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

["Christian" <christian08 runbox com>]

Hi Jacob,
OK, I have now installed the latest version of Skype on my Debian Squeeze system, version 2 and the pidginn 
plugin. I am able to login to Skype i can hear the skype login sound but I do not have any .skype directory 
in my home directory.
Any thoughts?
Many thanks,
Christian


On 2009-07-09 at 16:38 Jacob Schmude wrote:

> 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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