Hi guys..
i scripted a tool that sets my status to IDLE (NOT away) but it doesn't work. It just does nothing. Here it is:

code:

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function OnEvent_Initialize(MessengerStart)
{
}

function OnGetScriptMenu(Location)
{
    var ScriptMenu = "<ScriptMenu>";
       ScriptMenu    +=  "<MenuEntry Id=\"StatusIdle\">";
       ScriptMenu    +=    "Set Status Idle";
       ScriptMenu    +=  "</MenuEntry>";
    ScriptMenu    += "</ScriptMenu>";
    return ScriptMenu;
}

function OnEvent_MenuClicked(MenuItemId,Location,OriginWnd)
{
    switch(MenuItemId) {
        case "StatusIdle": 
            SetStatusIdle();
        break;
    }
}

function SetStatusIdle()
{
    Messenger.MyStatus = "6";    //6 = Idle
}

function OnEvent_Uninitialize(MessengerExit)
{
}

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Hi bleezer !

I'm not sure of that, but I think that you can't set your status on "Idle" with Messenger.MyStatus... I've tried your script with other status, and  it goes...

Example :

code:

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Messenger.MyStatus = "6";

function OnEvent_MyStatusChange(NewStatus) {
    if (NewStatus==6) {
        MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Status","IDLE");
    }
}

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code:

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Messenger.MyStatus = "5";

function OnEvent_MyStatusChange(NewStatus) {
    if (NewStatus==5) {
        MsgPlus.DisplayToast("Status","BE RIGHT BACK");
    }
}

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http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=64...d=712291#pid712291

Cookie does a good job of explaining what would need to be done to do this.

Hello!

I think who requests the script like this, they want the script is : Idle anytime.

Silentdragon's link is only idle on signin. But not anytime.

My English is poor, Sorry. Because I am Chinese.

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Originally posted by bleezer
I scripted this because my Live Messenger doesn't set my status to Idle after x minutes (although  this function is activated).

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Originally posted by Kutar
I think who requests the script like this, they want the script is : Idle anytime.

Silentdragon's link is only idle on signin. But not anytime.

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Originally posted by KnRd_WC

code:

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Messenger.MyStatus = "6";
With this code, there is no notification;

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Hi !

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

1) the mystatus property expects a number, not a string.
2) even if you set it to 6 (the number), you wont recieve a notification because you can not set the messenger status to idle like that. You can retrieve the current status if it is idle, but you can not set it to idle.

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code:

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Messenger.MyStatus = "3";

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Originally posted by KnRd_WC

I think that you can't set your status on "Idle" with Messenger.MyStatus

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The reason why Messenger.MyStatus = "3" works (but why it is not correct to do so) is because JScript automatically converts the string to a number. Mystatus needs a number, not a string.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by Kutar
I think who requests the script like this, they want the script is : Idle anytime.

Silentdragon's link is only idle on signin. But not anytime.

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The link posted is exactly about the same issue: setting your status on demand to idle.

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Which is exactly what has been explained in that thread which is linked to (it is not about changing to idle only when you sign in) and which is exactly the same as requested in this thread.

Maybe I don't know how to use the script. Can you help me?
Because I can only idle when I signin

Hi everybody !

I'm really happy 'cause I found a way to set status to "Idle" !
Yes, yes, believe me !

It will not be a script, but just a little patch who will replace "Be right back", or another default status to "Idle". I'm going to make the patch, it will take 1 or 2 hours... (Thanks to my Basic knowledge )

Is somebody interested ?

People PLEASE read threads and posts before posting!

This is exactly the reason why people complain threads get too long to read thru. Start by yourself and read posts before asking stuff which is already explained before...




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Anyways,

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Originally posted by Kutar
Maybe I don't know how to use the script. Can you help me? Because I can only idle when I signin

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Me! Because I want to tell lies

Ok, I'm going to make the patch... but... it will be only available for WLM 8.0.812.00, because I can test only with this version.... And the patch will be in french, of course !

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Originally posted by KnRd_WC
I'm really happy 'cause I found a way to set status to "Idle" !

It will not be a script, but just a little patch who will replace "Be right back", or another default status to "Idle".

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Look at this, I have just done it :



Note : I can move the mouse, do everything I want... status is still "Idle"

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by bleezer
I scripted this because my Live Messenger doesn't set my status to Idle after x minutes (although  this function is activated).

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If it doesn't set your status to idle after x minutes you either:
1) did not activated it properly in the Messenger preferences
2) moved your mouse or pressed your keyboard. Thus you aren't in idle mode anymore and thus MEssenger will set your status to online again.

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Originally posted by KnRd_WC
Look at this, I have just done it :
[...]
Note : I can move the mouse, do everything I want... status is still "Idle"

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Wait, wait....
*In construction* lol

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Originally posted by bleezer
It is activated and i don't move the mouose or press anything..
I want to set Idle not because I want to tell lies, I want it because my Messenger doesn't do this anymore..

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Have you some stuff which is preventing your messenger to go to idle? (other scripts? other addons? etc)

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I have just finished my patch !!

I hope it will be useful...

With this patch, you can replace "Be right back", Away" or "At phone" (or something like this...) with "Idle" status.

The patch works fine for me, I tested it with my session and my father's session on his computer... no problem, status is "Idle" !!

PLEASE NOTE :
- This patch is, of course, in French (but it's not very hard to translate )
- This patch works only with WLM 8.0.0812 (for the moment...)
- The name of the status in the list will be not changed, just his function !
- DO NOT USE THIS PATCH 2 TIMES (OR MORE )
   1) There's no reason to do that !
   2) The backup will be overwrite with a patched version !
- You use this patch at your own risk (read posts below !!). If there's any problem after having applied this patch, end WLM, go to "(Local Drive):\Program Files\MSN Messenger\", delete 'msnmsgr.exe' and rename 'msnmsgr.exe_BACKUP' to 'msnmsgr.exe' !!!

Download : *Removed*
Use this one : Idle on demand

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Oh, of course, if, for example, you replace "Be right back" with "Idle", when you will use Messenger.MyStatus = 5, status will be "Idle"

lol, months ago i tell how to do that and my post got deleted

its nothing more to find the Status Id you want to get replaced (like In the Call - PHN") and replace it with IDL

side note, the Status that you replace you will not beeing able to see others users on that status

ex: if you replace the in the call, anyone in your contact list that set that status, to you will see it with a normal Online status.

so the best bet is for anyone set to replace the in a call, its the less used status

in that time i also speaked to apatch to intergrate in his patch but because of that problem of the patch status will disapear from others, he chosed to not implent on the patch

so its anyone calls, to lose seeing others status that you replace for your forced idle status

nice work doing the patch KnRd_WC, you set it beeing easy to do it

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Originally posted by TheAngel
side note, the Status that you replace you will not beeing able to see others users on that status

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Originally posted by TheAngel
so the best bet is for anyone set to replace the in a call, its the less used status

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Originally posted by TheAngel
nice work doing the patch KnRd_WC, you set it beeing easy to do it

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Originally posted by TheAngel
lol, months ago i tell how to do that and my post got deleted

its nothing more to find the Status Id you want to get replaced (like In the Call - PHN") and replace it with IDL

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Originally posted by TheAngel
side note, the Status that you replace you will not beeing able to see others users on that status

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So, now people are informed of the side effects of this patch !
They will use this patch at their own risks !!! Lol

its quite simple to do it yourself, just change a value on the registry

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Originally posted by Voldemort
its quite simple to do it yourself, just change a value on the registry

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Originally posted by CookieRevised here

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Originally posted by absorbation
Shrbr is making something, he found a registry value to change to idle status and is intergrating it into a script.

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The only idle related Messenger registry value there is is the one which indicates with what status you are going to signin. This is shown and used already 2 months ago in my Remember Status script.

But this is of no use whatsoever to the OP.

Even if you can set a registry value to "idle", that wont do anything good since Messenger does not constantly poll the registry to see if it needs to change the status.

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Originally posted by KnRd_WC
- This patch is, of course, in French (but it's not very hard to translate )

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Nooooooooooooooooooo !!! Do not use my patch !!!!

I think I'm going to remove my post....

I tested CookieRevised's script (Idle on demand)... it works fine, and it's better than my patch which remove "At phone" status !!!
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Arggggghhh !!!

That was so evident !!! If I can make a patch which change "AWY" to "IDL" in the executable, I can make a script (with an external DLL previously created by me, because I don't know how to write in a process in JavaScript ) which will change the value in the process !!.Moreover, I often use TSearch (HexEditor)....

But that's already done by you CookieRevised ! Nice job
I remove my "crappy" patch !! lol