[kdepim-users] Dialling from Kaddressbook

[AnneWilson]

On Saturday 28 June 2008 21:26:57 Stan Goodman wrote:
> I want Kaddressbook to dial the telephone (not a SIPphone, and not to an
> ISP, but through an analog modem to an ordinary POTS phone line). Since
> this utility knows the numbers of all those to whom I dial routinely, it
> should be superfluous for me to punch buttons manually.
>
> The developer(s) of the program have not thought to give it a way to
> communicate with the modem, but they have provided a hook so that one can
> point it at an appropriate dialer. This is located at Settings >
> Configure Kaddressbook > General.
>
> I have installed wvdial and entered <wvdial %N> (w/o the angle brackets)
> in the Phone field, guessing that the model provided in that field when I
> installed Kaddressbook is valid for wvdial. (That "dialer" did  not, in
> fact know how to dial, but only to emit dialling tones to holler through
> the handset, which is a primitive solution). Clicking on a telephone
> number does nothing at all, so clearly what I have done is wrong and/or
> insufficient.
>
> The dialer is configured in wvdial.conf, which contains the following.
> *****
> [Dialer Defaults]
> Init1 = ATZ
> Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> Modem = /dev/ttyS0
> Phone = 0
> Idle Seconds = 300
> Modem Type = Analog Modem
> Stupid Mode = 1
> Compuserve = 0
> Baud = 115200
> Auto DNS = 1
> Dial Command = ATDT
> Ask Password = 0
> ISDN = 0
> ; Password = ''
> ; Username = ''
> *****
>
> The dialer is pointed to /dev/tty/S0, which must be correct, because the
> fax program I am using, which contains its own dialer and is independent
> of Kaddressbook) is able to communicate with the modem on that port. The
> initialization strings etc look all right to me, or at least harmless,
> but some things are irrelevant to the present purpose.
>
> Calling wvdial from a commant line produces the following:
> *****
> # wvdial
> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.56 (abuild at delius)
> --> Initializing modem.
> --> Sending: ATZ
> ATZ
> OK
> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> OK
> --> Modem initialized.
> --> Idle Seconds = 300, disabling automatic reconnect.
> --> Sending: ATDT0
> --> Waiting for carrier.
> ATDT0
> NO CARRIER
> --> No Carrier!  Trying again.
> --> Sending: ATDT0
> --> Waiting for carrier.
> ATDT0
> 	.
> 	.
> 	.
> *****
>
> What do I have to do to get notice the telephone number when I call it
> from Kaddressbook, and dial it?

I don't know whether this is possible at the moment, Stan.  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel_%28KDE%29 seems relevant, but it doesn't 
solve your present need.

Anne
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