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options for "msg plus for skype" by tistou77 on 03-02-2013 at 07:55 PM
Hello
Why with "msg plus for Skype", there is an icon in the systray (not icon with messenger)?
And this is because it is the beginning of "msg plus for Skype", there are so few options?
thanks so much
RE: options for "msg plus for skype" by Nathalie on 03-03-2013 at 01:17 PM
What do you mean by options? Features of Messenger Plus! (for Skype) vs. Messenger Plus! for WLM?
RE: options for "msg plus for skype" by CookieRevised on 03-04-2013 at 03:03 AM
quote:Messenger Plus! for Skype uses a different procedure to attach itself to its main program host than Messenger Plus! for Messenger.
Originally posted by tistou77
Why with "msg plus for Skype", there is an icon in the systray (not icon with messenger)?
Messenger Plus! was able to attach itself to Messenger via a procedure which let it run within the process memory of Messenger. For you, as the user, there was not a seperate program running, it was just Messenger (with some added code so to speak).
ie: to close Messenger Plus! you had to close Messenger or vice versa. You couldn't close one without the other.
And you also couldn't start Messenger Plus! for Messenger manually.
But now, with Skype, Messenger Plus! needs to use a complete different approach as it can't attach itself anymore without a second running program. So, with Skype, you now have 2 seperate programs running: the Skype program itself, and the Messenger Plus! program. And hence, you see an icon in the system tray for the running Messenger Plus! program.
ie: to close Messenger Plus! you can simply quit the Messenger Plus! program, Skype will continue to run.
This is also the reason why you can start Messenger Plus! for Skype manually.
Note: this is not entirley correctly explained though, but it gives a rough idea without going too technical in a very long post.
quote:Yes, because Messenger Plus! for Skype is relative new, there are not that many features yet.
Originally posted by tistou77
And this is because it is the beginning of "msg plus for Skype", there are so few options?
But also: Skype is completely different than Messenger and not all features which existed in Messenger are even possible to make in Skype. So you may not see all the old features back, ever.
RE: options for "msg plus for skype" by tistou77 on 03-29-2013 at 07:39 PM
Ok thanks so much for that answer, very detailed.
I prefer WLM to Skype (it's ugly, etc...) and more now
I'm disappointed that Microsoft stop Messenger