Dialfix

Dialfix is a small and simple Python program that produces DTMF dialtones. It can be used to dial telephone numbers without touching the phone's keypad. Dialfix has a Qt user interface (see screenshot below), but it can also be used from the command line.

Usage

Dialling a number is as easy as holding the receiver close to your computer's speakers and press the Dial button. If at first it doesn't work, you might need to increase the volume of your speakers. Also make sure that the phone is off-hook and you have a dialtone.

Features and Limitations

• Using dialfix, you can still use phones that have a broken keypad (which actually was the reason to write this script ;-).
• Dialfix does not work with mobile phones.
• Number and prefix can be preset using command-line parameters. This makes it easy to invoke dialfix by other programs such as address-book software.
• Instead of sending the generated tones to the sound device, they can also be redirected to a .au or .wav file.

Requirements

• Linux, FreeBSD, or any other OS that supports the Open Sound System™ (OSS) audio interface. I didn't test other OS than Linux, but it will probably work with minor changes. On Windows, the winsound module can be used to play sounds, but currently I neither have the environment nor do I feel urge to try it out.
• Python installed. I use version 2.4.3, but others should work as well.
• PyQt 3 installed (the Python Qt bindings). To use the script with PyQt 4, some some slight adaptions may be necessary.

Download

You can download the current version (0.2) here.

Author

Ralf Sternberg, 2005 — 2006

License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

Project Page

Dialfix is hosted at SourceForge.net. See the project page.