Re: [Evolution] using skype

[Pete Biggs <pete biggs org uk>]

> Good point. What I should have said is that IMHO Evo is not going to
> implement a special Skype button. What is more conceivable, if there
> were sufficient demand, is a general-purpose "Phone this contact"
> button, which the user could set up to use whatever VOIP app he
> preferred. I've no idea how practical this is (e.g. how many of the VOIP
> apps allow you to specify the phone number from the command line or via
> a DBUS message?)

Or probably more logical - get Skype to implement a plugin to get
contact information from the Evolution database.

P.