Comments on: Presence, contacts and different apps.. http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/ um, what do I write here? Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:56:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Tuomas http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-65 Tuomas Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:39:20 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-65 Yeah. Christian said he was working on this too. Yeah. Christian said he was working on this too.

]]> By: torkel http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-50 torkel Sat, 18 Sep 2004 12:24:05 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-50 Not to mention that there should be one way to make all apps go offline (evolution, lifrea,...). Not to mention that there should be one way to make all apps go offline (evolution, lifrea,…).

]]> By: Tuomas http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-49 Tuomas Sat, 18 Sep 2004 06:06:09 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-49 The screensaver-to-away-status is a good idea! Thanks! The screensaver-to-away-status is a good idea! Thanks!

]]> By: required http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-48 required Fri, 17 Sep 2004 20:08:10 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-48 maybe not busy, but it would be smart if you could be marked as away when your screensaver goes off maybe not busy, but it would be smart if you could be marked as away when your screensaver goes off

]]> By: Christian Hammond http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-47 Christian Hammond Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:16:06 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-47 I'm working on this task, actually. It's the <a href="http://galago.sf.net/">Galago</a> framework, and is designed to be desktop-neutral and application-neutral and rides over D-BUS. Right now, on my desktop, Gaim has registered itself as a feed and so has Evolution. When I open up an e-mail in Evolution, it's checking if the person in the addressbook has IM accounts. If so, it's querying for the GalagoPerson and, if found, feeds it to a standard presence display icon. Meanwhile, a little applet is living on my panel showing me the presence information for several friends. Each name shown is taken from the Evolution addressbook, while the presence info is taken from Gaim. None of these apps talk to each other directly. Galago handles the merging of information intelligently. Once I can figure out a couple of the more critical bugs, a version of Galago will be released, along with Evolution and Gaim integration. It is the hope that integration with other applications will come soon. See the <a href="http://galago.sourceforge.net/screenshots/index.php">screenshots</a> page and also another <a href="http://www.chipx86.com/evo-galago-mail-1.png">screenshot</a> showing off an early stage of the Evolution Mail integration. I’m working on this task, actually. It’s the Galago framework, and is designed to be desktop-neutral and application-neutral and rides over D-BUS. Right now, on my desktop, Gaim has registered itself as a feed and so has Evolution. When I open up an e-mail in Evolution, it’s checking if the person in the addressbook has IM accounts. If so, it’s querying for the GalagoPerson and, if found, feeds it to a standard presence display icon. Meanwhile, a little applet is living on my panel showing me the presence information for several friends. Each name shown is taken from the Evolution addressbook, while the presence info is taken from Gaim.

None of these apps talk to each other directly. Galago handles the merging of information intelligently. Once I can figure out a couple of the more critical bugs, a version of Galago will be released, along with Evolution and Gaim integration. It is the hope that integration with other applications will come soon.

See the screenshots page and also another screenshot showing off an early stage of the Evolution Mail integration.

]]> By: Steven Garrity http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-46 Steven Garrity Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:50:46 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-46 I <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2004-September/msg00100.html">asked a similar question</a> on the gnome desktop-devel list a while back and was pointed to Galago. Good discussion including some input from some of the kernel hackers (I guess you could say I got some Cox/Love...). You're totally right though. I asked a similar question on the gnome desktop-devel list a while back and was pointed to Galago. Good discussion including some input from some of the kernel hackers (I guess you could say I got some Cox/Love…).

You’re totally right though.

]]> By: Jon http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-45 Jon Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:39:13 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-45 Isn't <a href="http://galago.sourceforge.net/">Galago</a> trying to sort this particular mess out? Isn’t Galago trying to sort this particular mess out?

]]> By: Thomas http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-44 Thomas Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:29:15 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-44 .. that should have been. It would be neat to have this (ie. away-functions and so on) integrated into <a href="http://www.nat.org/dashboard/">dashboard</a>, and then be able to use notifications for status changes like Jimmac's now online, chat with him using: - IRC - Skype - GAIM .. that should have been.

It would be neat to have this (ie. away-functions and so on) integrated into dashboard, and then be able to use notifications for status changes like

Jimmac’s now online, chat with him using:
- IRC
- Skype
- GAIM

]]> By: Thomas http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-43 Thomas Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:28:19 +0000 http://www.tigert.com/archives/2004/09/17/presence-contacts-and-different-apps/#comment-43 It would be neat to have this (ie. away-functions and so on) integrated into <a href="http://www.nat.org/dashboard/" title="dashboard">, and then be able to use notifications for status changes like Jimmac's now online, chat with him using: - IRC - Skype - GAIM</a> It would be neat to have this (ie. away-functions and so on) integrated into , and then be able to use notifications for status changes like

Jimmac’s now online, chat with him using:
- IRC
- Skype
- GAIM

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