WLM Preview Box v2.00.08

This script lets you preview 5 messages from contacts while you are busy with an always on top window. The window is also transparent so that you can look through it to the window you may have open and also send messages.

known bugs
- Chat Window gets focused no matter what.

Channel Log
v2.00.08 - fixed the height of the preview box
v2.00.07 - recode and added better sending, skinning
v1.01.02 - Added reply box, clickable nicks, when opacity change window does, on save preview doesnt close, can make messages go top to botom or botom to top
v1.00.01 - Fixed time to add a 0 and a minor bug
v1.00.00 - Creation of Script

Thanks to:

134jimbodude - idea for the script
Mike - use of Message Scroller
Shondoit - Coding help
Cloudhunter - Ideas and Beta tester
Mattike - Coding help

Please post comments/suggestions/bugs here (do not make a new thread)

Hope you enjoy the script

looks good

i suppose the ebst thing to add would be a quick reply box too

so you kind of make a mini mode messenger

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Originally posted by aNILEator
i suppose the ebst thing to add would be a quick reply box too

so you kind of make a mini mode messenger

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As i said on WLM and you asked me to post out here

1. 9 default alignments(top-left, center-center, bottom-right, etc)
2. Better border (I don't like this one much)
3. Chose no. of messages (1-20)
4. Chose font size, style and color.
5. Reply box like aNILEator said.
6. Click-able nicks so that you can open chat window on click.
3. Scroller for the Preview box .
8. More Coming Soon!

ok i am adding:

9 default alignments(top-left, center-center, bottom-right, etc)
Chose no. of messages (1-20)
Chose font size, style and color.
Click-able nicks so that you can open chat window on click.

which borders dont you like felu the confuration and about or the preview box??

more suggestion are very welcome and i will see what i can do

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay
which borders dont you like felu the confuration and about or the preview box??

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay
more suggestion are very welcome and i will see what i can do

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Nice idea, nice made, I would only like to see:

• a configurable width/height
  
• make multiline messages come on one rule (replace \n by a space)

• it is "Pixels", not "Pixles"!
  
• don't use so many WSH variables: try
  

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  new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("...");

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  for single calls instead of spilling memory on lots of ActiveX objects. Of course, when you're reading/writing a lot of keys at once, it's better to keep just 1 creation of an ActiveX object.

* Matti likes this script.

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Originally posted by Mattike
Nice idea, nice made, I would only like to see:

• a configurable width/height
  
• make multiline messages come on one rule (replace \n by a space)

Some notes:

• it is "Pixels", not "Pixles"!
  
• don't use so many WSH variables: try
  

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  new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("...");

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  for single calls instead of spilling memory on lots of ActiveX objects. Of course, when you're reading/writing a lot of keys at once, it's better to keep just 1 creation of an ActiveX object.

* Mattike likes this script.

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Originally posted by -!Felu!-
As i said on WLM and you asked me to post out here

1. 9 default alignments(top-left, center-center, bottom-right, etc)
2. Better border (I don't like this one much)
3. Chose no. of messages (1-20)
4. Chose font size, style and color.
5. Reply box like aNILEator said.
6. Click-able nicks so that you can open chat window on click.
3. Scroller for the Preview box .
8. More Coming Soon!

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Originally posted by minipatchou
How about a tabbed chats option
so you could have |user#1|user#2|Latest messages|

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay

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Originally posted by minipatchou
How about a tabbed chats option
so you could have |user#1|user#2|Latest messages|

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what do you mean by this please explaine it more thanks

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Originally posted by minipatchou

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay

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Originally posted by minipatchou
How about a tabbed chats option
so you could have |user#1|user#2|Latest messages|

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what do you mean by this please explaine it more thanks

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well the tabbed chats in messenger plus live is good
like on top of the box you could have tabbed chats idea where all the latest messages from that convo and also have a latest messages box where all the messages from all the convos
if you still dont understand i would be happy to draw a little example
infact i will do it now

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Thanks so much jay_jay, can't wait to see the mini messenger

ok just an update on what i have done so far

• add a quick reply box (mini messenger) adding the 5 into the window
  
• Click-able nicks so that you can open chat window on click.
  
• make \n a space (\n = new line)
  
• make less activeX calls (doesnt make computer go as slow)
  
• change pixles to pixels ( typo)
  
• when changing opacity make window change (does make window flash up but cant help)(also if you press cancel it goes back)
  
• after saving dont close window
  
• make list be from last to first or first to last

• umm making it ready for release few

release is when i get up in the morning

new version now avalible for you.

see first post

ps sorry for double posting

Fantastic jay_jay.

Maybe a future update would be ti change the colour of the actual window?

nice interesting script
a bug..
send button doesnt always work

maybe you could make it so, that you can just push enter, rather than clicking send

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Originally posted by Mentoz

nice interesting script
a bug..
send button doesnt always work

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Originally posted by 134jimbodude
maybe you could make it so, that you can just push enter, rather than clicking send

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The window needs a close button .

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Originally posted by -!Felu!-
The window needs a close button .

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hmm
can you make it so when i send a message it doesnt automatically put focus on the actual convo window?
when i use it, it pops up the window when i reply

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Originally posted by jameslives
hmm
can you make it so when i send a message it doesnt automatically put focus on the actual convo window?
when i use it, it pops up the window when i reply

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It doesnt close....
How do you close it?
I tried disabling it from the configuration but it just stays there.

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Originally posted by Zoozoo
It doesnt close....
How do you close it?
I tried disabling it from the configuration but it just stays there.

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The 'send' button doesn't work somehow - nothing happens when I press it.

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Originally posted by futb0l
The 'send' button doesn't work somehow - nothing happens when I press it.

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Not working for me

SHould I type something somewhere our will it just pop auto ?

Thankns

ok this script will work when you turn it on in the plus menu. then you have to wait for a message and it will popup

i hope this helps

ps im at school so i cant really help too much

Is nanafreak still working on this, some good features to add
i hope he is

ok i havent worked on this script for a while but i have been busy with other things sorry... but i will be sure to finish it for you

you can close the box by pressing ESC?

Hey!!!
Thanks!!
I download it and will try it...

Edit: Works fine here!!!
Sugestion: Maybe, when people writes a message, enable the "ENTER" key for a quickly send, as people do in WLM and other programs...

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Originally posted by roflmao456
you can close the box by pressing ESC?

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Originally posted by MicroWay
Hey!!!
Thanks!!
I download it and will try it...

Edit: Works fine here!!!
Sugestion: Maybe, when people writes a message, enable the "ENTER" key for a quickly send, as people do in WLM and other programs...

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Originally posted by NanaFreak

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Originally posted by MicroWay
Hey!!!
Thanks!!
I download it and will try it...

Edit: Works fine here!!!
Sugestion: Maybe, when people writes a message, enable the "ENTER" key for a quickly send, as people do in WLM and other programs...

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ok i am currently make micro messenger (way better than mini messenger ) and it will have a lot of functions

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Look what I found...

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El script está iniciandose
El script está cargado y listo
Función llamada: OnEvent_Initialize
Error: .
       Línea: 453. Código: -2147418113.
La función OnEvent_Initialize devolvió un error. Código: -2147352567
Función llamada: OnGetScriptMenu
Función llamada: OnGetScriptMenu

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Originally posted by warmth
Look what I found...

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El script está iniciandose
El script está cargado y listo
Función llamada: OnEvent_Initialize
Error: .
       Línea: 453. Código: -2147418113.
La función OnEvent_Initialize devolvió un error. Código: -2147352567
Función llamada: OnGetScriptMenu
Función llamada: OnGetScriptMenu

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good to know that I helped!!! can you look my reputation??? look the negative one... is he crazy??? jajajaja

new version will be coming soon.... also a new developer will be in it with me... Markee =D

so far the new version will have:

colours of the window fully customisable.
collapsible Preview window (thanks deAd)

and a few other things.... please tell me your suggestions for the script =D

how an option that you can check or not if you want to see the preview box when the convos are minimized and the preview box dissapear when you have the focus on the convos???

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Originally posted by warmth
how an option that you can check or not if you want to see the preview box when the convos are minimized and the preview box dissapear when you have the focus on the convos???

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Originally posted by Jimbodude

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Originally posted by warmth
how an option that you can check or not if you want to see the preview box when the convos are minimized and the preview box dissapear when you have the focus on the convos???

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Good sugestion and well done nana for 3rd prize. Very well deserved

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Does this automatically pop up or is there key commands to bring it up? Because I really don't want to be interrupted in the middle of something, but I would like to be able to know I have a message (A toast comes up like it usually does when someone messages you for the first time, over the top of the application, and then pressing a certain, rare combination (So that no other applications should pick up that something was pressed), and you can then talk.

ok currently you have to turn it on in the Plus Icon Menu in the chat window / contact list and then wait for a message i think.... there will be a new version out in like a day (also fixed the sending message "bug")

Ok, so I got it working. But what I would like:

Pretty much the same options as Xfire, where you are in the middle of playing a game, you get a toast that flashes up and says "You have a new message from *Name*" or part of the message, and it lasts say 5 seconds, then disappears. You can then press a shortcut to bring up the chat window over the top of the current application where you can then chat. Personally from what I've seen this probably cannot be done, meaning I need to get my MSN plug-in working for xfire, but if it is possible, I would definitely be a user

I think you should ask for something like this in a separate thread and see if someone helps you there (making sure you give all the information possible of what you want).  The idea of this script is to have a little window showing the last couple of messages so you don't have to go looking back to the chat if it something like a lol or you are busy reading a website or something.  Your idea sounds alright and maybe some other developer will help you with this but at the moment we have too many other scripts that we are working on I'm sorry to say.

cool script
just a couple suggestions:
the option to not have the quick reply things would be very nice
also to not have the convo focus after quick replying (or have the window that was focused put back in focus again, if that's not possible)
as well, i'd like to be able to press enter instead of clicking send.
obviously resizing the window is key too.
that's all that really bugged me.
once this script's done it might even replace toast message for me
we'll see

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Originally posted by AberNStein
the option to not have the quick reply things would be very nice

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Originally posted by AberNStein
also to not have the convo focus after quick replying (or have the window that was focused put back in focus again, if that's not possible)

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Originally posted by AberNStein
as well, i'd like to be able to press enter instead of clicking send.

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Originally posted by AberNStein
obviously resizing the window is key too.

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i like that

Love this script!
I've got a few ideas that could help make it better:

Addition of seeing the persons Email address instead of their Nickname.
An 'X' button to close/disable the script.
Ability to resize the window freely

All those i think could be done without too much effort.

The one thing I would love to see most with this app is for it to be embedded into Firefox as an extension..but I think that's just wishful thinking.

The idea of using the email is kind of hard now due to StuffPlug making chat-only names  unfortunately, and we wouldn't want to make a script that is buggy (well as little as possible).  Secondly, there is going to be a feature to hide the preview box in the next release, but it will still be storing all the previous messages for you (just in case).  The resizing of the window is going to be a little tricky and will require some patience while we get it all right first, the horizontal resizing might be done in a release before the vertical as well, but don't get your hopes too high yet.  Last of all, it will be hard to embed it in FireFox and this would have to be an extra feature as well, we might look at this when we start running out of ideas and looking for some hard stuff to put in... it will be a while off if at all I'm sorry.

This plugin is great.  I am wondering if it could auto fade off after few sec?  I wish that if I press "enter", I could be able to send my reply...

I just want to tell you that the new version will be in the next release of Messenger Plus! Live. And i will update this thread when it is release.

Note: I have had to cut some features out due to me being lazy and not working on the project.

When script is installed by the new Plus! version (to others: it will be released soon, no worries), it produces errors:

> Script is starting
> Script is started successfully.
> Function call: "OnEvent_Initialize"
> Error on line 5: Unknown Error
  (Code: -2147418113)
> Error detected in "OnEvent_Initialize".
  (Code: -2147352567)

This happens the first time the script is installed (thus probably when no settings exist yet)...




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function SetWindowPosition(Wnd, PosX, PosY, Width, Height){
    Interop.Call('User32', 'SetWindowPos', Wnd.Handle, 0, PosX, PosY, 680, 88, 0);
}

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

> Script is starting
> Script is started successfully.
> Function call: "OnEvent_Initialize"
> Error on line 5: Unknown Error
  (Code: -2147418113)
> Error detected in "OnEvent_Initialize".
  (Code: -2147352567)

This happens the first time the script is installed (thus probably when no settings exist yet)...

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Window sizes can depend on Windows metrics, so don't set the size explicitly, only the position:

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Ps: I saw in some function that you do define the Width and Height as a parameter to this function, but you don't pass it to the window? Or does it have todo with the fact that you cut some features?

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hey, the new version really rox!
good work NanaFreak

Hmm, Isn't there a way to tell it not to make the wlm window pop up on each sign in unless I start it myself? Because that is what is happening to me

i will try and fix that... but i dont know why it isnt working right.... fpr some reason it did that here but now it works :/

When I try to send a reply, it doesn't go through. I think that hitting enter should also send replies. And when you send a reply, I think it should be displayed within the box.

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Originally posted by yo kv
When I try to send a reply, it doesn't go through. I think that hitting enter should also send replies. And when you send a reply, I think it should be displayed within the box.

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nana did you read my suggestion:

http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=66...d=780251#pid780251

You didn't like the idea???

ummm i could add this option if you would like, sorry i dont think i read it or i didnt understand it at the time. i will add this in when i get back into MP!L Scripting...

nice thanks!!! a lot!!!

Is there a way to uninstall this pos? I don't know is it just in my case, but after i first activated WLM Preview Box, it keeps popping on my screen over and over again no matter how many times i try to disable it! And that reply feature isn't working either..

Edit:
Nevermind, I found a way to remove it

the names conflict with Stuffplug's custom time stamps



It doesn't really need to be "fixed" actually, please just add customization options for the columns so I could get rid of the time column and widen the names column =D

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Originally posted by Mikkomon
Is there a way to uninstall this pos? I don't know is it just in my case, but after i first activated WLM Preview Box, it keeps popping on my screen over and over again no matter how many times i try to disable it! And that reply feature isn't working either..

Edit:
Nevermind, I found a way to remove it

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Originally posted by tmt64
the names conflict with Stuffplug's custom time stamps



It doesn't really need to be "fixed" actually, please just add customization options for the columns so I could get rid of the time column and widen the names column =D

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Originally posted by markee
A better solution might be that we remove the StuffPlug timestamps from the name, but then that is also difficult as it can be changed in the registry.  I think this is the best solution atm.

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Thanks cookie

but still i have things i need to do before doing this...

nana what happened with the feature I adviced u???

A screenshot would be nice

i dunno why but mine doesnt show thru an always on top window (america's army). when i first got it, it worked fine. but i tried it today and it just wont show thru. any suggestions?

no, i dont know how to do that, maybe you move the spot of the window? where do you have it, and what screen res do you use for america's army?

It would be soo much useful and convenient if it has shortcut combination keys! And yes, a little quick-reply box would be very handy too!

For example, you can choose your own combinations like: Ctrl+F2

what would these key combo's do exactly?

Like if I press my customized key combo, it would launch the preview box, and you press the keys again to hide it.
Or is there already a function like this?

there isnt a function like that, but i may add it in later when i decide to create this again

Lol, i remember first suggesting this to you nanafreak hehe

Hello! First of all Congratulation for this superb script.
I unfortunately encountered a small problem above, which harmed the
charm of this one.

The screen:



The message number 5 is not posted (the last message).
The size of the box is not good.

Im using vista.
Does msndiscovery can enter in conflict with this script or an other script like: ehancer ; the ultimate script ?!


Sorry for my bad english
I hope you can help me, because i love this script


ps: I've got the v2.00.07 !

yea, this issue is known, its because of the new way that plus does its windows... i am at the moment too busy with web2live to be making/updating any scripts... sorry about this but web2live is big and going to earn money...

I understands! good courage for web2live and good continuation ^^

hey, i really loved this script, that it could show me messages and i could send msgs back without opening the chat window (so I could use msn without parents knowing.)
I have now found two problems preventing me from using this script. Three, sort of
1. my preview box (after I updated msn) cut off the last line, so I can't see the last thing someone says, though I can see the four things before it.
2. When I type a message and press the arrow to send it, it either opens up the chat window (defeats purpose) or doesn't send at all
3. My preview box looks totally different to the screenshot of it presented on the download page, as it has no option such as recent messages from the top, it doesn't split where I Type into 5 seperate boxes, doesn't have a 'send' button (just arrows)

and a suggest (though it'd b hard) is perhaps somehow if we type a message and press enter it just sends to the most recent message received?

so summarised:
1. Get last line
2. Don't open chat window
3. Actually send message
4. Get WLM preview box from screenshot
5. Press enter to send message to person who last sent message to me.

yes, these are known issues,

1. this is due to the latest Messenger Plus! Live
2. this is happens if your current tab (if you use tabs) is the person that you are sending the message to
3. for some reason the screen shot hasnt been updated with the updating of the script.

sorry, but i do not have the time to be working on this script at the moment, its just too much to do when i am working on web2live at the same time.

firstly, thank you for such a fast reply.
1. I pretty much figured that out, but was hoping there was a solution
2. Before even if I was sending to my 'current tab' it didn't open, and now it opens even if i'm not sending to the current tab
3. The screenshot seems to have more options and looks much better than my current one...did u mean the screenshot has been updated not the program or was an older version like that?

1. if you know how to edit the xml then you can fix it for yourself
2. dont know what is going wrong here... might be plus doing something gay
3. the screenshot was an old version of the script, you can tell because it says v2.00.02 where this version is v2.00.07

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Originally posted by NanaFreak
1. if you know how to edit the xml then you can fix it for yourself

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I have updated the script to fix the height issue of the preview box, about the focussing that is a little too time consuming to figure out for me.

just download v2.00.08 and it will fix it so that you can see all 5 boxes

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Originally posted by NanaFreak
WLM Preview Box v2.00.08

This script lets you preview 5 messages from contacts while you are busy with an always on top window. The window is also transparent so that you can look through it to the window you may have open and also send messages.

known bugs
- Chat Window gets focused no matter what.

Channel Log
v2.00.08 - fixed the height of the preview box
v2.00.07 - recode and added better sending, skinning
v1.01.02 - Added reply box, clickable nicks, when opacity change window does, on save preview doesnt close, can make messages go top to botom or botom to top
v1.00.01 - Fixed time to add a 0 and a minor bug
v1.00.00 - Creation of Script

Thanks to:

134jimbodude - idea for the script
Mike - use of Message Scroller
Shondoit - Coding help
Cloudhunter - Ideas and Beta tester
Mattike - Coding help

Please post comments/suggestions/bugs here (do not make a new thread)

Hope you enjoy the script

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i updated the known bugs because of you, and i will submit sometime tonight if i remember... so it might be a few days

In case you're looking for 'bug submissions'
After I logged back in the wlm preview box looked like (see attached), which i thought was just lag but it didn't go away until i closed and re-opened the box.