[Asterisk-Users] Xten-lite for linux

[Dana Olson]

> > Well, I'm certainly not selling xten.. Perhaps my enthusiasm extends
> > from my disgust with everything else.  In particular, kphone, and
> > sjphone.  I have noticed latency with xten in meetme, but if I just dial
> > somebody it works better than anything I've tried (so far.. I've only
> > spend about 1 hour talktime).  Anyway, I'm certainly more hip on open
> > source, and can't wait to try gnomemeetings sip once I can actually get
> > it to compile :/
> >
> > I have not tried lipz4 yet either (not sure if it will work w/ gentoo,
> > but I might give it a try if I can find any rave reviews)
> 
> Funny how experiences vary. E.g. I thought sjphone for linux wasn't too
> bad, if it only had a dial pad.
> 
> Anyways, I'm trying the latest xlite beta right now, and I must say it really
> has improved. I've been sticking to gnomemeeting yet, but here seems to
> be a candidate to be taken into serious consideration for everyday use.
> Especially since the GM/SIP support apparently takes it's time.
> 
> Regarding my previous statements, echo tests with a local and a public *
> server are pretty fine now, and audio/latency is way better compared to my
> last tests maybe two months ago. In this respect, the current beta actually
> does equally well as GM and could be considered fit for production.
> 
> What I personally don't like though is that funky interface where one even
> can't always be sure where the mouseclick 'hot spots' are. For an mp3 player
> this might be OK, but this being a tool one is supposed to really work with
> I'm not sure what's going through the mind of those people. Hopefully, a
> reasonable skin comes up some time in the near future ...
> 
> Still, thanks (finally) for reminding me of a phone that I've put aside maybe
> a little too early :)
> 
> Regards, Bruno.


What's wrong with using your keyboard's Num pad?