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Offline Nippur

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How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« on: January 02, 2011, 08:15:14 AM »
My webcam doesn't work with skype unless I follow these instructions:

where can i put the LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype command so that it happens automatically when i start skype instead of the konsole?

i am also having the problem the video being a mirror image (i had this problem before in PCLOS 2009 as well)

Right click on the menu button choose menu editor, go to and select your skype shortcut and delete the current run command and paste LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype in it's place. Save and close menu editor.

Now when you run skype the additional process will run / terminate normally I found. This is only a work around not a real fix, but it works.

But I have not been able to edit skype to give it the new path.

Any help to solve this?

Thx  ;)
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2011, 08:38:16 AM »
Nippur
I'm not using XFCE, but if you go to:
http://pclosmag.com/
they have a pdf download of "Gtk Lightweight Desktops: Xfce & LXDE Special Edition". There is a section in there about changing/modifying the menu. It might have something there that will help you.
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2011, 08:40:24 AM »
Right Click on the menu button ( PC button - lower left of your screen ) then click on menu editor -
Now click on the > beside internet - scroll to Skype and click on it now click on the advanced tab
and copy and paste in the work path ( may need to remove current run command that is there )

Edit: sorry didn't realize that you were using XFCE
« Last Edit: January 02, 2011, 08:54:57 AM by Ramchu »
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2011, 05:42:56 PM »
Logitech C120, Skype and pulseaudio with Phoenix 2010.12 ... ok

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,84801.msg703825.html#msg703825
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2011, 02:04:32 AM »
Quote from: coco on January 02, 2011, 05:42:56 PM
Logitech C120, Skype and pulseaudio with Phoenix 2010.12 ... ok

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,84801.msg703825.html#msg703825


Gracias coco.You have a question in that thread  ;)
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2011, 03:31:32 AM »
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2011, 02:53:06 PM »
Quote from: uncleV on January 03, 2011, 03:31:32 AM
Did a little search. Hope you'll find something useful here:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80239.0.html
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,74067.0.html
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,64212.0.html

I don't use XFCE though.


Thx I had a look at that and also to the mag.I found it was not easy so I just wait for the menu editor that will be back in 4.8 xfce which should be out really soon (I hope).Then everything will be good.  ;)
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2011, 04:05:29 PM »
Quote from: Nippur on January 03, 2011, 02:53:06 PM
Quote from: uncleV on January 03, 2011, 03:31:32 AM
Did a little search. Hope you'll find something useful here:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80239.0.html
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,74067.0.html
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,64212.0.html

I don't use XFCE though.


Thx I had a look at that and also to the mag.I found it was not easy so I just wait for the menu editor that will be back in 4.8 xfce which should be out really soon (I hope).Then everything will be good.  ;)


Open a terminal, su to root, give the root password, then at the prompt, type the name of your favorite editor, represented here as <editor> followed by;

[root@localhost ~]# <editor> /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop               <Enter>

You'll see this:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Skype
Comment=Skype Internet Telephony
Exec=skype
Icon=skype.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Network;X-MandrivaLinux-Internet-InstantMessaging;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.11

Edit the Exec= line to read;

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Skype
Comment=Skype Internet Telephony
Exec=LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype
Icon=skype.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Network;X-MandrivaLinux-Internet-InstantMessaging;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.11

Save the file.

Done!
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2011, 03:59:23 PM »
will try it tomorrow at my mum´s house.
Thx for your efforts old-polack  :)
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2011, 01:08:17 AM »
Quote from: old-polack on January 03, 2011, 04:05:29 PM
Quote from: Nippur on January 03, 2011, 02:53:06 PM
Quote from: uncleV on January 03, 2011, 03:31:32 AM
Did a little search. Hope you'll find something useful here:
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,80239.0.html
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,74067.0.html
http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,64212.0.html

I don't use XFCE though.


Thx I had a look at that and also to the mag.I found it was not easy so I just wait for the menu editor that will be back in 4.8 xfce which should be out really soon (I hope).Then everything will be good.  ;)


Open a terminal, su to root, give the root password, then at the prompt, type the name of your favorite editor, represented here as <editor> followed by;

[root@localhost ~]# <editor> /usr/share/applications/skype.desktop               <Enter>

You'll see this:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Skype
Comment=Skype Internet Telephony
Exec=skype
Icon=skype.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Network;X-MandrivaLinux-Internet-InstantMessaging;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.11

Edit the Exec= line to read;

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Skype
Comment=Skype Internet Telephony
Exec=LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype
Icon=skype.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Network;X-MandrivaLinux-Internet-InstantMessaging;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.11

Save the file.

Done!


Well I have followed these instructions and now skype won't launch.I go to the general menu -> internet -> Skype, but nothing happens.

I have reset Exect=Skype and it now boots again but with the same webcam issue.

I don't know what could be wrong  ???
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2011, 02:37:12 AM »
Quote from: Nippur on January 06, 2011, 01:08:17 AM

Well I have followed these instructions and now skype won't launch.I go to the general menu -> internet -> Skype, but nothing happens.

I have reset Exect=Skype and it now boots again but with the same webcam issue.

I don't know what could be wrong  ???

I hope you made less typos in those commands than you did reporting that one.
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2011, 03:26:50 AM »
Quote from: old-polack on January 06, 2011, 02:37:12 AM
Quote from: Nippur on January 06, 2011, 01:08:17 AM

Well I have followed these instructions and now skype won't launch.I go to the general menu -> internet -> Skype, but nothing happens.

I have reset Exect=Skype and it now boots again but with the same webcam issue.

I don't know what could be wrong  ???

I hope you made less typos in those commands than you did reporting that one.

As I have it right now and it doesn't launch:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Skype
Comment=Skype Internet Telephony
Exec=LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype
Icon=skype.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Categories=Network;X-MandrivaLinux-Internet-InstantMessaging;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.11
« Last Edit: January 06, 2011, 03:54:14 AM by old-polack »
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2011, 03:30:57 AM »
Just for diagnostics try run in Terminal
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype
Any error output?

Just a thought: What if you change to
Terminal=true
?
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2011, 03:59:18 AM »
Quote from: uncleV on January 06, 2011, 03:30:57 AM
Just for diagnostics try run in Terminal
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so /usr/bin/skype
Any error output?

No.Skype runs and webcam works.

Just a thought: What if you change to
Terminal=true
?

A terminal shows but with no user, just empty.

I appreciate your efforts helping me  :)

EDIT: I just tried to change back to Terminal=false and I get this message "can't open file to write"
« Last Edit: January 06, 2011, 04:02:10 AM by Nippur »
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Re: How can I access the menu editor for Skype?
« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2011, 04:05:17 AM »
Please be sure Skype is quit before you try to launch it via the desktop icon with Terminal=true set.
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