This script displays a window when someone sends you a message wich has the message the user sent you, so if it is a non-important message, or if you are chatting with someone and you are typing a message, and someone else sends you a message, and if you don't want to change window to see what that user typed, you can use this script to see what the other user typed, without changing windows.
The idea was from an addon for old MSN Messenger Versions called "Message Scroller" too (the name is also the same)
The official site for that addon is here: http://www.cramon.dk/messenger.htm
As you can see, this script doesn't really look like that addon, because it's new, but I hope that I will continue development of this script to make it look like that addon.

If you need to close the window, just double click on it.
Double clicking it, will close it, and set the foreground window the chat that the message was received from.

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Script package created with Dempsey's Script Packager.
Let's hope that he will complete his Window Designer program, so I can continue development in this script

sorry but how the hell do you use this??

You download the file and import it into MsgPlus Live and then configure it.

how do u configure it? it doesnt appear in the dropdown list in conversation windows

Just tested it. Works great! And it's helpful.

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Originally posted by Zahid™
You download the file and import it into MsgPlus Live and then configure it.

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Originally posted by benjyrama
how do u configure it? it doesnt appear in the dropdown list in conversation windows

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Originally posted by benjyrama
sorry but how the hell do you use this??

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function OnEvent_MessengerLocked()
{
    if (MessageScroller)
    {
        MessageScroller.Uninitialize();
    }
   
    WLMLocked = "1";
}

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Originally posted by [Shadow]
Just tested it. Works great! And it's helpful.

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Originally posted by Mike
If you need to close the window, just double click on it.
Double clicking it, will close it, and set the foreground window the chat that the message was received from.

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Good script!

Keep up developing. :

Needs a bit of refining, but i'm liking this concept. Keep it up.

useful script! good work

I'm glad you like it

Matty is currently helping me create the script without using a seperate DLL, which will be a little hard for me, because I totally suck in jscript

I would have liked to still use a DLL for the above reason, but I must admit that it looks cool with WLM style windows

Anyway, I think that I'll submit this to the script database...

Nice idea, i like it but a few minor points /suggestions:
- I can type in the window... Is that meant to be?
- Is it possible to hide (button? rightclick? automaticly?) the window
- Is it possible to react from there, directly to the last person who said something to you?

The message box doesn't disappear for me

Anyway to stop this or close it myself?

Damn, didn't read the first post probably

But I think it should disappear automatically after a set amount of time...

21/07/06: Version 0.2 released!
Same link.

What's new?
Uses Plus!'s XML interface engine now, which is a lot nicer, thanks to Matty. That means that no DLLs are now needed.
The position of the scroller window is remembered when it's closed, and it is restored to that position when a new message is received.
You now need to click a "Switch" button instead of double clicking the window. This is done since of a limitation (there is no double click event on the window)

Known Bugs:
The scroller window loses the Windows XP dragging window effect if a WLM window isn't shown on the screen.
This has something to do with the Always on Top code, but I still haven't figured out what...

Special thanks to Matty for designing the scroller window, and some other code help
I will submit this to the script DB tommorow...

umm i cna't find the part that i need to delete to make it work when msger is locked, can you help me?

Thanks for the update
Seems the double click is not working anymore? EDIT: nevermind, didnt read the release note. Hmm but why did it work before (v0.1)?

I have some suggestion:
- GUI
- Right click to dismiss
- Add an option so that msg only pop up when at least 1 WLM window is active. I dont like to be doing something else and msg scroller keeps poping up on me
- Option to go back to previous chat window after replying the pop up msg, if possible

Looking forward for your updates!

Is it possible to have an option to show the scroller only when the chat window is minimized?  That would be nice.

Just my suggestions:

• 1 Howabout a configuration window that would let us choose the transparency of the window?
  
• 2 A way to make the window stop jumping around when different contacts say things
  
• 3 A simple way to turn the script on/off, even though you can just disable it

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Originally posted by Apola Silverstone
umm i cna't find the part that i need to delete to make it work when msger is locked, can you help me?

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function OnEvent_MessengerLocked() {
    WLMLocked = true;
    if (pMsgWnd != undefined) {
        pMsgWnd.Close();
    }
}

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Originally posted by rockmanneo
Seems the double click is not working anymore? EDIT: nevermind, didnt read the release note. Hmm but why did it work before (v0.1)?

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Originally posted by milkbox
- GUI (Smilie)

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Originally posted by rockmanneo
- Right click to dismiss

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Originally posted by rockmanneo
- Add an option so that msg only pop up when at least 1 WLM window is active. I dont like to be doing something else and msg scroller keeps poping up on me

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Originally posted by rockmanneo
- Option to go back to previous chat window after replying the pop up msg, if possible

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Originally posted by milkbox
Is it possible to have an option to show the scroller only when the chat window is minimized?  That would be nice. (Smilie)

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
1 Howabout a configuration window that would let us choose the transparency of the window?

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
2 A way to make the window stop jumping around when different contacts say things

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
3 A simple way to turn the script on/off, even though you can just disable it

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Cool, works good

well done

WOO 100th POST GO ME

Great update, good work Mike2.

I wanna get it... but it downloads into a zipped file for some reason?...not the plsc or whatever most of them are.

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Originally posted by Mike

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Originally posted by rockmanneo
- Add an option so that msg only pop up when at least 1 WLM window is active. I dont like to be doing something else and msg scroller keeps poping up on me

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Yes, this is possible
When you say WLM window, do you mean only the chat window?
Or the contact list too, the preferences window etc?

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hmm it's not working perfectly for me. the convo keeps focusing itself and the message scroller keeps resetting its position
(tested using mocker and smarterchild)

all that being said it looks really nice.

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Originally posted by UTI
I wanna get it... but it downloads into a zipped file for some reason?...not the plsc or whatever most of them are.

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Originally posted by UTI

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Originally posted by UTI
I wanna get it... but it downloads into a zipped file for some reason?...not the plsc or whatever most of them are.

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Since I didn't get an answer yet ... I don't know how to get the zipped file into the scripts because it won't open up the script on my computer for me to copy/paste....

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MessageScroller.zip for the file name for me ...

And sorry if it's a newb question, but how do I change it?... do I have to save it instead of open it.

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Originally posted by UTI
And sorry if it's a newb question, but how do I change it?... do I have to save it instead of open it.

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Ahh thanks so much... got it!

Great idea! Thanks for this. Two little nags though.

1) When the Message Scroller window pops up, it focuses, causing anything I type to not go into the wlm message box (or this reply space for that matter)

2) Could you add an optional time-out feature? So the Message Scroller pops up and then disappears after say 5 seconds (this is easily changed though).

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Originally posted by AberNStein
hmm it's not working perfectly for me. the convo keeps focusing itself and the message scroller keeps resetting its position
(tested using mocker and smarterchild)

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Originally posted by AberNStein
all that being said it looks really nice.

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Originally posted by linx05
1) When the Message Scroller window pops up, it focuses, causing anything I type to not go into the wlm message box (or this reply space for that matter)

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Originally posted by linx05
2) Could you add an optional time-out feature? So the Message Scroller pops up and then disappears after say 5 seconds (this is easily changed though).

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Wow! This is so good!

ermm... wat i downloaded was a java script... so how do i install it?

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Originally posted by PaPalemon
ermm... wat i downloaded was a java script... so how do i install it?

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Originally posted by Mike

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Originally posted by AberNStein
hmm it's not working perfectly for me. the convo keeps focusing itself and the message scroller keeps resetting its position
(tested using mocker and smarterchild)

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What do you mean with "the convo keeps focusing itself" ?

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Originally posted by Mike
The idea would be to check which window has the focus before displaying the scroller window, and when the scroller window is displayed, the focus would be given back to that window...

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function focusIt(which)
{
Interop.Call('User32','OpenIcon', which);
Interop.Call('User32','BringWindowToTop', which);
Interop.Call('User32','SetForegroundWindow', which);
Interop.Call('User32','ShowWindow', which, 1);
Interop.Call('User32','SwitchToThisWindow', which, "FALSE");
}

var topHandle = Interop.Call('User32','GetForegroundWindow');

//here is where you do your thing and pop up the message scroller

focusIt(topHandle);

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Would be cool if it had a quick reply button which would allow you to send a reply without even having to focus onto the conversation window.

One thing I found quite annoying was when I had multiple chats and a message was sent from another contact and I was still typing a message it would change the window focus to the scroller. This is really bad when you have 3+ windows open.

Is there a way for it to focus on the right convo tab?

Nice idea and great work

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Originally posted by hmaster
Is there a way for it to focus on the right convo tab?

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I really do love this script, I think what would make it more interesting is the timer thingy that linx05 suggested. Hi all...

Fantastic script, a good update would be for it to display more than 1 recieved message, maybe 5?

I like this script!

How can I change the text size in the script window, and how can I change the "-switch-" word?

Thanks!

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Originally posted by Luised
I like this script!

How can I change the text size in the script window, and how can I change the "-switch-" word?

Thanks!

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<Font><Bold>true</Bold><Size>7</Size></Font>

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<Caption>- Switch -</Caption>

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Thank you very much!

does this do pretty much the same thing as the Toast Message script?

Mike, no offence, but i think you should stop work on this script because NanaFreak has released a script that has all of your features and also many more. Sorry if i seem offensive or rude but i dont want you to waste your time unless of course there are features soon to be released that we haven't heard of yet...

what's that script called?

WLM preview box, check my sig for link

What's the best way to celebrate Message scroller's 1000 downloads on its website?

By a new version!

That's right! After about 5 months, a new version has finally been released!
And it has what you all been asking for: An options dialog!
You can find what you can do at the options dialog at the script's website

Download: http://mike.thedt.net/download.php?id=10

Enjoy!

Message scroller got 2 years old on 30th June!

Happy (belated) birthday Message Scroller!


How fast time passes eh?