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2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Choli on 02-28-2004 at 12:43 AM

Just 2 suggestions:

The same that you can write a message begining with // to send only one of them and avoid the warning about unknown commands, it'd be great if you could do the same with tags: ie: you write (!!tag) and it sends (!tag). You could say to your contacts something like:

if you write (!!VER) you get (!VER)

the secon suggestion is about truncate contact names. That feature is useful when the contact has a very long name andyou don't want it to mess up your screen so you truncate it. ok, but i've just noticed that one of my contacts has this nick:
quote:
J
O
R
G
E
so at the conversation i see

J
O
R
G
E says:
hello

and that's really annoying. So I though, I'll truncate his name but, oh!, my preferences say: Maximun character count = 12 and his nick has only 9! :( that's why plus doesn't truncate it and it still is displayed in 5 lines....

So the suggestion is this: Plus should truncate "Maximun character count" characters or less if there is a line break before those characters. This way the nick will fill into a single line and it'll look like better.
Those are my suggestions. Comments?
RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Mnjul on 02-28-2004 at 01:23 AM

About the first suggestion: I like it very much;)

About the second: I would like to have an option "If my contact has a nickname of more than a line, just show the first [xxxxx] lines" ;)

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by dotNorma on 02-28-2004 at 01:35 AM

Sure why not :) Tis only fair for the first suggestion....and yes Booghosts multiline nicknames become annoying :P I like both ideas :)

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Chrono on 02-28-2004 at 03:16 AM

i like both ideas (Y) though u can already use the /text command for the first one

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Mnjul on 02-28-2004 at 03:19 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Chrono
i like both ideas (Y) though u can already use the /text command for the first one
What if you want to say this? :P

code:
Type (!VER) and you'll get this:
Windows Version: Windows XP, 5.01.2600
Messenger Client Version: 6.1.0207
Messenger Plus! Version: 2.54.0074
RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Chrono on 02-28-2004 at 05:07 AM

Well u simply say this :P

code:
Chrono says: Type (!VER)...
Chrono says: ...and you'll get this:
Windows Version: Windows XP, 5.01.2600
Messenger Client Version: 6.1.0207
Messenger Plus! Version: 2.54.0074
RE: RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by KnightieBoy on 02-28-2004 at 09:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mnjul
quote:
Originally posted by Chrono
i like both ideas (Y) though u can already use the /text command for the first one
What if you want to say this? :P

code:
Type (!VER) and you'll get this:
Windows Version: Windows XP, 5.01.2600
Messenger Client Version: 6.1.0207
Messenger Plus! Version: 2.54.0074

Type (![ctrl+o]VER) and you'll get this:
Windows Version: Windows XP, 5.01.2600
Messenger Client Version: 6.1.0207
Messenger Plus! Version: 2.54.0074

:P just use something like that :)
RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by KeyStorm on 02-28-2004 at 11:03 AM

The second suggestion I would extend to: cut-off all carriage-returns (new lines) and show them as spaces

or even have a customizable textfield to add the character you put for replacing them, but I think that goes too far :P

Anyway, You can still use Custom Names to do that

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Choli on 02-28-2004 at 02:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Chrono
u can already use the /text command for the first one
no, you can't
quote:
Originally posted by Chrono
Well u simply say this :P
code:
Chrono says: Type (!VER)...
Chrono says: ...and you'll get this:
Windows Version: Windows XP, 5.01.2600
Messenger Client Version: 6.1.0207
Messenger Plus! Version: 2.54.0074
that are 2 messages. I want it in only 1
quote:
Originally posted by KnightieBoy
Type (![ctrl+o]VER) and you'll get this:
Windows Version: Windows XP, 5.01.2600
Messenger Client Version: 6.1.0207
Messenger Plus! Version: 2.54.0074
if the contact hasn't got plus installed, s/he'll see the character for Ctrl+O, and I don't want it, because maybe I want to say:

If you'd have plus installed, you just type (!!VER) and it is changed by your version numbers and you'll get something like: (!VER)

quote:
Originally posted by Mnjul
"If my contact has a nickname of more than a line, just show the first [xxxxx] lines"
good one (Y)
quote:
Originally posted by KeyStorm
The second suggestion I would extend to: cut-off all carriage-returns (new lines) and show them as spaces
good point too (Y)

:P
What does Patchou think about this?
* Choli looks at him
RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Striker on 03-09-2004 at 11:17 PM

thought it would be better to just addon to this thread rather than continue another one thats close to this..
truncating names would also be nice if it would remove ...:):)hello:):):)... names like that.. although it already passes the limit and can be truncated, i hate when ppl put :) <--those types of icons in their nicknames.. so if there could be a little something extra on truncating nicknames so that you can remove ppl who have smilies in their nickname

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by kao on 03-09-2004 at 11:33 PM

i like the sound of both ideas v much (Y)

the 1st idea would be very handy indeed, i often come accross explaining "use (!VER) for blah" and have to piss about a bit :P

2nd idea would also be handy as multiline nicks really piss me off :@

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Wabz on 03-10-2004 at 03:50 PM

i like both ideas there really cool #(!!VER)  is the best I use it constantly to help people

Also multi lined nicks are the most annoying things ever!

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Pure_BY on 03-13-2004 at 12:00 AM

The first suggestion is really very very good!! (Y)(Y)

Second seems a lil bit coplicated... i would just say: put your custom names on ;)

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Choli on 03-13-2004 at 01:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by SLim Shady
Second seems a lil bit coplicated... i would just say: put your custom names on ;)
no, because I like to see my contact's nick and if it is too long then sometimes i decide to shot it... they're different features :P
RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Pure_BY on 03-13-2004 at 11:09 AM

If you short that name to 1 character, you will only see the J.. :S

RE: 2 suggestions: (!!X) and truncate contact names by Choli on 03-13-2004 at 11:42 AM

quote:
Originally posted by SLim Shady
If you short that name to 1 character, you will only see the J.. :S
but i won't.... I'm fine if the nick plus the "says:" text fill in one single line so I use to use the default length (it's 12 characters, isn't it?)