local video was displayed vertically flipped (like as
> 	the user is looking at himself into the mirror) - this way it
> 	would be easier to "stay in the center of the frame".

I don't know how far this is possible with the different output plugs, 
but I know who to ask ;-)


Most of this stuff won't make it into the next (meant as bugfix release) 
version, since the GNOME branch is in freeze.

Don't ask to fill the bugzilla, fill it ;-) The worst thing that can 
happen is, that somebody thinks it's not a bug/valid request and closes 
it (but most of this sounds valid to me!).

Regards,
Jan Schampera

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