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Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-26-2004 at 09:59 PM
I know that sometimes my contacts status changes to idle as opposed to away, is this related in anyway to the show me as away when inactive for x minutes, and if it isnt related to that, do you know if your own status changes to idle, ie does it say at the top of your window. Also is idle if you are idle on your pc, ie not touching the keys or mouse, or is it just not using msn. and finally 
if idling is unrelated to the show me as away option how long does it take you to become idle.
RE: Question about idle status by lopardo on 09-26-2004 at 10:20 PM
If you're talking about the feature in Messenger (Tools > Options), then it considers you idle when you don't use your mouse and keyboard for the specified amount of time.
If you're talking about the feature in Plus (Plus! > Preferences > General Options > Miscellaneous > Automatically change status after a period of inactivity) it's the same, the only difference is that it lets you choose which status you want to change to.
RE: Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-27-2004 at 03:02 PM
quote:
Originally posted by lopardo
If you're talking about the feature in Messenger (Tools > Options), then it considers you idle when you don't use your mouse and keyboard for the specified amount of time.
but is that what idling actually is? if someone becomes idle does it mean that they have checked the box to change status to away after x amount of time and so it changes them to idle when they dont touch the mouse or keyboard for that time? in the tools >> options?
RE: Question about idle status by Yousef on 09-27-2004 at 03:42 PM
it means he didn't touch mouse/keyboard
RE: Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-27-2004 at 03:50 PM
yeah, but is idle status built into msn as default or is it related to the option to change status to away? also i noticed MD has an option to stop you appearing idle, so presumably its independent of any messenger options? and if you yourself do become idle do you know?
RE: Question about idle status by lopardo on 09-27-2004 at 04:06 PM
What do you mean with "idle"?
RE: Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-27-2004 at 04:44 PM
quote:ok, for example when it says in the plus! event log window "contact now appears to be idle"
Originally posted by lopardo
What do you mean with "idle"?
RE: Question about idle status by Yousef on 09-27-2004 at 04:47 PM
built into msn protocol
RE: Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-27-2004 at 04:49 PM
ok, so is it possible to know when you yourself are appearing idle? or will it not happen because to know youd have to be sitting at the pc and so touching keys etc etc so you would never be able to view yourself as idle?
RE: Question about idle status by lopardo on 09-27-2004 at 05:02 PM
quote:Idle = away. You can configure it in Messenger > Tools > Options.
Originally posted by Drakir
so is it possible to know when you yourself are appearing idle?
I don't know if this is what you were referring to...
RE: Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-27-2004 at 05:07 PM
quote:no but if someoen sets themselves as away it appears as away in the event log window, whereas idle appears as separate, and IF you can configure idle by messenger > tools > options then why does MD have an option to stop yourself appearing idle?
Originally posted by lopardo
Idle = away. You can configure it in Messenger > Tools > Options.
I don't know if this is what you were referring to...
RE: Question about idle status by CookieRevised on 09-27-2004 at 05:16 PM
quote:Yes, that is exactly that... note that it will only kick in when your status is set to "online"...
Originally posted by Drakir
I know that sometimes my contacts status changes to idle as opposed to away, is this related in anyway to the show me as away when inactive for x minutes
quote:Nope.... Not unless you reshack MSN Messenger. (see Matty.'s reply to Is it possible or anyway of telling the real status of the contact??) Also, by reshacking you can see the "Idle" status of other people too....
Originally posted by Drakir
do you know if your own status changes to idle, ie does it say at the top of your window.
Also note that Messenger Plus! does report it in the Event Log Window if you or one of your contacts become "Idle"...
quote:It is not using your PC...
Originally posted by Drakir
Also is idle if you are idle on your pc, ie not touching the keys or mouse, or is it just not using msn.
quote:The amount of time you've set in Tools > Options > Personal > Show me as away when I'm inactive for x minutes
Originally posted by Drakir
how long does it take you to become idle.
quote:Since MD uses a proxy (it sits between MSN Messenger and the internet), it can catch these things and overwrite the "idle" status, nothing more. There is nothing special about it...
Originally posted by Drakir
also i noticed MD has an option to stop you appearing idle
quote:Who knows.... because someone requested it because s/he didn't want people to know that s/he was actually idling?
Originally posted by Drakir
if you can configure idle by messenger > tools > options then why does MD have an option to stop yourself appearing idle?
quote:Erm, just sit at your pc and don't touch anything and stare at the main Messenger window for x minutes like a zombie (after you reshacked msn messenger).....
Originally posted by Drakir
so is it possible to know when you yourself are appearing idle? or will it not happen because to know youd have to be sitting at the pc and so touching keys etc etc so you would never be able to view yourself as idle?
RE: Question about idle status by lopardo on 09-27-2004 at 05:17 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Drakir
no but if someoen sets themselves as away it appears as away in the event log window, whereas idle appears as separate, and IF you can configure idle by messenger > tools > options then why does MD have an option to stop yourself appearing idle?
No idea... What does it exactly do? Does it just put you in away status (Plus would show "away" and not "idle") or does it make it work as if the option in messenger > tools > options was disabled? IMHO, it's a useless feature
RE: Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-27-2004 at 05:21 PM
ok, thanks to both of you so if i dont have it set to appear away after x minutes will i never idle?
RE: Question about idle status by CookieRevised on 09-27-2004 at 05:22 PM
argggggg...... all the questions........... 
j/k
quote:nope, you will never idle...
Originally posted by Drakir
if i dont have it set to appear away after x minutes will i never idle?
RE: Question about idle status by lopardo on 09-27-2004 at 05:29 PM
"be idle" 
RE: Question about idle status by Osiris on 09-27-2004 at 05:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by lopardo
"be idle"
quote:hey hey, i cant help being curious
Originally posted by CookieRevised
argggggg...... all the questions...........
im just one of those people who has to get to the bottom of things and i understand it all now 
so thanks alot * Osiris idles or doesnt because hes still sitting here using the keyboard and mouse just not posting anything more in this thread
