Re: [Linphone-users] address@hidden

[John White]

Genghis Khan wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:07:59 -0700
> John White <address@hidden> 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.

I copied it to ~/.local/share/applications/linphone.desktop

Didn't seem to make any difference
> > 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 dropped the .tld and put my home phone number 1775-------------- into 
$ xdg-open sip:(my home phone number)@diamondcard.us and it rang my home 
phone just fine, and then, as usual, froze.
> 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:address@hidden
This worked fine....opened the linphone window and registered me on 
diamondcard.us and then froze (by "froze" I mean that were I to wait a 
half-hour it would probably come live again).
> > 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.

I think this a good idea and will try to find such a program.
> > 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.
I agree.  Linphone was my main program until all this happened.

I am starting to think that the problem just might be with Vector 
Linux.  There are two programs in the Vector Linux 7.0 repository that 
don't load properly on my system (Samsung RF511), and linphone may need 
one or both of them:

libcanberra gives the following error notice:

   "Packages with unmet dependencies:

       libcanberra: Depends:  Gconf>=2.24.0

   Packages to be installed:

       libcanberra 0.25-i586-1vl70."

And libgnome 2.30.0, in the VL gives a bypass dependency error notice 
("Depends: bluecurve-icon-theme").

Thank you for your excellent assistance.

John
> > 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" <address@hidden> 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:address@hidden
> >
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