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Description:

MySkype: a Skype plugin for MediaPortal
(by BlaXwan aka Fabio Di Niro)

MySkype is a Window Plugin for MediaPortal that lets you control Skype.

It is all self-contained and you don't need to download or install nothing else. You'll need just MediaPortal (>= v. 2.3.0), Skype (v. >= 3.6) and, of course, this plugin.
At this first release it can:
- show and set skype status
- show the contacts and the call history (up to the last 100 calls)
- place new voice calls
- answer new incoming calls with a bottomright menu
- if a call arrives during the playback of some media it may put in pause the media and resume then it after the call


DOWNLOAD:
For installing it I would recommend to use the MPInstaller package "MySkype.mpi" (included in the .zip file downloadable from this page).
Please, check also if the SVN version of the MySkype.mpi is more recent than the one attached to this post (which is 7 of January 2008).
You can download the whole project (source, skin and MPI) from the MediaPortal contributor plugin SVN repository
at:
https://mp-plugins.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/mp-plugins/trunk/plugins/MySkype

or just navigate it at:

http://mediaportal.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/mp-plugins/trunk/plugins/MySkype/


INSTALLATION:
Start the MediaPortal Configuration tool, go in Plugins, go in MPI and install the plugin using the MySkype.mpi file.
Then, in General section you need to set to MediaPortal to not start in fullscreen mode.
Say ok and exit MediaPortal Configuration tool.
Then launch MediaPortal and wait for the first Skype prompt that asks if you want to allow MediaPortal to access Skype itself. Choose "Yes" in a permanent way.
Then Skype will say that an external program is asking it to stay in silent mode, and it will ask you the confirmation for that. Select "Don't ask me again" and click OK to allow MediaPortal to access Skype and put it in silent mode permanently.
The plugin will take out Skype from silent mode when MediaPortal will be shut down (no damages to your Skype :o).
After the authorization is done, you can configure your MediaPortal to start in fullscreen again (if you like so).
All done, just use it!

I'll attach the MPInstller to this post so you can quickly start to use and test it!


USE:
At the startup the plugin will ask a lot of data to Skype so if you start MediaPortal and then jump quickly to MySkype, you will have to wait some seconds in order to be able to navigate through the contacts or the call history, that's because they are still being populating with contacts and old calls. Don't worry and give it some seconds of your time.

With the Status button you can choose which Skype status you want to be in.

With the History button you can look at the call history. It starts with MissedCalls as default, then you can click on ReceivedCalls button or CallsDone button to show the other lists.

In the Settings panel you may choose to be notified or not about incoming calls and if you choose yes, you can decide if you want the plugin to put in pause any media was playing when the incoming call arrived. Last option in the setting is whether to show or not the contacts that are currently offline. The settings are saved every time you click the "Back" button on the Settings page, so they will not be saved if you jump out of the page in other ways.


You will find other informations at:
http://forum.team-mediaportal.com/new_plugin_myskype-t33603.html


I hope you'll enjoy it!
Have a nice day,

BlaXwan

License:

Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Team MediaPortal http://www.team-mediaportal.com This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with GNU Make; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

Submitted On:

08 Jan 2008

Submitted By:

blaxwan (blaxwan)

File Date:

07 Jan 2008

File Author:

BlaXwan

File Version:

0.1.0.0

File Size:

324.81 Kb

File Type:

zip

File HomePage:

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Downloads:

2873

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Comments:

from Lesther - Great job! Thanks for your work!

from leo212 - Great Plugin! I've been waited for Skype plugin so long... Thanks!

from Energizer - Thanks!my small fix skin http://viaccessfree.biz/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=365&d=1210448424

from spxero - Is this compatible with Skype video?