Table 7.6. Ekiga keys
| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/audio/plugin | string | ALSA | The audio plugin that will be used to detect the devices and manage them |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/audio/output_device | string | None | Select the audio output device to use |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/audio/input_device | string | None | Select the audio input device to use |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/video/plugin | string | V4L | The video plugin that will be used to detect the devices and manage them |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/video/input_device | string | /dev/video0 | Select the video input device to use. If an error occurs when using this device a test picture will be transmitted. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/video/size | int | 0 | Select the transmitted video size: Small (QCIF 176x144) or Large (CIF 352x288) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/video/channel | int | 0 | The video channel number to use (to select camera, tv or other sources) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/video/format | int | 0 | Select the format for video cameras (does not apply to most USB cameras) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/video/enable_preview | bool | 0 | Video preview |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/video/image | string | The image to transmit if "Picture" is selected as video plugin or if the opening of the device fails. Leave blank to use the default Ekiga logo. | |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/audio/lid_output_device_type | int | 0 | The output device type is the type of device connected to your Quicknet card. It can be either a POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) or a headset. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/audio/lid_echo_cancellation_level | int | 2 | The Automatic Echo Cancellation level: Off, Low, Medium, High, Automatic Gain Compensation. Choosing Automatic Gain Compensation modulates the volume for best quality. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/devices/audio/lid_country_code | string | BE | The two-letter country code of your country (e.g.: BE, UK, FR, DE, ...) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/personal_data/firstname | string | Enter your first name | |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/personal_data/lastname | string | Enter your last name | |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/audio/list | list | [SpeexWide-20.6k=1,iLBC-13k3=1,GSM-06.10=1,MS-GSM=1,SpeexNarrow-8k=1,G.711-uLaw-64k=1,G.711-ALaw-64k=1] | The Audio Codecs List |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/audio/gsm_frames | int | 4 | Number of frames transmitted in each packet for the GSM codec |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/audio/g711_frames | int | 30 | Number of frames transmitted in each packet for the G.711 codec |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/audio/enable_silence_detection | bool | false | If enabled, use silence detection with the codecs supporting it |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/audio/enable_echo_cancelation | bool | true | If enabled, use echo cancelation |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/output_device | string | None | Select an alternative audio output device to use for sound events. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/incoming_call_sound | string | /opt/gnome2/share/sounds/ekiga/ring.wav | The sound that will be played on incoming calls, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/enable_incoming_call_sound | bool | true | The chosen sound will be played on incoming calls, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/new_message_sound | string | /opt/gnome2/share/sounds/ekiga/newmessage.wav | The sound that will be played when there is a new instant message, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/enable_new_message_sound | bool | true | The chosen sound will be played when a new instant message is received, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/new_voicemail_sound | string | /opt/gnome2/share/sounds/ekiga/voicemail.wav | The sound that will be played when there is a new voice mail, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/enable_new_voicemail_sound | bool | true | The chosen sound will be played when a new voice mail is received, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/enable_ring_tone_sound | bool | true | The chosen sound will be played when calling somebody, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/ring_tone_sound | string | /opt/gnome2/share/sounds/ekiga/dialtone.wav | The sound that will be played when calling somebody, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/enable_busy_tone_sound | bool | true | The chosen sound will be played at the end of calls or calling somebody who is busy, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/sound_events/busy_tone_sound | string | /opt/gnome2/share/sounds/ekiga/busytone.wav | The sound that will be played at the end of calls or when calling somebody who is busy, if enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/save_prefix | string | ekiga-snap- | The prefix that will be used to save pictures of the conversation. That prefix is followed by the snapshot number. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/version | int | 9 | Version |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/gconf_test_age | int | 60 | Revision of the schema file |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/interface | string | eth0 | The network interface to listen on |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/accounts_list | list | [] | The list of accounts to which Ekiga should register |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/sip/listen_port | int | 5060 | The port to listen to for incoming connections. Ekiga needs to be restarted for the new value to take effect |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/sip/registrar_registration_timeout | int | 60 | The time after which Ekiga will renew its registration with the registrar |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/sip/outbound_proxy_host | string | The SIP Outbound Proxy to use for outgoing calls | |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/sip/forward_host | string | sip: | The host where calls should be forwarded if call forwarding is enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/sip/dtmf_mode | int | 0 | This permits to set the mode for DTMFs sending. The values can be "INFO" (0), "RFC2833" (1) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/h323/listen_port | int | 1720 | The port to listen to for incoming connections. Ekiga needs to be restarted for the new value to take effect. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/ports/tcp_port_range | string | 30000:30010 | The range of TCP ports that Ekiga will use for the H.323 H.245 channel. Ekiga needs to be restarted for the new values to take effect. This port range has no effect if both participants to the conference are using H.245 Tunneling. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/ports/rtp_port_range | string | 5000:5059 | The range of UDP ports that Ekiga will use for RTP (audio and video communication channels). Ekiga needs to be restarted for the new values to take effect. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/ports/udp_port_range | string | 5060:5100 | The range of UDP ports that Ekiga will use for SIP signaling and when registering to gatekeepers. Ekiga needs to be restarted for the new values to take effect. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/h323/enable_h245_tunneling | bool | true | This enables H.245 Tunneling mode. In H.245 Tunneling mode H.245 messages are encapsulated into the the H.225 channel (port 1720). This saves one TCP connection during calls. H.245 Tunneling was introduced in H.323v2 and Netmeeting does not support it. Using both Fast Start and H.245 Tunneling can crash some versions of Netmeeting. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/h323/enable_early_h245 | bool | true | This enables H.245 early in the setup |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/h323/enable_fast_start | bool | true | Connection will be established in Fast Start mode. Fast Start is a new way to start calls faster that was introduced in H.323v2. It is not supported by Netmeeting and using both Fast Start and H.245 Tunneling can crash some versions of Netmeeting |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/h323/dtmf_mode | int | 0 | This permits to set the mode for DTMFs sending. The values can be "String" (0), "Tone" (1), "RFC2833" (2), "Q.931" (3) (default is "String"). Choosing other values than "String" disables the Text Chat |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/h323/default_gateway | string | The Gateway host is the host to use to do H.323 calls through a gateway that will relay calls | |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/h323/forward_host | string | h323: | The host where calls should be forwarded if call forwarding is enabled |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/call_forwarding/always_forward | bool | false | If enabled, all incoming calls will be forwarded to the host that is specified in the field below |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/call_forwarding/forward_on_busy | bool | false | If enabled, all incoming calls will be forwarded to the host that is specified in the field below if you already are in a call or if you are in Do Not Disturb mode |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/protocols/call_forwarding/forward_on_no_answer | bool | false | If enabled, all incoming calls will be forwarded to the host that is specified in the field below if you do not answer the call |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/nat/method | int | 0 | Select the desired method for NAT traversal (STUN is strongly suggested) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/nat/stun_server | string | stun.ekiga.net | The STUN server to use for STUN Support. STUN is a technic that permits to go through some types of NAT gateways |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/nat/enable_ip_checking | bool | true | This enables IP checking from ekiga.com. The returned IP is only used when IP Translation is enabled. |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/nat/public_ip | string | Enter the public IP of your NAT/PAT router if you want to use IP translation | |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/nat/public_ip_detector | string | http://ekiga.net/ip/ | Enter a valid URL to connect to a web application that outputs the public IP of your host |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/nat/binding_timeout | int | 60 | Enter the number of seconds after which Ekiga should try refreshing the NAT binding when STUN is being used |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/start_hidden | bool | false | If enabled, Ekiga will start hidden provided that the notification area is present in the GNOME panel |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/show_popup | bool | true | If enabled, a popup window will be displayed when receiving an incoming call |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/main_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the main window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/main_window/panel_section | int | 0 | Change the main window panel section |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/log_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the log window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/chat_window/size | string | 375,400 | Size of the chat window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/chat_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the chat window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/druid_window/size | string | 525,345 | Size of the druid window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/druid_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the druid window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/pc_to_phone_window/size | string | 330,225 | Size of the PC-To-Phone window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/pc_to_phone_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the PC-To-Phone window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/log_window/size | string | 330,225 | Size of the log window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/calls_history_window/calls_history | list | [] | The history of the 100 last calls |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/address_book_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the address book window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/address_book_window/size | string | 770,470 | Size of the address book window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/audio_settings_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the audio settings window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/audio_settings_window/size | string | 250,125 | Size of the audio settings window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_settings_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the video settings window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_settings_window/size | string | 250,160 | Size of the video settings window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/preferences_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the preferences window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/preferences_window/size | string | -1,-1 | Size of the preferences window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/accounts_window/position | string | 0,0 | Position on the screen of the preferences window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/accounts_window/size | string | 470,250 | Size of the preferences window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/start_in_fullscreen | bool | false | Automatically switch to fullscreen for images displayed in the main GUI at the beginning of the call |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/local_zoom_factor | float | 1.0 | The zoom value to apply to images displayed in the local video window (can be 0.50, 1.00, or 2.00) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/remote_zoom_factor | float | 1.0 | The zoom value to apply to images displayed in the remote video window (can be 0.50, 1.00, or 2.00) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/zoom_factor | float | 1.0 | The zoom value to apply to images displayed in the main GUI (can be 0.50, 1.00, or 2.00) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/enable_bilinear_filtering | bool | false | Enable or disable bilinear interpolation when rendering video images (this has no effect in fullscreen mode) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/stay_on_top | bool | true | Place windows displaying video above other windows during calls |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/video_display/video_view | int | 1 | The default video view (0: Local, 1: Remote, 2: Both incrusted, 3: Both with local video in a separate window, 4: Both) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/local_video_window/size | string | 176,144 | The size of the local video window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/local_video_window/position | string | 0,0 | The position of the local video window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/remote_video_window/size | string | 176,144 | The size of the remote video window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/user_interface/remote_video_window/position | string | 0,0 | The position of the remote video window |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/audio/maximum_jitter_buffer | int | 500 | The maximum jitter buffer size for audio reception (in ms) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/audio/minimum_jitter_buffer | int | 20 | The minimum jitter buffer size for audio reception (in ms) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/video/enable_video | bool | false | If enabled, allows video during calls |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/video/maximum_video_bandwidth | int | 6 | The maximum video bandwidth in kbytes/s. The video quality and the number of transmitted frames per second will be dynamically adjusted above their minimum during calls to try to minimize the bandwidth to the given value |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/codecs/video/transmitted_video_quality | int | 75 | The minimum transmitted video quality to keep when trying to minimize the used bandwidth: choose 100% on a LAN for the best quality, 1% being the worst quality |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/contacts/remote_addressbooks_list | list | [1086549787.11023.35@golgoth01|Ekiga White Pages|ldap://ldap.ekiga.net:389/dc=ekiga\,dc=net??sub|telephoneNumber,1086536533.479.17@golgoth01] | |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/kind_of_net | int | 0 | 0: 56Kbps, 1: ISDN, 2:DSL, 3: LAN, 4: Custom |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/call_options/clear_inactive_calls | bool | false | If enabled, calls for which no audio and video has been received in the last 30 seconds are automatically cleared |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/call_options/no_answer_timeout | int | 45 | Automatically reject or forward incoming calls if no answer is given after the specified amount of time (in seconds) |
| /schemas/apps/ekiga/general/call_options/incoming_call_mode | int | 0 | The way to react to incoming calls: 0 displays a popup, 1 automatically answers the call, 2 automatically rejects the call and 3 forwards the call to the given URL, if any |