{"id":127,"date":"2012-10-18T10:54:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T21:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2016-04-11T15:12:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T03:12:35","slug":"skype-plugin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/skype-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Skype Plugin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/skype.png\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin: 5px; padding-bottom: 30px;\"\/><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;\">\n<h1>Skype API Plugin<\/h1>\n<h2>for Pidgin\/libpurple\/Adium<\/h2>\n<h3>by Eion Robb<\/h3>\n<p><!-- p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ohloh.net\/projects\/12561\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ohloh.net\/projects\/12561\/widgets\/project_partner_badge.gif\" alt=\"skype4pidgin - 3k+ lines - $40k+ cost - 1 developer\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"float:left; padding: 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ohloh.net\/p\/skype4pidgin\/widgets\/project_users.js?style=gray\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"float:right;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-4222328769207185\";\n\/\/468x60, created 1\/19\/08\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4555844082\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/--><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both; line-height: 0; font-size: 0\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>About<\/h3>\n<p>\nThis is the Skype API Plugin for Pidgin\/libpurple\/Adium.  If you&#8217;re already running Skype, you can have your Skype contacts displayed with your Pidgin\/libpurple\/Adium contacts.  It is intended as a complete replacement for the Skype user interface, hopefully everything you can do in Skype you can do with this plugin.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/README.txt\">Readme.txt file about this plugin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/CHANGELOG.txt\">A Changelog can be found here<\/a> <a href=\"\/rss.xml\"><img src=\"\/feed.png\" alt=\"RSS Feed\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Donate<\/h3>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin: 5px;\">\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\"\/><br \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"D33N5RV7FEXZU\"\/><br \/>\n<input type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paypal.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>This plugin is Free to use and modify the source code, however it was started because of the <a href=\"http:\/\/trac.adiumx.com\/wiki\/Bounties\">large bounty<\/a> placed on it.  So far I have not received this bounty so if you like it as much as I&#8217;ve liked coding it, perhaps you&#8217;ll consider making a donation?  You can either send money using Skype (not through the plugin), or by PayPal from the button on the left.  Donations will be put towards web-hosting fees as well as used for testing some of the paid services of Skype.  A big thank you to the people who have made a donation.<\/p>\n<h3>Important Updates<\/h3>\n<p>Skype 4 for Windows will open chat windows even when in silent mode.  Change <a href=\"\/Skype4%20Settings.png\">this setting<\/a> to fix this issue<\/p>\n<h3>Download<\/h3>\n<h4>Core Programs<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-2859572-10576657\">Download Skype<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-2859572-10576657\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pidgin.im\/download\/\">Download Pidgin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adiumx.com\/\">Download Adium<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:300px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/Skype4Pidgin-download-icon-linux.png\" alt=\"Linux\" style=\"margin:auto;display:block;\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">Last update 16 Oct 2012<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/skype4pidgin.deb\">skype4pidgin.deb<\/a> (Debian\/Ubuntu)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/libskype.so\">libskype.so<\/a> (32-bit)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/libskype64.so\">libskype64.so<\/a> (64-bit)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/libskype_dbus.so\">libskype_dbus.so<\/a> (Finch 32-bit)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/libskype_dbus64.so\">libskype_dbus64.so<\/a> (Finch 64-bit)<\/li>\n<li>To install, run the deb package or copy libskype.so to the plugins directory, normally \/usr\/lib\/purple-2\/ or ~\/.purple\/plugins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:300px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/Skype4Pidgin-download-icon-windows.png\" alt=\"Windows\" style=\"margin:auto;display:block;\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">Last update 16 Oct 2012<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/skype4pidgin-installer.exe\">skype4pidgin-installer.exe<\/a> (Installer)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/libskype.dll\">libskype.dll<\/a><\/li>\n<li>To install, run skype4pidgin-installer.exe or copy libskype.dll to the plugins directory, normally C:\\Program Files\\Pidgin\\plugins.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/share.skype.com\/sites\/devzone\/2007\/10\/api_access_authorization_revis.html\">Important Skype change for Windows users<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float:left;width:300px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/Skype4Pidgin-download-icon-mac.png\" alt=\"OS X\" style=\"margin:auto;display:block;\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">Last update 16 Oct 2012<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/SkypePlugin1.5.zip\">SkypePlugin1.5.zip<\/a> (Adium 1.5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/SkypePlugin1.4.zip\">SkypePlugin1.4.zip<\/a> (Adium 1.4)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/SkypePlugin1.3.zip\">SkypePlugin1.3.zip<\/a> (Adium 1.3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/SkypePluginSource.zip\">SkypePluginSource.zip<\/a> (Source)<\/li>\n<li>To install, extract the zip file and double-click SkypePlugin.AdiumPlugin to install it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;font-size:0;line-height:0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h4>Other<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/theme\">theme<\/a> (Emoticons theme) &#8211; Last update 18 Nov 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/skype_icons.zip\">skype_icons.zip<\/a> (Protocol icons) &#8211; Last update 9 Dec 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Protocol Icons<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cubestuff.wordpress.com\/2007\/11\/25\/skype-goes-tango\/\">Jakub Szypulka<\/a> has made up some awesome tangofied Skype icons that you can use, under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/#deed\">the creative commons 3.0 licence<\/a>.  Just grab the <a href=\"skype_icons.zip\">skype_icons.zip<\/a> zipfile from above and extract them to your pixmaps\/pidgin\/protocols\/ directory. (The icons are already part of the deb and exe packages)<\/p>\n<h3>Skype Emoticons Theme<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.andreineculau.com\/Original_Smileys_Theme_for_Pidgin\">Andrei Neculau<\/a> has made an emoticons pack that has the original Skype emoticons (as well as the other IM&#8217;s).  You can grab it <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.andreineculau.com\/Original_Smileys_Theme_for_Pidgin\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ninstalled = false;\nfunction showPic(a)\n{\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"preview\").src=a.href;\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"link\").href=a.href;\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"hiddendiv\").style.visibility='visible';\n\treturn false;\n}\nfunction hidePic()\n{\n\tdocument.getElementById(\"hiddendiv\").style.visibility='hidden';\t\n}\ndocument.write('\n\n<div id=\"hiddendiv\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: absolute; right: 0; border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; background: white; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\" id=\"link\"><img src=\"\" id=\"preview\" alt=\"Open Image\"\/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"\" onclick=\"hidePic()\">Close image<\/a>');\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Screenshots<\/h3>\n<h4>Linux<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Linux%20Add%20Account.png\">Add your Skype account to Pidgin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Linux%20Skype%20Confirmation.png\">Skype confirms your access<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Linux%20Skype%20Public%20API%20Options.png\">Pidgin comes up in Skype API config<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Linux%20Screenshot.png\">Start Chatting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Windows<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Win32%20Add%20Account.png\">Add Skype account to Pidgin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Win32%20Accounts.png\">Shows up on the accounts list<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Win32%20Skype%20Confirmation.png\">Skype double-checks you&#8217;re not a hacker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/Win32%20Buddy%20List.png\">Skype contacts, Ahoy!<\/a> (ooh! buddy icons)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>OS X<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/OSX%20Add%20Account.png\">Add an account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/OSX%20Skype%20Confirmation.png\">Skype confirms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/OSX%20Skype%20API%20Options.png\">In the API List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/OSX%20Buddy%20List.png\">There&#8217;s some buddies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a onclick=\"return showPic(this);\" href=\"\/OSX%20Message.png\">And a message for fun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Source Code<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re after the cutting edge source, you can view the subversion repository <a href=\"http:\/\/skype4pidgin.googlecode.com\/svn\/\">here<\/a> or checkout the source by using the following command:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 20px; font-family: monospace;\">svn checkout <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">http<\/span>:\/\/skype4pidgin.googlecode.com\/svn\/trunk\/ skype4pidgin-read-only<\/p>\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>You can contact me by preferably emailing me at <a style=\"font-size: 10px;\" href=\"m&#97;ilto:eion%40rob&#98;mob%2Ecom?Subject=Skype%20Plugin\">&#65349;&#65353;&#65359;&#65358;&#65312;&#65362;&#65359;&#65346;&#65346;&#65357;&#65359;&#65346;&#65294;&#65347;&#65359;&#65357;<\/a> or messaging me on Skype at <a href=\"skype:bigbrownchunx?chat&amp;topic=Skype%20Plugin\">BigBrownChunx <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/mystatus.skype.com\/smallicon\/BigBrownChunx\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I write about Skype stuff on <a href=\"http:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/\">my blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Legal<\/h3>\n<p>Since this plugin is a &#8216;derivative work&#8217; of libpurple, it is released under the GPLv3 licence<\/p>\n<p><i>Isn&#8217;t it against the GPL to interface with proprietry software?<\/i> No, I believe not.  Although this plugin can never be used in a Free (as in freedom) World, the GPL allows communication with proprietary software.  The FSF <a href=\"\/FSF%20Email.txt\">seem to agree with me<\/a> on this point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skype API Plugin for Pidgin\/libpurple\/Adium by Eion Robb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3CEsE-23","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315,"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/127\/revisions\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eion.robbmob.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}