On Monday 08 January 2007 17:30, Gilboa Davara wrote: > On Mon, 2007-01-08 at 16:38 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Monday 08 January 2007 16:22, Gilboa Davara wrote: > > > Anne, > > > > > > I tried sharing my Logitech Communicate STX webcam under kopete over > > > MSN messenger network without much luck. > > > Establishing connection was a real pain in the back side (large number > > > of retires to get it working) and from time to time my image would > > > freeze (both in the preview window and on the other end). > > > > Did you have to do anything other than click on the send icon to get the > > video transmitted? And received? > > In the chat window: > Chat -> Send Webcam. > If the other side sends you an invitation, you can "accept" or "reject" > it. > After a couple of unsuccessful "accepts" I managed to establish a > connection. > But sadly enough, it didn't last... :( > Both my friend and I tried many times, but never got it to work. > > I can see it in the setup page, but haven't managed anything at all in > > use. > > > > > For now, I'm using the amsn package which seems to work just fine. > > > > That's one I've never tried at all. > > It's in extras. > It uses an old fltk interface. > AFAICS it doesn't even do AA fonts. > > But it works. > > > > Once I'll have some free time I'll do some testing and report the > > > problems upstream. > > > > Thanks. > > > > I've been trying to get both kopete and ekiga working, but it's hard work > > if you don't know whether the problems are at the local end, the remote > > end, or both. > > Indeed. > Even worse, the MSN protocol itself is... err... not that reliable. :( > It's very frustrating. Two or three years back I had gnomemeeting working. I used it for a linux to linux and for a linux to windows session (netmeeting). I haven't needed it for a long time, so I've been quite shocked to see how hard it is now. Anne
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