Hi developers, I upgraded to 1.4 beta today and I'm really impressed about the improvements since last version (1.3). Unfortunately there's one feature missing (which was there in 1.3): I'm not able anymore to automatically reduce Skype's Contact List in the system tray after Skype starts up. Please add this feature: is very annoying to manually close the window after Skype starts (in my case... every time I'm entering my GNOME session).
Thank you very much for your attention!
QUOTE(Raideiin @ Sun Jun 17 2007, 03:20) [snapback]407362[/snapback]
Hi developers, I upgraded to 1.4 beta today and I'm really impressed about the improvements since last version (1.3). Unfortunately there's one feature missing (which was there in 1.3): I'm not able anymore to automatically reduce Skype's Contact List in the system tray after Skype starts up. Please add this feature: is very annoying to manually close the window after Skype starts (in my case... every time I'm entering my GNOME session).
Thank you very much for your attention!
I think the feature is there, as mine doesn't show up the main window at system start. The option again seems to be missing from the configuration dialog.
I'd say you can manually enable this by first shutting down Skype, then editing your ~/.Skype/shared.xml, look up the spot where <ui> starts, and then look for <StartMinimized>0</StartMinimized>. Change the 0 to 1.
QUOTE(apz @ Sun Jun 17 2007, 11:37) [snapback]407460[/snapback]
I think the feature is there, as mine doesn't show up the main window at system start. The option again seems to be missing from the configuration dialog.
I'd say you can manually enable this by first shutting down Skype, then editing your ~/.Skype/shared.xml, look up the spot where <ui> starts, and then look for <StartMinimized>0</StartMinimized>. Change the 0 to 1.
I tried this and it did not work. The <StartMinimized> line was neither in the .Skype/shared.xml nor the .Skype/username/config.xml
I added the line below the <ui> anyway (on both files) and it did not work.
QUOTE(cappy-chan @ Sun Jun 17 2007, 12:25) [snapback]407483[/snapback]
I tried this and it did not work. The <StartMinimized> line was neither in the .Skype/shared.xml nor the .Skype/username/config.xml
I added the line below the <ui> anyway (on both files) and it did not work.
Here's the whole UI-segment from my configuration. It seems to have some deprecated elements aswell, like the browser, but it still works:
<UI>
<Installed>2</Installed>
<Language>en</Language>
<MailProgram>icedove</MailProgram>
<Pos>
<Height>647</Height>
<Width>356</Width>
<X>43</X>
<Y>59</Y>
</Pos>
<SavePassword>1</SavePassword>
<StartMinimized>1</StartMinimized>
<UrlHandler>opera</UrlHandler>
<View>
<Addr>1</Addr>
<Buttons>1</Buttons>
<Dial>1</Dial>
<MenuBar>1</MenuBar>
<Off>1</Off>
<Stat>1</Stat>
<Text>1</Text>
<Tools>1</Tools>
</View>
</UI>
Sorry, still no dice. I tried copying yours over mine and it didn't work (I did close skype and all before). I changed it back to mine afterwards.
Here is my entire shared.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config version="1.0" serial="618" timestamp="1.3">
<Lib>
<Account>
<Default>username</Default>
</Account>
<BCM>
<_2>LongNumber_2>
<_256>LongNumber_256>
<_3>LongNumber_3>
<_4>LongNumber_4>
<_5>LongNumber_5>
</BCM>
<BackboneInited>1</BackboneInited>
<Connection>
<Bandwidth>
<CurSlotLength>8752</CurSlotLength>
<InHistory>LongNumber</InHistory>
<OutHistory>LongNumber</OutHistory>
</Bandwidth>
<DisablePort80>1</DisablePort80>
<DynconServers>
<DirectlyConnected>1</DirectlyConnected>
</DynconServers>
<EventServers>
<DirectlyConnected>1</DirectlyConnected>
</EventServers>
<Firewall>
<TcpInHistory>0</TcpInHistory>
<UdpInHistory>0</UdpInHistory>
<UdpOutHistory>-1</UdpOutHistory>
</Firewall>
<HostCache>LongNumber</HostCache>
<HttpsProxy>
<Enable>0</Enable>
</HttpsProxy>
<LastIP>5555555555</LastIP>
<LastProbingFailed>0</LastProbingFailed>
<ListeningPort>55555</ListeningPort>
<LoginServers>
<DirectlyConnected>1</DirectlyConnected>
</LoginServers>
<NatTracker>
<ContraProbeResults></ContraProbeResults>
<PreviousNatType>6</PreviousNatType>
</NatTracker>
<SocksProxy>
<Enable>0</Enable>
</SocksProxy>
</Connection>
<Localnode>
<NodeID>LongNumber</NodeID>
</Localnode>
<PropsManager>
<PermaProps>LongNumber</PermaProps>
</PropsManager>
<VoiceEng>
<MicVolume>0</MicVolume>
</VoiceEng>
</Lib>
<UI>
<Installed>2</Installed>
<Pos>
<Height>650</Height>
<Width>614</Width>
<X>656</X>
<Y>49</Y>
</Pos>
<SavePassword>1</SavePassword>
<StartMinimized>1</StartMinimized>
</UI>
</config>
I don't see anything in there that looks wrong =-/
Here is my entire shared.xml file:
CODE
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config version="1.0" serial="618" timestamp="1.3">
<Lib>
<Account>
<Default>username</Default>
</Account>
<BCM>
<_2>LongNumber_2>
<_256>LongNumber_256>
<_3>LongNumber_3>
<_4>LongNumber_4>
<_5>LongNumber_5>
</BCM>
<BackboneInited>1</BackboneInited>
<Connection>
<Bandwidth>
<CurSlotLength>8752</CurSlotLength>
<InHistory>LongNumber</InHistory>
<OutHistory>LongNumber</OutHistory>
</Bandwidth>
<DisablePort80>1</DisablePort80>
<DynconServers>
<DirectlyConnected>1</DirectlyConnected>
</DynconServers>
<EventServers>
<DirectlyConnected>1</DirectlyConnected>
</EventServers>
<Firewall>
<TcpInHistory>0</TcpInHistory>
<UdpInHistory>0</UdpInHistory>
<UdpOutHistory>-1</UdpOutHistory>
</Firewall>
<HostCache>LongNumber</HostCache>
<HttpsProxy>
<Enable>0</Enable>
</HttpsProxy>
<LastIP>5555555555</LastIP>
<LastProbingFailed>0</LastProbingFailed>
<ListeningPort>55555</ListeningPort>
<LoginServers>
<DirectlyConnected>1</DirectlyConnected>
</LoginServers>
<NatTracker>
<ContraProbeResults></ContraProbeResults>
<PreviousNatType>6</PreviousNatType>
</NatTracker>
<SocksProxy>
<Enable>0</Enable>
</SocksProxy>
</Connection>
<Localnode>
<NodeID>LongNumber</NodeID>
</Localnode>
<PropsManager>
<PermaProps>LongNumber</PermaProps>
</PropsManager>
<VoiceEng>
<MicVolume>0</MicVolume>
</VoiceEng>
</Lib>
<UI>
<Installed>2</Installed>
<Pos>
<Height>650</Height>
<Width>614</Width>
<X>656</X>
<Y>49</Y>
</Pos>
<SavePassword>1</SavePassword>
<StartMinimized>1</StartMinimized>
</UI>
</config>
I don't see anything in there that looks wrong =-/
QUOTE(cappy-chan @ Sun Jun 17 2007, 12:25) [snapback]407483[/snapback]
I tried this and it did not work. The <StartMinimized> line was neither in the .Skype/shared.xml nor the .Skype/username/config.xml
I added the line below the <ui> anyway (on both files) and it did not work.
done, but it was already set to 1...
So i tried to change it to 0, I restarted skype (the contact list was obviously there) and then I changed it another time to 1.
After I restarted Skype nothing changed: my contact list was there...
Thisi is my actual shared.xml:
QUOTE
<UI>
<Installed>2</Installed>
<Language>en</Language>
<MailProgram>thunderbird</MailProgram>
<Pos>
<Height>631</Height>
<Width>268</Width>
<X>1403</X>
<Y>74</Y>
</Pos>
<SavePassword>1</SavePassword>
<StartMinimized>1</StartMinimized>
<UrlHandler>mozilla</UrlHandler>
<View>
<Addr>1</Addr>
<Buttons>1</Buttons>
<Dial>1</Dial>
<MenuBar>1</MenuBar>
<Off>1</Off>
<Stat>1</Stat>
<Text>1</Text>
<Tools>1</Tools>
</View>
</UI>
</config>
<Installed>2</Installed>
<Language>en</Language>
<MailProgram>thunderbird</MailProgram>
<Pos>
<Height>631</Height>
<Width>268</Width>
<X>1403</X>
<Y>74</Y>
</Pos>
<SavePassword>1</SavePassword>
<StartMinimized>1</StartMinimized>
<UrlHandler>mozilla</UrlHandler>
<View>
<Addr>1</Addr>
<Buttons>1</Buttons>
<Dial>1</Dial>
<MenuBar>1</MenuBar>
<Off>1</Off>
<Stat>1</Stat>
<Text>1</Text>
<Tools>1</Tools>
</View>
</UI>
</config>
Please fix this (a button in the preferences like in previous versions is necessary!)
The support for hiding main window on startup is not there yet. It will be added later.
if you are using kde you can start skype via kstart and have it hidden.
CODE
kstart --iconify skype
QUOTE(berkus @ Tue Jun 19 2007, 13:02) [snapback]408304[/snapback]
The support for hiding main window on startup is not there yet. It will be added later.
Good to know
thank you for the answer, do you plan to add this in the final 1.4 release?QUOTE(Simon_6162 @ Tue Jun 19 2007, 16:41) [snapback]408381[/snapback]
if you are using kde you can start skype via kstart and have it hidden.
CODE
kstart --iconify skype
Thank you... but I'm using gnome... i don't know if there is something working with this
QUOTE(Simon_6162 @ Tue Jun 19 2007, 16:41) [snapback]408381[/snapback]
if you are using kde you can start skype via kstart and have it hidden.
CODE
kstart --iconify skype
Installed it in gnome and it didn't hide the skype window ... oh well, I'll live
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