using the pidgin plugin for skype hello friends, here is how we can use a pidgin plugin for skype in order to access skype functionalities with orca. First and foremost you should be using alsa instead of pulse for using multiple sound applications successfully. I achieved this by installing speech-dispatcher and making suitable changes in the synths conf files so that they use alsa. 1. download the skype deb package from http://www.skype.com 2. use the dpkg utility for installing skype. the ikon will appear under the internet menu. 3. start skype. you will need sighted assistance at this point in order to log in to your skype account. 4. have a look at this website http://myjobspace.co.nz/images/pidgin/ I'll attach two files with this message, one for the 32bit and the other for the 64bit, which can also be downloaded from the site above. 5. copy the appropriate file to /usr/lib/purple-2 or /usr/lib/purple/plugins folder whichever may the case be. 6. now start pidgin and add a new account. skype will appear in the protocols combo box. It will only ask for your user name. you can also configure some other settings i.e start skype automatically if it's not already running. 7. at this point orca will go silent as skype is not gnome-based. you will need sighted assistance in order to allow this external plugin to interact with skype. the "yes" button has to be clicked twice/thrice. maybe you will also need to restart orca 8. your skype contacts will appear in the buddy list. you can press application key on any of your contacts for performing many functions like text chat and make a voice call. pidgin will also alert you for incoming calls and you can press accept/reject buttons. at present only voice and text chat functions are available as far as I can gather. Thanks, Aruni. India. skype: aruni_sharma mob: +919919222921 On 6/17/08, Aruni Sharma <libranarsh gmail com> wrote:
currently, the plugin has an option whereby it can automatically start skype if it's not allredy running. On 6/17/08, Hermann <meinelisten onlinehome de> wrote:"Aruni Sharma" <libranarsh gmail com> writes:Hi will, I'm going to prepare a small document today. shall I forward it to the list? I'll try my best to make it as simple as possible. by the way, you get all the options like calling text chatting etc using this plugin.I've found the following link to the programer's homepage: http://www.myjobspace.co.nz/images/pidgin/ You can read a brief description of the plugin and how you have to install it, and you get links for downloading as well. But I've to warn you: Setting the whole thing up is not that easy, because you've to install and preconfigure Skype, and the question is: How can we do this? I remember having read that it is possible to edit the config file manually, since it is an xml file; but anyway it seems a bit tricky. And, of course, Skype has to be started when using the plugin. On the mentioned homepage there's an issue reported, where Pidgin crashes when Skype is not running. Not that convenient, since one might use Pidgin without Skype sometimes. Hermann -- All peoples would live in peace, if they could give up only two things: God and Country.
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