Ubuntu 18, tbdialout, sip handler

[Tobida]

Ubuntu 18, tbdialout, sip handler

[tipichris]

Don't use userdefined URL in TBDialOut. That is intended for http. Just use sip:

[Tobida]

I followed your FAQ:
http://www.oak-wood.co.uk/faq/content/3/19/en/how-do-i-use-tbdialout-with-ekiga.html?highlight=ekiga
Ekiga seems to need more then just a number.
But it doesn't matter: After switchting the settings to "SIP", the error message unfortunately stays the same. So, this is not the reason.

[tipichris]

So long since I wrote that part I'd forgetten about Ekiga and full sip URLs.

It seems the way in which URL handlers are configured in Ubuntu has changed. I've just done this, and got somewhere…

Create a file ~/.local/share/applications/sipurl.desktop and put this in it:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/usr/bin/ekiga -c %u
Name=sip-url
Comment=sip-url handler
Icon=
Categories=Application;Network;
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/sip;

I think this is needed because the default ekiga.desktop file does not have the -c %u part in the Exec statement. There may be a more elegant approach involving actions, but just creating a new sipurl.desktop seemed easier.

Then run
xdg-settings set default-url-scheme-handler sip sipurl.desktop

For me, that worked, in combination with the custom sip: URL

[Tobida]

Whow. That was great help. Thank you, that's the solution.