Synergy Messaging Plugins for the Touchpad

filmor_ · 03:51 AM

As discussed in Synergy Messaging Plugins (WebOS 2.X) I've been working on a new implementation of the Messaging plugins for the Touchpad. This post is the first release milestone (TADA). It adds account templates for ICQ, MSN, Facebook, generic Jabber, Groupwise and Yahoo.

Don't expect this program to not eat your head. I give absolutely no warranties whatsoever (besides saying that I still have my head and it works for me).

Updates:
Fixed a few bugs (I guess), modified the build system and linking against libmojodb statically, which should make this work on all webOS 2 or greater devices

There are some quirks left that I intend to fix, although I'd really appreciate patches for this:
- Localisation is missing (need some gettext mage on this one …)
- Modifying accounts has to be implemented (though that should be trivial)
- The Mojo validator doesn't show error dialogs
- Groupwise using SSL doesn't seem to work

The sources are at https://github.com/filmor/webos-messaging
The ipkg is at https://github.com/downloads/filmor/....9.4_armv7.ipk
This should be compatible with all webOS devices with version >= 2.

Have fun and please help

If you want you can show your appreciation for this by donating

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...=NT9EDMPZT8Y6C

wMarck90 · 05/14/2012, 08:24 AM

Thanks for your work! Now i install and try..
Hope everyone can help you to write the plugin also for webOS 2.x

wMarck90 · 05/14/2012, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wMarck90

Thanks for your work! Now i install and try..
Hope everyone can help you to write the plugin also for webOS 2.x

Facebook is not working...
Always

The account credentials you enter are incorrect. Try again

dps5pt · 05/14/2012, 09:03 AM

First of all big thanks!

Created an MSN account, had to use http as behind works firewall. The account validates and is created but does not show as an individual account in the messaging app?

My appreciation for this far outways any initial issues :-)

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

filmor_ · 05/14/2012, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wMarck90

Facebook is not working...
Always

The account credentials you enter are incorrect. Try again

You don't have to enter your "actual" credentials but instead get a "username shortcut" and then use that one as the username: <shortcut>@chat.facebook.com
Easily Add Facebook Chat to Pidgin - How-To Geek explains it for Pidgin

Quote:

Originally Posted by dps5pt

First of all big thanks!

Created an MSN account, had to use http as behind works firewall. The account validates and is created but does not show as an individual account in the messaging app?

My appreciation for this far outways any initial issues :-)

Ooh, sorry, there is one db-kind that wasn't created. Redownload and try again please

saf69 · 05/14/2012, 10:41 AM

Hi!

Great work!

I am facing problems with my Pre 3 (I know, I know, does not work yet, etc.. but I want to help).

I uninstalled Greg "old" plugin, luna restart, instaled the new one, luna restart, tryed to create an MSN (which I hope is MSN Messenger, as in Gregs old plug-in there were 2 different ones), I get a new card in which I can do nothing, on top left I can only read "libpurple Mess...", the scene is completely white with a black bar bottom.

Just a tip: there is a small HTML code line which you can use to solve this problem:

<meta name='viewport' content='height=device-height' >

I just do not remember in which HTL file you need to add it (I think it was in "main" - you will find info about it here in WebOsNation).

I am just very anxious trying this on my Pre3 and hopefuly contribute to it to better work.

filmor_ · 05/14/2012, 11:09 AM

At some point I had the UI running on the Pre (I think the g11n stuff is what breaks currently), but it's of no use until someone has figured out how to implement a MojoCrossAppResult

wMarck90 · 05/14/2012, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filmor_

You don't have to enter your "actual" credentials but instead get a "username shortcut" and then use that one as the username: <shortcut>@chat.facebook.com
Easily Add Facebook Chat to Pidgin - How-To Geek explains it for Pidgin

Sorry, i have think they need my email address

Working with no problem! Thanks for your work!

dps5pt · 05/14/2012, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Ooh, sorry, there is one db-kind that wasn't created. Redownload and try again please

Excellent, that did the trick!

After months and months of hoping - MSN working as a synergy account.

Absolutely Marvellous!

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

60RH · 05/14/2012, 01:19 PM

Any chance to add SameTime any time soon?
Do I need to uninstall Greg's first?
I guess this is a must since it's not working anyway

filmor_ · 05/14/2012, 01:20 PM

I don't use sametime, so I can't test it. PM me some links and I'll see what I can do

grinsekatze · 05/14/2012, 02:11 PM

Thank you for your great work on this!
Is it possible to add an option to set the XMPP-Resource manually, I'd like to have a more descriptive status instead of just random numbers.

filmor_ · 05/14/2012, 02:19 PM

You could try to just add the resource on account creation, by setting your username to "user@jabberserver/Resource". I could add this to the account modification (which is btw not implemented yet

), and I wanted to prettify the username dialog anyhow (s.t. you don't have to enter username@server when the server is already set as "Connect server").

figgel · 05/14/2012, 02:32 PM

Big up man!!!
Icq works nicely on my TouchPad. Real big things a gwaan...

Time to donate...

Greetz from Germany

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

dps5pt · 05/14/2012, 04:45 PM

So far so good using MSN, only very minor niggle is new message notifications are showing the font style codes I.e. <FONT FACE= "...... Instead a non formatted version of the message - still though 1st release and its xxxxxx marvelous!

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

Loiter · 05/14/2012, 04:51 PM

Did you just use the default settings when creating the MSN account?
I created the account, it appears in the Messaging App and then when I try to connect I get an ever spinning Signing In which after some time turns to Offline.
The curious thing is that during that time I managed to receive an MSN message that someone sent me. So it seems it managed to connect for a while or something.

dps5pt · 05/14/2012, 04:58 PM

Have you tried a full restart after installing? Seemed to work better for me after this - though I'd installed 2 versions over that time...

-- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities

Loiter · 05/14/2012, 05:10 PM

Yeah, that was it. A full shutdown did the work.
Both ICQ and MSN seem to work now.
Excellent work by filmor !

rmausser · 05/14/2012, 05:59 PM

Testing out now, and once pre3 version is available will donate $50 as promised.

Thanks!

sledge007 · 05/14/2012, 07:44 PM

Looks like everything set up ok, I can see Facebook contacts. Tried sending a couple of messages, and the text boxes enter, but don't change color at all, like they are hung up. This on my home WiFi. They are supposed to change color, are they not? Or is it sent and not replied to?

05/14/2012, 08:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
filmor_ Homebrew Developer Posts: 220 Global Posts: 221	As discussed in Synergy Messaging Plugins (WebOS 2.X) I've been working on a new implementation of the Messaging plugins for the Touchpad. This post is the first release milestone (TADA). It adds account templates for ICQ, MSN, Facebook, generic Jabber, Groupwise and Yahoo. Don't expect this program to not eat your head. I give absolutely no warranties whatsoever (besides saying that I still have my head and it works for me). Updates: Fixed a few bugs (I guess), modified the build system and linking against libmojodb statically, which should make this work on all webOS 2 or greater devices There are some quirks left that I intend to fix, although I'd really appreciate patches for this: - Localisation is missing (need some gettext mage on this one …) - Modifying accounts has to be implemented (though that should be trivial) - The Mojo validator doesn't show error dialogs - Groupwise using SSL doesn't seem to work The sources are at https://github.com/filmor/webos-messaging The ipkg is at https://github.com/downloads/filmor/....9.4_armv7.ipk This should be compatible with all webOS devices with version >= 2. Have fun and please help If you want you can show your appreciation for this by donating https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...=NT9EDMPZT8Y6C Last edited by filmor_; 11/23/2012 at 03:51 AM. Reason: New version
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05/14/2012, 08:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
wMarck90 Member Posts: 120 Global Posts: 132	Thanks for your work! Now i install and try.. Hope everyone can help you to write the plugin also for webOS 2.x
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05/14/2012, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
dps5pt Member Posts: 29	First of all big thanks! Created an MSN account, had to use http as behind works firewall. The account validates and is created but does not show as an individual account in the messaging app? My appreciation for this far outways any initial issues :-) -- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities
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05/14/2012, 10:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
saf69 Member Posts: 90	Hi! Great work! I am facing problems with my Pre 3 (I know, I know, does not work yet, etc.. but I want to help). I uninstalled Greg "old" plugin, luna restart, instaled the new one, luna restart, tryed to create an MSN (which I hope is MSN Messenger, as in Gregs old plug-in there were 2 different ones), I get a new card in which I can do nothing, on top left I can only read "libpurple Mess...", the scene is completely white with a black bar bottom. Just a tip: there is a small HTML code line which you can use to solve this problem: <meta name='viewport' content='height=device-height' > I just do not remember in which HTL file you need to add it (I think it was in "main" - you will find info about it here in WebOsNation). I am just very anxious trying this on my Pre3 and hopefuly contribute to it to better work.
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05/14/2012, 11:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
filmor_ Homebrew Developer Posts: 220 Global Posts: 221	At some point I had the UI running on the Pre (I think the g11n stuff is what breaks currently), but it's of no use until someone has figured out how to implement a MojoCrossAppResult
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05/14/2012, 01:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
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filmor_ Homebrew Developer Posts: 220 Global Posts: 221	I don't use sametime, so I can't test it. PM me some links and I'll see what I can do
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grinsekatze Member Posts: 14	Thank you for your great work on this! Is it possible to add an option to set the XMPP-Resource manually, I'd like to have a more descriptive status instead of just random numbers.
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filmor_ Homebrew Developer Posts: 220 Global Posts: 221	You could try to just add the resource on account creation, by setting your username to "user@jabberserver/Resource". I could add this to the account modification (which is btw not implemented yet ), and I wanted to prettify the username dialog anyhow (s.t. you don't have to enter username@server when the server is already set as "Connect server").
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figgel Member Posts: 52	Big up man!!! Icq works nicely on my TouchPad. Real big things a gwaan... Time to donate... Greetz from Germany -- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities
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05/14/2012, 04:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
dps5pt Member Posts: 29	So far so good using MSN, only very minor niggle is new message notifications are showing the font style codes I.e. <FONT FACE= "...... Instead a non formatted version of the message - still though 1st release and its xxxxxx marvelous! -- Sent from my TouchPad using Communities
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Loiter Member Posts: 678 Global Posts: 682	Did you just use the default settings when creating the MSN account? I created the account, it appears in the Messaging App and then when I try to connect I get an ever spinning Signing In which after some time turns to Offline. The curious thing is that during that time I managed to receive an MSN message that someone sent me. So it seems it managed to connect for a while or something.
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05/14/2012, 05:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
Loiter Member Posts: 678 Global Posts: 682	Yeah, that was it. A full shutdown did the work. Both ICQ and MSN seem to work now. Excellent work by filmor !
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