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Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition: is it possible to make a call from terminal?

Rain
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  • This seems interesting but info is hard to find so start small can you run dialer-app and does the dialer open ? https://launchpad.net/dialer-app – Mark Kirby Jun 09 '15 at 18:31

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Just launches the application with the number:

dialer-app tel:///666 --desktop_file_hint=/usr/share/applications/dialer-app.desktop

(how to run apps on Mir from command line: how do I run a mir application from a command line?)

In the source code:

        ...
        // do not call the number directly, instead only populate the dialpad view
        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(mainView, "populateDialpad", Q_ARG(QVariant, value), Q_ARG(QVariant, QString()));
        ...
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Velkan
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  • This makes sense in a few ways as you wouldn't want apps phoning people automatically :) .There may not be a permission for apps to access the messaging functions like there is on Android – Wilf Jun 09 '15 at 19:17
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    I think that the developer just wasn't in the mood to parse an additional option. – Velkan Jun 09 '15 at 19:28