Re: [orca-list] Skype/Pidgin with Orca: Quick Instructions

[Rui Batista <ruiandrebatista gmail com>]

Hi Jacob, wwalker, all,

I guess it will be useful publishing this on the orca wiki. If wanted I
can publish it, just asking to have your permission lol.

Regards,

Rui Batista
Qui, 2009-07-09 Ãs 16:38 -0400, Jacob Schmude escreveu:
> Hi all
> I thought I'd give some quick instructions to get skype, pidgin, and  
> Orca working together without needing sighted help. I'm not going to  
> cover how to install the Pidgin plugin or Skype itself, just how to  
> get them to work together and what you need to do. Note this is with  
> the latest version of Skype and the most recent version of the Plugin.  
> These instructions are for those who wish to use it, I am not trying  
> to start nor am I interested in a debate over the ethical issues  
> surrounding Skype.
>
> 1. After Skype is installed, log into your Skype account. The easiest  
> way to do this, for an Orca user anyway, is to open a terminal and  
> type the following:
> echo username password | skype --pipelogin &
> Obviously, replace "username" and "password" with the appropriate  
> values. If this is your first time with the skype client, you will get  
> the end user license agreement. To get around this, make sure you are  
> in the window (alt-tab will speak Skype's window titles), press shift- 
> tab twice, followed by the spacebar. After the license agreement, you  
> will get the "update your profile" dialog. Simply wait a few seconds  
> then press enter here to bypass it without changing anything. If all  
> goes well, you'll here the Skype login sound and the window title,  
> when alt-tabbing, will list your Skype username. The license and  
> profile windows will not appear again.
> 2. Press ctrl-q to quit skype.
> 3. We need to edit Skype's configuration file to allow Pidgin to  
> communicate with Skype's API. Typically this would be done through  
> Skype itself but, as Skype will not read with Orca and what's more  
> that particular window has no support for keyboard navigation, we work  
> around it. Change to the folder:
> $HOME/.Skype/username
> $HOME is your home directory, username is your skype username. There  
> will be a file in here called "config.xml". Open this with whichever  
> editor you prefer. NOw, find the API tag, a quick search for "API"  
> without the quotes should get you to it. The tag looks like:
> <API>
> On the next line you should see the following:
> <Authorizations></Authorizations>
> Change this to read:
> <Authorizations>Pidgin</Authorizations>
> Note the capital P in Pidgin, that's important. If you don't have the  
> authorizations line don't worry, simply paste the above line  
> underneath the line with the API tag, and above the line that reads:
> <BlockedPrograms></BlockedPrograms>
> Save the file and exit.
> 4. Start skype as in step one, it should log you in immediately and  
> you'll here the login sound.
> 5. Now add a new account in Pidgin, choose "Skype" as the protocol,  
> and enter your skype username. You need not enter your Skype password  
> in Pidgin as you are already logged in, so don't be concerned about  
> the absence of the password field. Finish adding the account, and you  
> should be up and running. If all has gone well, a new Skype group will  
> appear in your Pidgin contacts and the Skype window itself will  
> disappear. From this point on, Pidgin takes over handling the  
> essential functions of Skype (calls and messages). Your Skype contacts  
> appear under the Skype group, and more Skype functions such as the  
> ability to call a phone (if you have Skype credit or a subscription,  
> of course) are under the Accounts/Skype menu in Pidgin.
>
>
> I hope this was helpful. Let me know if I need to explain it better, I  
> realize this looks a bit complicated although it looks much more  
> complicated than it actually is.
>
> Jake
>
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