On Sat, 2010-10-16 at 18:16 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: > On Sat, Oct 16, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Jon Spriggs <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 16 October 2010 00:47, Tony Pursell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, 2010-10-15 at 23:11 +0100, Simon Greenwood wrote: > >>> Only in the same way as you. Jabber and video isn't that well > >>> integrated as yet and there isn't a dedicated client that does that > >>> apart from maybe Google Talk. > >>> > >>> Simon > >>> > >>> > On 15 Oct 2010 22:18, "Chris Rowson" <[email protected]> > >>> > wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Just wondered if anyone on the list is using the Openfire Jabber > >>> > server? > >>> > > >>> > I've been experimenting with it today, trying to get video chat up > >>> > and > >>> > running. Although this works with the Red5 plugin enabled on both > >>> > the > >>> > Openfire server and the Spark client the result isn't great (small > >>> > flash based video windows etc). > >>> > > >>> > What I'd like to do is use any old Jabber compliant client with the > >>> > video handled by the client. I have Googled around this but don't > >>> > seem > >>> > to be able to find any definitive answer. > >>> > > >>> > Anyone know if this is possible? > >>> > > >>> > Chris > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > [email protected] > >>> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >>> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > >>> > >> > >> Last time I tried it, Empathy supported video chat with Jabber. > >> > >> Tony > > > > I concur, Empathy supports it. > > > > (Also, in case anyone is interested, OpenFire is the XMPP server that > > the OneSocialWeb project - a microblogging via XMPP service, backed by > > Vodaphone, are using) > > -- > > Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs > > > > Thanks for replying Tony, Jon, Simon. > > Unfortunately although I get some leeway to put Linux solutions in at > the server level (and I'm testing Openfire on the Ubuntu platform at > the moment) my employer only has Windows on the desktop. > > Empathy doesn't have a Windows port at the moment but knowing that > you've got video working with Empathy gives me a bit of hope that I > can get a decent video solution up and running using something or > other. > > Thanks, > > Chris >
I thought that you were looking for Ubuntu Linux client solutions. I doubt if there will ever be a Windows port of Empathy as it is part of the Gnome project. I you do come across a Windows Jabber client that supports AV, preferably for free, I would love to know so I can get my brother to install it. Tony -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
