Kontact is my default PIM application. On its configuration we can setup a phone calling program, such as ekiga, skype and others, it just requires a small script, like the one bellow, which I have integrated with KPilot, so I can manage my contacts centered and synchronized.
#!/usr/bin/env python
# skype_call.py
import sys
import Skype4Py
def main():
if len(sys.argv) != 2:
print "No dialup numbern"
number = sys.argv[1]
number = number.strip()
for n in [' ', '+', '(', ')', "s", "t", '-']:
number = number.replace(n, "");
number = '+' + number
print number, "n"
skype = Skype4Py.Skype()
skype.Attach()
skype.PlaceCall(number)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
Then, on the Kontact configuration, on the address book settings, we configure the path to our script, called skype_call.py, in this case located at my home directory, on my personal scripts folder.
One time configured contact, you can call your contacts just by clicking on their phone numbers. Remember that skype needs the format +country_code—area_code—phone_number, like +56 (2) 555 55 55.
Happy internet calling ;)
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