[DawnTreader]

Has anyone done any development for a firefox extension that will allow click to call of any number from any web page (thunderbird would be great too)? What I want to do is highlight a number right click or double click on it and have it dial out via phone gnome. I found the phonegnome API for some of it, but I am by no means a programmer. I floundered through a couple of extension writing tutorials but my js is rusty to put it mildly. I found a similar extension called nikotalk that I thought I would pick apart, but I don't have firefox 1.5 to try it on. I would be willing to help with development or even help writing and can do extensive testing. Any takers?

[PhoneGnome]

There is a GreaseMonkey script for Firefox that rewrites phone numbers in web pages as urls. When you click on the url your PhoneGnome phone will ring and be calling the number you clicked on. You can find the script at http://www.phonegnome.com/phonegnome_dial.user.js

You will need to customize the script with your PhoneGnome account details. The variables are labeled as cc, phone, and pin. Just add the information and install the script and you will be set.

Installation:

Install Greasemonkey then right click on http://www.phonegnome.com/phonegnome_dial.user.js and choose Install User Script.

[DawnTreader]

Greasemonkey works ok....is there a way to get it to just dial w/out having it bring up another dial page? It creates a lot of redundant clicking.

Another question: Is there a way to have non phone-gnome calls go out via regular line or VoIP line without using the box? I would like to use it with my VS phone line that is configured on my WRTP54 box, and if its a non phonegnome account just ring out regular via the VS account.

Thanks I really like phonegnome a lot so far.

[PhoneGnome]

Originally Posted by DawnTreader

Greasemonkey works ok....is there a way to get it to just dial w/out having it bring up another dial page? It creates a lot of redundant clicking.

You could do this by modifying the script to add a submit=Dial paramater. Change the line that says the following (before):

return "http://my.phonegnome.com/tools/callout?cc=" + cc + "&phone=" + phone + "&pin=" + pin + "&callto=" + String(t).replace(/[\(\)\- \.]/g, "");

To this (after):

return "http://my.phonegnome.com/tools/callout?cc=" + cc + "&phone=" + phone + "&pin=" + pin + "&submit=Dial&callto=" + String(t).replace(/[\(\)\- \.]/g, "");

Just remember, if you do this, accidentally clicking a link will immediately initiate a call back, whether you want to or not and there is no way to stop it.

Originally Posted by DawnTreader

Another question: Is there a way to have non phone-gnome calls go out via regular line or VoIP line without using the box? I would like to use it with my VS phone line that is configured on my WRTP54 box, and if its a non phonegnome account just ring out regular via the VS account.

You can activate a Low Cost Internet Calling Plan on the My PhoneGnome site: Features > Low Cost Internet Calling > Activate

No box is required to activate a plan to place calls using a selected VoIP to PSTN provider for calls to non PhoneGnome numbers. There is no way to initiate a call out your existing landline or VoIP ATA box without connecting the PhoneGnome box to that line/box - that's the whole unique proposition of the PhoneGnome box. There's nobody else doing it.

[voip_addict]

I'm looking for something similar.

I would like to be able to have a click to call application.. on my website.. where a customer can click a "Call Us Now for FREE" button and it wil dial out to my ATA.

Free World Dial UP / FWD has something but it uses active-x and IE. two things which I avoid like the plague. But the idea of having a script in html mail.. that a client can click on.. and open up a direct connection to my ATA would be awesome

Or, If there isn't anything out there
Maybe even Live Chat... with Voice...
Or, .. a product like jaxtr

Any Ideas??????

[PhoneGnome]

There is a PHP script at the bottom this page: http://my.phonegnome.com/api/

You just have to supply a page with the HTML form that passes the callto parameter to this script. Assuming you install the PHP script to http://yoursite/callme.php then the following HTML could be used to buidl the "click to call me" feature:

<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="http://yoursite/callme.php">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center">
  <tr>
    <td align="right" style="padding:5px">Phone Number:&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td><input name="callto" size="14"  maxlength="14" type="text"></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
        <td colspan="2" align="center">
        <br />
        <input type="submit" value="&nbsp;&nbsp;Click Here To Call Me Now&nbsp;&nbsp;" /></td>
  </tr>
</table>
 </form>

Obviously, both the PHP script and the above HTML are just enough to demo the feature. They can be teased up with all kinds of additional webby goodness.