currently you have the option of useing custom names on your contact list and if you enable that option you get the option to use custom names in conversations.
i think the two options should be independant if possible so that you can see *current news*(i'm sure you know what i mean)  on your contact list and not have 4 lines of names in your conversation.



[offtopic] wasnt there going to be a regestry entry added for /me commands custom name?[/offtopic]

edit: spng works for that

good option... only reason i use Stuff-NG... lol

but... it could be a problem like the word filter... you can't make a word thats 4 letters long, become 5.. sorta like there names.. it might take alot of coding and reading into the protocal...

i doubt it but maybe thats why patchou has the custom names in convos reliant on them being in the contact list