The Ekiga User Interface - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007 Manual

Ekiga allows you to maintain multiple accounts. To configure an additional account, proceed as
follows:
1 Click Computer > More Applications > Communicate > Ekiga Softphone.
2 Open Edit > Accounts, then click Add.
3 Type an Account Name.
4 Select an appropriate Protocol depending on what type of account you use.
5 Type a Registrar, User, and Password according to the data provided by your provider.
6 Click OK to activate the account.

7.1.2 The Ekiga User Interface

All functions of Ekiga are available via the menu bar. Shortcuts to the most important functions are
provided by means of a toolbar to the left and by special key combinations.
Figure 7-1
The user interface has different modes. To switch between views, use View > View Mode and View >
Control Panel or select the view mode icon on the left side of the GUI and the different tabs at the
bottom. The Full View is shown in
activated by the mouse pointer hovering over the icon.
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Normally, you would select SIP here.
The status of your account displayed in the Ekiga main window changes to Registered.
Ekiga User Interface
Figure 7-1. All icons in the toolbar provide a tool tip that is