On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:07:59 -0700 John White <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ghengis, > > I think I followed your directions but I still can't get linphone to > load properly. If I load it when I am not connected to the internet > it loads fine and fast. But once I connect, it takes half hour > before it is usable. > > Concerning your comment: > > The following line should be added to linphone.desktop file. > > MimeType=x-scheme-handler/sip; > > I presume you mean /usr/share/applications/linphone.desktop as there > is no linphone.desktop in my /.local subdirectory (just > linphone-call.desktop). > You can also add it to /usr/share/applications/linphone.desktop or copy it to ~/.local/share/applications/linphone.desktop and add it there. > > Here is what I use $ xdg-open sip:(my username)@diamondcard.us.tld > just in case I am making error here. > A. You need to enter a SIP address to call to, not yours. B. Dot tld = top level domain (e.g. .com .es etc.). C. Do not include $ which I wrote to indicate on using terminal. I have attached a desktop file for you to test. 1) Extract attached file to ~/.local/share/applications/ 2) Run command: $ xdg-mime default linphone.desktop x-scheme-handler/sip 3) Confirm that Linphone is a default program for SIP by running: $ xdg-mime query default x-scheme-handler/sip linphone.desktop 4) Test it with: $ xdg-open sip:[email protected] > > Linphone loads, says I am registered, but it cannot be used for about > half an hour when there are lots of names and phonenumbers in > linphonerc. > I suggest to import most of your contacts that are not being used often into an external contact management program that would display contacts in click-able hyperlinks and then use the solution I have proposed. > > If you have any other suggestions, they are most appreciated. > > I see your link to ekiga and I like ekiga except that it requires > use of evolution. If I could figure out a decent way to input > addresses on ekiga I would use that as I am getting real tired of > linphone's quirks. > I like Ekiga, too, and I use it many times against Linphone to search for bugs in both software, yet Linphone is my main SIP program. > > John > > > Genghis Khan wrote: > > It did not work for me, at first, because I did not add --call and > > %u. > > > > Exec=linphone => Exec=linphone --call %u > > > > Now Linphone works properly with xdg-open. > > > > On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:22:27 -0400 > > "Genghis Khan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> The following line should be added to linphone.desktop file. > >> > >> MimeType=x-scheme-handler/sip; > >> > >> https://git.gnome.org/browse/ekiga/commit/?id=f1265be558ce25e4bcd0a7a3e55c9da503e2a27f > >> > >> It would be good to apply so applications, like Address Books of > >> Email clients or PIMs, for example, that handle Xdg would invoke > >> Linphone to call to SIP addresses. > >> > >> P.S. Perhaps there should be a few small adjustments to Linphone > >> itself in order to make it to work properly with xdg-open > >> > >> * Maybe it is just myself who can't get Linphone to work with > >> xdg-open. > >> > >> Realisation: $ xdg-open sip:[email protected] > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linphone-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/linphone-users -- Proper English www.reddit.com/r/proper 4 teh lulz... http://email.is-not-s.ms
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