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[Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 04-30-2007 at 08:34 PM

I was thinking maybe a conversation tab [plus feature - tabbed chats, not along the bottom of the screen] flashed blue when someone is writing a message?
It originally flashes orange just now but maybe when you don't have an unread message it would flash blue to show someone is writing it?
If you don't understand or are willing to make it for me please post and i'll describe it with more detail :)

Just a small addition :D
Would be realy thankful (Y):D

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by MeEtc on 04-30-2007 at 08:38 PM

no, i don't think this is possible. The orange flashing is a function of Windows itself, not of WLM/MSN. The orange flashing is an alert to say that the window is trying to alert you, and is not specific to WLM/MSN

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 04-30-2007 at 08:39 PM

I'm refering to the tabs on the actual conversations, not along the bottom of the screen

File > Plus! > Preferences > Conversations > Tabbed Chats

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by MeEtc on 04-30-2007 at 08:44 PM

ahh, still not possible with a script I don't think. That would have to be added to Plus itself, not as a script

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 04-30-2007 at 08:46 PM

well my purpose it to try to have enough people in agreement so that the people out there add it to plus! [if it cannot be added as a script]

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by MeEtc on 04-30-2007 at 10:30 PM

Also, there exists the problem of actually detecting that the person has started typing. See This Thread for an explanation of why

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Lou on 04-30-2007 at 11:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MeEtc
Also, there exists the problem of actually detecting that the person has started typing. See This Thread for an explanation of why
That has nothing to do with it actually.

This wouldn't be possible as a normal script, but maybe with a dll. The script would need to check if the text "<user> is typing a message..." is shown and if so, display a blue flash. Possible, but probably not really accurate, more so than any open window notifier, but not very accurate (the built in function for this isn't too great to be honest).
RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 05-01-2007 at 03:55 PM

ye, i was thinking that it would just work as a bonus for "<user> is typing a message..."
would only really prove significant for large replies but still would be useful

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by vikke on 05-01-2007 at 05:13 PM

It could easily be done by Patchou, he can just check for incoming protocol messages holding this and then flash the tab. :-)

It is possible with a DLL, yes, but it's a pain in the ass writing it, almost impossible.

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 05-01-2007 at 05:34 PM

You just said he could do it easily and it's impossible in the same sentence :S
I don't understand :S

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Nathan on 05-01-2007 at 05:54 PM

No,
He said it could easily done by patchou because its a program and the MP!L scripts are limited to the functuality.

So unless patchou wants to code it up (seems to me more hassle than its worse), that probably wont happen

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 05-02-2007 at 05:51 PM

ok can someone plz clear something up...
what/who is patchou?

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Nathan on 05-02-2007 at 06:07 PM

He is the creator of Messenger Plus! Live

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 05-02-2007 at 06:08 PM

i knew that... 8-):P

so its prty unlikely this will ever happen?...

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Nathan on 05-02-2007 at 06:20 PM

Yeah, unless everyone wants it which i highly doubt the do.

RE: [Request] Easy Enough To Make... by Tanka on 05-02-2007 at 06:20 PM

ah well :( was worth a try... pretty ironic title then... :P