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

[Willie Walker <William Walker Sun COM>]

Please do!  Skype is mentioned on the following Orca WIKI pages, so if 
you can clean Skype-related things up and get them up to date, it would 
be a huge help:

http://live.gnome.org/Orca
http://live.gnome.org/Orca/Skype
http://live.gnome.org/Orca/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/UsingOrca

Many thanks!

Will

Rui Batista wrote:
> 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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