Re: [Ekiga-list] Visual feedback when doing ekiga -c calls

[Alec Leamas <leamas alec gmail com>]

yannick wrote:
> Le mercredi 04 février 2009 à 13:27 +0100, Alec Leamas a écrit :
>   
> > As of now, if a running ekiga instance makes a call started through 
> > "ekiga -c #" there is no visual feedback at all. Somehow, when I use 
> > this,  it creates a little uneasy feeling (despite the obvious audio 
> > feedback). Also, if I lose connection to my account (and thus can't 
> > receive or place calls), there is still the same green spot in the tray...
> >
> > Thinking about it, from a user perspective there is really four states:
> >
> > - "No dialtone" i.e., no registered account.
> > - Idle, ready...
> > - Connecting
> > - Connected
> >
> > I think it would make sense to reflect all these states in the tray 
> > icon. Nothing like Skype, which throws up it's main window when a call 
> > is initiated - it just irritating when you work in another application. 
> > Maybe just change colour on the green spoot in the tray. Just to 
> > illustrate what I have in mind:
> >
> > - No dialtone: Red spot, tooltip "No account registered"
> > - Idle: Green spot, tooltip "Diamondcard account registered" or "Two 
> > accounts registered"
> > - Connecting: yellow spot, tooltip "Connecting to "1111111 sip provider com"
> > - Connected: as today, tooltip "Connected to "111111 sip provider com"
> >
> > Or?
> >     
>
> There is maybe a place for that in the main GUI rather than in the
> systray (the systray reflect your status already, mixing both status and
> connectivity will be overkill).
>
> I'm thinking about the quality meter at the bottom. It is always visible
> and except when you're in a call, it is pretty useless. No dialtone,
> idle and connecting can fill this useless, while connected would be
> where the quality info will be shown.
>
> Regards,
> Yannick
>
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Yes, I'm missing something: the "called" state, waiting to pick up the 
phone. Embarrasing. But not a problem, in this case there is a powerful 
visual representation :-)