Merge support for Skype

[Pierre Slamich]

http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-jaunty-notification-system-for.html

This article provides a script that enables support for Skype. Using Skype's config panel, I added that script as something to be run on any notification, and disabled the regular Skype notifications, providing full integration.
As Skype has some config files in Home and a DBUS Api, I guess it would be possible to enable Notify-OSD as a defaut replacement.

Any thoughts ?

[ original thread and updates: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7530321#post7530321 ]

[Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)]

This looks awesome! Is the skype API / dbus integration good enough to
do messaging indicator work too?

[Pierre Slamich (pierre-slamich)]

https://developer.skype.com/Docs/ApiDoc/Skype_API_on_Linux
https://developer.skype.com/Docs/ApiDoc/Notifications

I'm not a coder, so no idea if it's easier to modify the config files or to use DBUS

[Mirco Müller (macslow)]

Pierre, this needs to be filed against the Skype-package not notify-osd. Such logic does not belong in the notification-daemon "notify-osd" itself, but the application triggering these notifications.

[Lightbreeze (nedhoy-gmail)]

I am the developer of this hack.

I need feedback whether this is wanted in Medibuntu, what we can do to support it, and whether it is worth my while working on ways to make this work seamlessly. Ask me for any information you need.

ATM it works with the indicator-applet and notifications.

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

If there is a way to make it work at the system level (since packages don't play with home user directories), yes, this integration could be nice.

[Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)]

No more input, closing.

[frizzle21 (frederik-nnaji)]

such a pity proprietary software with closed encryption details and source
like skype doesn't enjoy a lot of attention in the free software world that
is coming into existence just now..

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 13:37, Lionel Le Folgoc <email address hidden> wrote:

> No more input, closing.
>
> ** Changed in: medibuntu
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
> --
> Merge support for Skype
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/387030
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> Status in Medibuntu: Invalid
> Status in Notify OSD: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
>
> http://webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/06/ubuntu-jaunty-notification-system-for.html
>
> This article provides a script that enables support for Skype. Using
> Skype's config panel, I added that script as something to be run on any
> notification, and disabled the regular Skype notifications, providing full
> integration.
> As Skype has some config files in Home and a DBUS Api, I guess it would be
> possible to enable Notify-OSD as a defaut replacement.
>
> Any thoughts ?
>
> [ original thread and updates:
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7530321#post7530321 ]
>
>
>