Bug 252511

The problem you describe here is tracked as bug 170775.
A menu option for disabling video support doesn't make sense - just don't use it.
There is also a possibility to compile Kopete without the video part.

Hello Frank,

thanks for your response.

I use the precompiled packages of my distribution.
My webcam is activated directly after start of kopete.


From usability view it might be good:
- This consumes power
- This might unsettle users (big brother is watching you :-))
- There is no possibility hide from other users that my system is
  currently owning a webcam

Regards
Marc

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 03:52:21PM +0200, Frank Schaefer wrote:
> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:52:21 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Frank Schaefer <fschaefer.oss@googlemail.com>
> Subject: [Bug 252511] Wish: Configuration option to disable video
> To: ms-kdebugs@256bit.org
> 
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=252511
> 
> 
> Frank Schaefer <fschaefer.oss@googlemail.com> changed:
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>            What    |Removed                     |Added
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>              Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
>                  CC|                            |fschaefer.oss@googlemail.co
>                    |                            |m
>          Resolution|                            |WONTFIX
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Comment #1 from Frank Schaefer <fschaefer oss googlemail com>  2010-09-27 15:52:21 ---
> The problem you describe here is tracked as bug 170775.
> A menu option for disabling video support doesn't make sense - just don't use
> it.
> There is also a possibility to compile Kopete without the video part.
> 
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Hi Marc, sorry for the delayed reply.

(In reply to comment #2)
> ...
> My webcam is activated directly after start of kopete.
>
> From usability view it might be good:
> - This consumes power
> - This might unsettle users (big brother is watching you :-))

Again, this is a known bug and should be fixed.


> - There is no possibility hide from other users that my system is
>   currently owning a webcam

That's a different issue.
I think it would makes sense, especially for devices with hardwired webcams (e.g notebooks).
Feel free to open a new wish report with a more specific description (sth. like "Add possibility to hide webcam").