Re: Need suggestions for internet messenger app
Le Thursday 13 November 2008 16:17:47 H.S., vous avez écrit :
> Dennis Wicks wrote:
> > H.S. wrote the following on 11/12/2008 11:17 PM:
> >> Dennis Wicks wrote:
> >>> Greetings;
> >>>
> >>> I have installed Ayttm and Pidgin and both work OK except they don't
> >>> support microphone/speaker or webcam.
> >
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> >>> Does anyone know of messenger/chat programs that do? Also
> >>> need to work on Yahoo network.
> >>>
> >>> I'm running lenny/gnome.
> >>>
> >>> Many TIA!
> >>>
> >>> Dennis
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions, but the really important thing is *webcam*.
> > Grandma has to be able to see those grandkids
> > grow! ;)
>
> hmm ... I haven't tried it but it looks like one of the forks or a new
> version of pidgin supports webcams on Yahoo messenger. I have read
> somewhere that kopete messenger also supports that.
>
> Skype supports webcam out of the box IIRC.
>
> And if I am not mistaken, so does Ekiga.
>
> Sorry, cannot conform this since I do not use a webcam.
>
> Good luck.
>
> > I guess I'll have to resort to running VBox and Windows, if that will
> > work.
> >
> > TNX again!
> > Dennis
>
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Did not try skype, but as far as Ekiga goes, it is very touchy on webcam
resolution, ie ekiga does not work with mine. Kopete is OK for the webcam.
The laptop's internal mike isnt working with any of the above, but external
does.
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