Skype plug-in

[gs-ireland]

Is there any plans for a Skype plug in?

It would be perfect as a 'free' car phone.

[David]

There are plans, it's on a list of plugins we are planning to build...

david

[Zorro]

Here it is guys.


This is the new Skype plugin that allows you to control Skype from within Centrafuse.
It's supporting Chat, Voice calls, Voice-Mail, SMS and a lot of other stuff.
Have a look at the User manual before you download and install it. It'll explain some important steps.

Important: To run this plugin you must have Skype 3.6 or higher installed. Needless to say, that you need a valid Skype account as well.
Be aware that this plugin is compiled for CF 2.0! It's supposed to be running under 1.4x, however no warranties.

Here's the software for download (Beta, will expire).

If you want to test voice calls, you can add me to your contacts and ping me. *** removed (some people don't seem to know about time zones) ***


Update 1:

• Added Auto Answer option
• Added tabs for chatting with up to 4 contacts.

On a side not: I've tested it today while driving using a 3G internet connection. Everthing worked as expected. Amazing sound quality on voice calls (no echo at all, no drop-outs). Also, sending the current location to your chat partner containing the link to Google maps turned out to be a very useful feature (don't use it as you're at your girlfriends site while chatting with your wife though )



Update 2:

• Added connection loss logic and delayed Skype initialization

[nintwala]

Originally Posted by Zorro

*shhhhhhhhhhhhhh*

don't tell...

Hey Zorro... this is not cool. Why are you keeping all this good stuff from us?

I would love to see Skype plugin in CF.

[Zorro]

Originally Posted by nintwala

Hey Zorro... this is not cool. Why are you keeping all this good stuff from us?

Because if I release it, you'll be the first one to report bugs

... or maybe because I started writing it two days ago and it's not finished yet...

But hey, need beta testers though... so if you have a Skype account add me to your contacts (zoran dot horvat) and add "Wanna test your plugin" as intro message.

[Zorro]

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[Scotty]

i will beta test it for you mate. send me a pm with the links and il get it onto the car pc

[Zorro]

I have no link. Add me to your contacts and I'll send you the binaries (and some quick instructions too).

[nintwala]

Zorro: Sorry, I just read your post. I hope you found someone to test. If not, let me know. I am going to add you to my skype account.

[osvikvi]

Wow Zorro, I'd say I'm glad you stopped PhoCo. Look at all the sweet things you are doing here. keep it up.