Autodialer for Skype® SoftPhone

Installation

1. Read the Skype Autodialer script into the AppleScript Script Editor.
2. Adjust the configuration parameters in the script according to your preferences.
   • If you use SkypeOut, set the property LocalCountryCode to your country code in quotations, like "1" for the US.
   • If you do not use SkypeOut, set the property UseSkypeOutP to false.
   • If you want to be asked for confirmation before dialing, set the property ConfirmBeforeDialingP to true.
   • If you dial numbers in country codes where leading zeros are stipped in the full international format (eg, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands), make sure that those country codes appear in the property DropZeroForCountryCodes.
   • If your language is one of the defined languages, the script will automatically localize most Mac OS X configurations to the language of your keyboard. Otherwise, see the script for instructions on how to add a new language, directly specify your preferred language, or turn off automatic localization.
3. Save the autodialer as a script of type "Run Only" in your folder ~/Library/Address Book PlugIns/ or, if available to all computer users, in /Library/Address Book PlugIns/
4. If you are running Skype version 1.0.39 or higher, remove the file "SkypeABDialer.bundle" from /Library/Address Book PlugIns/, after launching Skype once. (This dialer from Skype provides rudimentary capabilities, no flexibility, and no source code!)
5. Relaunch Address Book.
6. Now, a new "Dial ... with Skype" option will be available from the context menu for any dialable telephone number in the Apple Address Book.
7. Have fun!

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