The Skype API doesn't provide any way to accept a file, unfortunately, so you need to accept it in the client for the transfer to start. The behaviour you're seeing is normal for the Skype plugin On 8/05/2014 10:57 pm, "Cedric Bhihe" <cedric.bh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > Please bear with me, as I don't know whether this is third party plugin > related or not. > Thanks you. > > My config: > OS: Windows XP SP3 - Pidgin 2.10.9 - Skype-Plugin ? - Skype 4.2.0.163 - > Win Firewall - AVG 2012) > (The Skype-plugin from http://eion.robbmob.com bore no version-info > except for "skype4" on the site. I assume it is the latest one.) > > Problem description: > > When receiving a file sent from Skype by a buddy in the list, the Pidgin > file transfer > window's "receive" or "accept" button is greyed out, making it impossible > to actually > receive said file. > > Because Skype stands open in the background, switching to it and > "accepting" the file is > possible. Pidgin acknowledges the action of accepting the file from Skype > and shows an > appropriate message in the IM window. It also signals the end of the > transmission and > places a clickable (html-like) filename in blue in the IM window. Clicking > on it opens > the file normally. > > This buggy behavior (the "accept" icon being greyed out) is perfectly > reproducible and > persistent. I have tried restarting Pidgin and even rebooting the computer > to check for > a change in behavior ... to no avail. >
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