I've gotten used to Winamp, but now my parents keep asking me to do stuff when I am on the computer so when they call me I have to open up winamp and then pause it.  The problem is, my computer is kind of slow and I am almost always listening to music.  So I was wondering if there was a plug-in that could control winamp from your contact list or chat window.  If there isnt I would greatfully appreciate it if someone would make one.

lol, that's just too funny.
Anyways, I'm sure since you mention you're chatting on Messenger, that obviousely your keyboard works, so use the designated key functions to control winamp.

I think this might be for you.

if u r using 5.xx then u can use universal controller to control ur music play.. by universal controller, u can play, pause , stop, fwd, rwd, next song, previous song etc can be done without opening ur winamp window.. this could be done with combination of keyboard key...
here is the list of winamp keyboard shortcuts..

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Note that these keyboard shortcuts are a good starting point, but this list
is far from complete.

******* Keyboard Shortcuts (these can be used in most Winamp windows) *******

Key        Action
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F1        Open Help
Ctrl+F1        About Box
Ctrl+A        Toggle Always on Top (N/A in playlist editor and media library)
Ctrl+Alt+A        Toggle always on top (playlist editor)
Ctrl+W        Toggle Windowshade mode (main window, unless in playlist editor)
Ctrl+D        Toggle Doublesize Mode
Ctrl+E        Toggle Easymove (only applicable in classic skins)
Ctrl+T        Toggle Time Display Mode
Alt+W        Toggle Main Window
Alt+E        Toggle Playlist Editor
Alt+G        Toggle Graphical Equalizer
Alt+V        Toggle Video Window
Alt+L        Toggle Media Library
Ctrl+Tab        Cycle through different Winamp windows
Alt+S        Go to Skin selection
Ctrl+P        Go to Preferences
Alt+F        Open Main Menu
Alt+K        Configure current visualization plug-in
Ctrl+Sh+K        Start/stop current visualization plug-In
Ctrl+K        Open visualization plug-in section of preferences
Ctrl+J        Jump to time in current track
J or Keypad .    Open jump-to-file box
Ctrl+Alt+N        Spawn new Winamp instance
Alt+M        Minimize Winamp
Ctrl+H        Show recently played files/streams (History


******* Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts *******

Key        Action
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(options/toggles)
R        Toggle Repeat
S        Toggle Shuffle

Alt+3        Current file info box/tag editor

(playback controls)
Z        Previous Track
X        Play/Restart/Unpause
C        Pause/Unpause
V        Stop
Shift+V        Stop with Fadeout
Ctrl+V        Stop after current track
B        Next Track
L        Open/Play File
Ctrl+L        Open/Play location
Shift+L        Open/Play Directory

Left Arrow    Rewind 5 seconds
Right Arrow    Fast-forward 5 seconds
Up Arrow        Turn Volume Up
Down Arrow    Turn Volume Down

Keypad 1        Jump Ten Songs Back
Keypad 6        Next Track
Keypad 5        Play/Restart/Unpause
Keypad 4        Previous Track
Keypad 3        Jump Ten Songs Forward
Keypad 7        Rewind 5 seconds
Keypad 9        Fast-forward 5 seconds
Keypad 8        Turn Volume Up
Keypad 2        Turn Volume Down
Keypad 0        Open/Play File
Ctrl+Keypad 0    Open/Play location
Insert        Open/Play Directory


******* Playlist Window Keyboard Shortcuts *******

Key        Action
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
R        Toggle Repeat
S        Toggle Shuffle

(file io)
L        Add File
Ctrl+L        Add Location
Shift+L     Add Directory
Ctrl+N        New (Clear) Playlist
Ctrl+O        Open (Load) Playlist
Ctrl+S        Save Playlist
Alt+3        View/Edit Track Info for selected track(s)
Ctrl+E        Edit Selected Track Filename(s)
Ctrl+Keypad 0    Add Location
Insert        Add Directory

(playlist manipulation)       
Ctrl+A        Select All
Ctrl+I        Invert Selection
Delete        Remove Selected Files from Playlist
Ctrl+Delete    Crop Playlist
Ctrl+Sh+Del    Clear Playlist (same as Ctrl+N)

Alt+Down Arrow    Move Selected Files Down
Alt+Up Arrow    Move Selected Files Up

Down Arrow    Move Cursor Down
Up Arrow        Move Cursor Up
Enter        Play Selected File
End        Jump to End of List
Home        Jump to Start of List
Page Up        Move up by a fifth of a page
Page Down    Move down by a fifth of a page

Alt+Delete    Remove missing files from playlist

(playlist sorting)
Ctrl+Sh+1        Sort Playlist by Title
Ctrl+Sh+2        Sort Playlist by File Name
Ctrl+Sh+3        Sort Playlist by File Path and Name
Ctrl+R        Reverse Playlist
Ctrl+Sh+R    Randomize Playlist

Most main window playback controls also work in the playlist editor.


******* Equalizer Keyboard Shortcuts (Classic skins only) *******

Key        Action
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 - 0        Increase EQ bands 1-10
Q - P        Decrease EQ bands 1-10
`        Increase EQ Preamp
TAB        Decrease EQ Preamp
N        Toggle EQ Enabled
A        Toggle EQ Auto-Loading
S        Open Presets Menu
Ctrl+S        Load Preset

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Originally posted by Shezi
to enable this feature in winamp , open ur winamp window press Ctrl+P and u will see a preferences window then go in Global Hotkeys then make a tick on Enable and enjoy the golobal hotkeys...

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shezi mentioned Global Hotkeys Markus.
Also, there's defaults in place (was with me anyway).

I think, as Vikku suggested this is the best option, it is exactly what curtis suggested.

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Originally posted by raceprouk
shezi mentioned Global Hotkeys Markus.
Also, there's defaults in place (was with me anyway).

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to enable this feature in winamp , open ur winamp window press Ctrl+P and u will see a preferences window then go in Global Hotkeys then make a tick on Enable and enjoy the golobal hotkeys...

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I think there's just a slight confusion based on how we read what Shezi said.

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Originally posted by Markus
quote:
Originally posted by Shezi
to enable this feature in winamp , open ur winamp window press Ctrl+P and u will see a preferences window then go in Global Hotkeys then make a tick on Enable and enjoy the golobal hotkeys...

This is not completely right. You can only use the keyboard shortcuts you quoted when the winamp window is active (so not when you're using i.E. MSN Messenger).
If you want to use keyboard shortcuts that you can use while ANY program is active, use the global hotkeys support.

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* Shezi aplogize for bad english..

Well, that program you suggested won't work for me.  Also, the global hotkeys are too confusing for me.  I don't want to screw up and clear my playlist instead of trying to pause.

You only need to set up the shortcuts for what you want to use.

Messenger Fusion and Messenger Discovery are both planning to use this type of feature

I'll post some screenshots of Fusion later... its gone under some more work since the first bunch of screenshots...

older screenshot:
http://shoutbox.menthix.net/attachment.php?pid=422693

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Is there a site for Fusion?
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ummm

http://www.plasticangels.com & http://www.stormsyst.net


here is the newest feature list...
but there at least 10 not mentioned...

http://www.stormsyst.net/?p=fusion

The grey font on stormsyst.net is really hard to read.
As for the icons on convo windows: can you clue me in on how you do that? I've tried witha  button, but it kept hiding.