Hows to set Skype shortcut for opening existing instance?

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Published on 2011-06-12T18:22:52Z Indexed on 2011/11/27 18:05 UTC
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I'm using Linux for about two years now, but due to my Windows legacy I like keeping shortcuts on my desktop instead of dockies, panel shortcuts, etc.

If Skype is already running, pressing the shortcut starts a new sequence rather than opening an existing one. This is kinda cool as you can have two accounts running. But I only have one.

So, my question is whether it is possible to tweak Skype into opening an already existent instance when pressing the shortcut?

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