2010-12-03 Skype Rich Mood Text Animations

Mood text in skype is simple and not very interactive. Trought skype api there can be done some animations.First step was to test set mood text  trought api.Here is script that directly sends to skype Skype commnd for setting rich mood text. Linux dont support latest skype Protocol 7 (API version 3.0) but on Win there everything words ok. Here you type in commandline
./setrichmood.py "New mood"
and rich mood text changed

import sys
import os
import Skype4Py

skype = Skype4Py.Skype()
skype.Attach()

if len(sys.argv) == 2:
	if os.path.exists( sys.argv[1] ):
		f = open( sys.argv[1] , "r" )
		s = unicode(f.read())
		f.close()
		c = skype.Command( "SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT "+s )
		skype.SendCommand( c )
	else:
		s = unicode(sys.argv[1])
		c = skype.Command( "SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT "+s )
		skype.SendCommand( c )

Why I it call rich mood text? because it support some xml like commands.from skype api there is such commands

Example:

//------------------------------------------------------------------
// For purpose of bit conservation we omit feedback notifications
SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT Smiley: <ss type="smile">:-)</ss>
SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT <font color="#ff0010">Red text</font>
SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT <blink>Blinking text</blink>
SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT <b>Bold text</b>
SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT <i>Italics</i>
SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT <u>Underlined</u>
SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT First lineSecond lineThird line

<ss type="smile"></ss> also accepts following smileys:

    * smile, sad, laugh, cool, surprised, wink, cry, sweat, speechless, kiss, tongueout, blush, wonder, sleepy, snooze, dull, inlove, talk, yawn, puke, doh, angry, wasntme, party, worry, mmm, nerdy, lipssealed, hi, call, devil, angel, envy, wait, hug, makeup, giggle, clap, think, bow, rofl, whew, happy, smirk, nod, shake, punch, emo, no, yes, handshake, skype, heart, brokenheart, mail, flower, rain, sun, time, music, movie, phone, coffee, pizza, cash, muscle, beer, drink, dance, ninja, star, mooning, finger, bandit, smoke, toivo, rock, headbang, poolparty, swear, bug, fubar, tmi. 

I have tryed use them one inside other but it doesnt worked.How there can be made animations? Here is very simple example that reads from file linesand after time delay shows lines.

./moodanime.py anime.xml
Here is new peace of script:

import sys
import os
import Skype4Py
import time

skype = Skype4Py.Skype()
skype.Attach()

s = []
if os.path.exists( sys.argv[1] ):
	f = open( sys.argv[1] , "r" )
	for line in f:
		s.append(line)
	f.close()
	
while True:
	for frame in s:
		c = skype.Command( "SET PROFILE RICH_MOOD_TEXT "+frame )
		skype.SendCommand( c )
		time.sleep( 1 )

as example file can be:

____Bonanza____
___#Bonanza#___
__##Bonanza##__
_###Bonanza###_
####Bonanza####
_###Bonanza###_
__##Bonanza##__
___#Bonanza#___

And now everything works fine. I have tested this scipts with python2.7 and on ArchLinux. If there is some problems try static or dynamic skype from skype download page