Re: [Ekiga-list] [GUADEC 2013 Proposal]

[Yannick <sevmek free fr>]

Le vendredi 17 mai 2013 à 09:37 -0300, Jim Diamond a écrit :
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 18:31 (+0200), Eugen Dedu wrote:
>
> > On 16/05/13 17:47, Jim Diamond wrote:
> > > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 16:31 (+0200), Eugen Dedu wrote:
>
> > > > On 16/05/13 16:03, Jim Diamond wrote:
> > > > > As an(other?) example, I am having no luck when behind a NAT router.
> > > > > I see no gui option to set up STUN.  I search the web a bit and find
> > > > > out I need to use gconf-editor.  Too bad that it doesn't exist on
>
> > > > You can use gconftool to modify the stun server.  You can even modify
> > > > the file itself, in ~/.gconf directory.
>
> > > Eugen,
>
> > > thanks.  I have no problem editing files by hand, but...
> > > you say "the file".  But there are currently 22 files under there.  It
> > > is not completely obvious
> > > - what file needs editing;
> > > - what directory that file should be in; and
> > > - what syntax is required.
> > > (None of the files I currently have contain the string "stun", so I am
> > > starting from square 1.  No doubt if I read enough docs or search the
> > > web, I will find it (... yep, "apps/general/nat" is the file), but I
> > > can't help but think that one or two "custom" config files would be
> > > just as easy as using gconf, and thus removing a dependency from what
> > > could be ("should be" in my humble opinion) desktop-neutral program.)

If I remember correctly, there is an option, probably the disable-gconf
one, to store the configuration of Ekiga in one single file. AFAIK this
work was done for the windows port which lacks gconf, by Snark. I do not
know if you can use it under GNU/Linux.

> > Damien is working to replace gconf by gsettings, I think this fixes
> > your concerns, is that right?
>
> Well, maybe.  If I knew what the name of my schema was or whether I
> should use schemadir, and what path I want, and the name of the key,
> it would probably be easy to use.  But knowing all that probably means
> I could just create the right file in the right place with my
> favourite text editor.
>
> I'm guessing that someone who uses gnome on a regular basis knows and
> can do this stuff in their sleep.  However, getting back on the "why
> does ekiga want to be a gnome-specific tool" bandwagon, there are
> those of us who, for one reason or another, don't use gnome.  And
> learning a bunch of gnome-specific stuff for one program is arguably
> not time well spent.
>
> Incidentally, if someone wants to update the page
> http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Ekiga_behind_a_NAT_router
> it says
>        How can I easily use Ekiga behind a NAT/PAT gateway?
>
>       Ekiga has extensive and improved NAT support thanks to
>       STUN. In most cases, you do not have any configuration to do,
>       and you can even be reachable from the outside without any
>       port forwarding: just run the Configuration Assistant until
>       the end.
> which seems to be no longer true.
>
> Cheers.
>                               Jim
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