Re: Attending skype calls from bluetooth headset

[alok barsode <alokbarsode@gmail.com>]

Hi Bala,

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Johan Hedberg <johan.hedberg@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Bala,
>
> (lkml left out from the recipients since this is pretty obviously
> off-topic there)
>
> On Tue, Nov 03, 2009, Bala wrote:
>> I am trying to attend skype calls from bluetooth headset.
>> I am hearing the ringtone but I am not able to answer the call by
>> pressing the call button in the headset.
>>
>> Control comes to function telephony_key_press_req() in
>> audio/telephone_dummy.c [bluez 4.32] when call button in the headset
>> is pressed.
>> Any idea how to communicate this event to skype so that the call can
>> be answered?
>
> As you see from audio/headset.c the event will also emit a
> "AnswerRequested" D-Bus signal. So all you need to do is get the source
> code for skype and fix it to listen for and react to this signal. Oh wait,
> skype is closed source ;)
> However, if the rumors are true we might see an open source skype UI for
> Linux soon and then the issue could really be solved. This is btw assuming
> that skype doesn't already have some API for external call control. If it
> does, you might be able to hack together a telephony-skype.c which calls
> into this API.

This might help.
https://developer.skype.com/Docs/ApiDoc/FrontPage

>
> Johan
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Cheers,
Alok.