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https://github.com/agardelein/textoter
Send SMS from your mobile phone. Phone is connected via Bluetooth.
https://github.com/agardelein/textoter
bluetooth gnome phone-contacts phone-selection
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Send SMS from your mobile phone. Phone is connected via Bluetooth.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/agardelein/textoter
- Owner: agardelein
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2018-06-22T21:52:48.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-07-06T21:45:58.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-26T02:34:11.111Z (19 days ago)
- Topics: bluetooth, gnome, phone-contacts, phone-selection
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 116 KB
- Stars: 19
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGES.txt
- License: LICENSE
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README
textoter
========
Textoter is a software under GPLv3 license to write SMS and send them using a phone connected with Bluetooth.
It just works, no need to install additional apps on the phone.
It is written as an alternative to the phone's proprietary interface.
Features
========
* Use Bluetooth
* No need of additional apps on your phone
* Import contacts from phone
* Contact name completion
* Notification on message status
Tested on
---------
* Samsumg A41
* Nokia 800 Tough
Installing Textoter
===================
Dependencies
------------
Textoter is a Gnome application, written in Python. It uses bluez stack /via/ DBus. The contacts are parsed using `vobject`.
To detect phone capabilities, textoter uses `sdptool` from `bluez` package.
Install
-------
First you may need to install dependencies, for instance on Debian derivatives:
apt-get install bluez gnome-bluetooth python3-vobject python3-gi python3-pip
And then textoter:
pip install textoter
User interface
==============
To be detected by Textoter, your phone should have been connected at least one time with the computer using the [GNOME's Bluetooth interface](https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/bluetooth-connect-device.html.en).
Some phones even need to be paired with computer.
Starting Textoter
-----------------
From GNOME Shell, start to type in the search bar `textoter` and click when it appears.
From command line launch Textoter with:
textoter
Phone selection
--------------
On startup Textoter detects the available phones and list them in `Devices`.
Select the phone from this drop-down list.
Recipient
---------
To define the recipient, either:
* type directly the phone number in the `To :` field, preferrably in international format `+123456789`
* Use phone's contacts
For the latter:
* load the phone contacts by clicking on the `phone` icon-button. Depending on your phone settigs, you may have to confirm that the computer can access phone's contacts.
* select in the drop-down list the contact. You can also type the contact name and Textoter will propose a list of possible completions.
Message
-------
Type the message in the text area under `Message`.
Send
----
Click on the `Send` button. Textoter then transmit the message to the phone. Depending on your phone, you will have to confirm that the computer can access phone messages.
Quit
----
Click on `Quit` button. Textoter then save the current phone and exits.
On subsequent launch, textoter will reuse the last phone selected.
Contributing
============
Bug can be reported on [GitHub](https://github.com/agardelein/textoter/issues)
Credits
=======
Written by Arnaud Gardelein, using code configuration from [oscopy](https://github.com/agardelein/oscopy).