Kopete-anyremote 0.4

kopete-anyremote is a Kopete plugin that allows to use bluetooth cell phone as remote control for Kopete.

This plugin is compiled standalone. It is being developed against Kopete 0.12, but it should work with regular KDE 3.5 versions, too.

Just do:

./configure --prefix=/path/to/kde/3.5
make
make install (as super user)

in the main directory.

Setup:

1. Run Kopete, open "Configure plugins" window.
2. Select "Anyremote Plugin".
3. Set "Dump status changes" and "Dump incoming messages" to checked.
4. (Optional) Set "Dump outgoing messages" to chacked if You want to receive then to the phone.

Then run anyremote or kanyremote with "-f /path/to/kopete.cfg"

File kopete.cfg supplied with anyremote/kanyremote starting from v2.11

The overall goal of AnyRemote is to provide wireless Bluetooth remote control service for KDE. In contrast with other Bluetooth remote control programs anyRemote is not limited to SonyEriccson or JSR-82 capabled phones. It was developed as just thin "communication" layer between bluetooth-capabled phone and Linux and in principle could be configured to manage any software. anyRemote is console application, but in addition there are GUI front-ends for Gnome and KDE.

anyRemote could be used with:

· bluetooth connection
· infrared connection
· cable connection
· it could works through bluetooth connection with java client written for JSR82 capabled phones
· it could works through Wi-Fi connection if phone supports Wi-Fi
· it could accept incoming connection from network
· it have web interface (could work as HTTP server)
· it has limited support for Bemused clients

Requirements:

· Kopete
· anyremote

What's New in This Release:

· All temporary files stored in $HOME/.anyRemote instead of /tmp



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