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Tabbed Chats: No longer moving to most recent message? by Daphoid on 07-24-2006 at 08:04 PM

So I'm quite fond of the Tabbed Chat feature in MSG Plus! However in the most recent release (the Live! version) I've noticed that tabs don't automatically switch to the newest message.

Example:

If I have four conversations open (say Jim, Sally, Joe, Steve) if I'm talking to Steve, minimize the Window, and Sally messages me, it used to switch to that tab automatically and flash in the taskbar, I'd click it and type away happily.

However I've noticed this doesn't happen now, the taskbar flashes, but it stays on the last person I messaged.

Am I missing something?

Thanks!

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RE: Tabbed Chats: No longer moving to most recent message? by qgroessl on 07-24-2006 at 08:05 PM

There is still a time delay before it switches messages.... So are you waiting like 30 seconds?


EDIT: Maybe it was forgotten?

RE: Tabbed Chats: No longer moving to most recent message? by Daphoid on 07-24-2006 at 08:09 PM

Well I've been waiting longer then that, but I'll test it now with people, one second....

Nope, I just stared at the button for over a minute and it didn't change, I had to click the button, then click the blinking tab.

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RE: Tabbed Chats: No longer moving to most recent message? by Sunshine on 07-24-2006 at 08:21 PM

The autoswitchin has been taken out for a reason.

See Tabbed Chats - wrong contact

RE: Tabbed Chats: No longer moving to most recent message? by Daphoid on 07-25-2006 at 06:19 AM

*reads the linked thread*

Wow there's a lot more too it I see. I guess I was also "one of the lucky ones" as I never experienced any problems with the tabs switching with new messages, they only switched when I had the window minimized or out of focus, but didn't want I was typing/reading a conversation.

I think however that the "confusion" mentioned in the other thread isn't really a bug of the feature, but rather how people use MSN. If you have lots of windows open at all times in front of you, I can see why a window switching around like that would cause problems; however if you're the kind of user that uses one program at a time, and just ALT+TAB's between everything, it wouldn't be an issue.

I still wish it was an option (disabled by default) not just stripped out.

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RE: Tabbed Chats: No longer moving to most recent message? by ins4ne on 07-25-2006 at 04:52 PM

read the thread...

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Originally posted by melei
quote:
Originally posted by Deano
quote:
Originally posted by Patchou
This is a normal behaviour in Messenger Plus!, this prevents chat windows to switch automatically if you were reading something else.
Thats nice but I want it to flash to the person who has actually just replied though then i can quickly reply to them ;)

Then make a script.
is there such a script available?

EDIT: didnt notice the second page :$ but anyway, found what i was searching for... maybe there are others who need that :)