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How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by Sertion on 08-12-2008 at 10:21 PM

I want, as the title applies, change the WLM chat-window-title from [Image: 821824.png] to something more like [Image: 212095.png]

Is this possible?


RE: How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by djdannyp on 08-12-2008 at 10:58 PM

with the latest version of messenger plus, the title does show in the manner in which you are asking, i.e. it shows just the number of tabbed conversations open in brackets before the name of whichever conversation is focused.


which version of messenger plus are you running?


RE: How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by Sertion on 08-12-2008 at 11:05 PM

My (!VER) lools like this:
Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 (6.0.6001)
Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1018
Messenger Plus! Live 4.60.0.326


Updated:
Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1 (6.0.6001)
Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1018
Messenger Plus! Live 4.70.0.334


Still looks like the first image.


RE: How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by Jesus on 08-12-2008 at 11:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by djdannyp
with the latest version of messenger plus, the title does show in the manner in which you are asking, i.e. it shows just the number of tabbed conversations open in brackets before the name of whichever conversation is focused.


which version of messenger plus are you running?
With the language set to English it does indeed :O
I'm using the Dutch language, which displays
"<Contact Name> - Gesprek (# gegroepeerde gesprekken)"
translation
"<Contact Name> - Conversation (# tabbed chats)"

must be something in the language file...
maybe I'll take a look at it, because I like the other (english) way better.

EDIT: Found it! Open your language file and search for the [TabbedChats] section. In that section, change the value of TabWndTitleMulti to (%2!d!) %1
Afterwards, the line should look like this:
code:
TabWndTitleMulti=(%2!d!) %1

RE: How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by Sertion on 08-12-2008 at 11:27 PM

Found this in the Lng_Swedish.ini file:

code:
[TabbedChats]
TabWndTitleSingle=%1
TabWndTitleMulti=(%2!d! konversationer) %1
SysMenuCloseCurrent=&Stäng detta konversationsfönster
SysMenuCloseAll=S&täng alla konversationsfönster
SysMenuMinimize=&Minimera
SysMenuMaximize=M&aximera
SysMenuRestore=&Återställ

If I change
code:
TabWndTitleMulti=(%2!d! konversationer) %1
to
code:
TabWndTitleMulti=(%2!d!) %1
It looks like I want to.


Thank you!

EDIT: Added the !d! in my example.
RE: How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by djdannyp on 08-12-2008 at 11:28 PM

It does in fact appear to be a language issue

In order to fix it manually, open up the Lng_[Language] file which relates to your messenger (in your case it is Lng_Swedish), located in:

C:\Program Files\Messenger Plus! Live\Languages

and navigate to the "[TabbedChats]" part, about half way down and edit the second line of text in it to remove the "konversationer" from the brackets so that the line reads:

code:
TabWndTitleMulti=(%2!d!) %1

press Ctrl+S to save, then reload messenger and it should be as you desire
RE: How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by Sertion on 08-12-2008 at 11:33 PM

What dose the !d! do? Since it seams to work just fine with out it.


RE: How to change the Windows Live Messanger title? by Jesus on 08-12-2008 at 11:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Sertion
What dose the !d! do? Since it seams to work just fine with out it.
quote:
Originally posted by http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=84386
# %1, %2, %3, etc. These tags are placeholders for text added by Messenger Plus! at runtime. For example,
      Are you sure you want to remove status "%1"?
      will be changed at runtime for
      Are you sure you want to remove status "In a meeting"?
      or
      Are you sure you want to remove status "Sleeping"?
      These tags must stay in the translated text, however, in some cases there are several placeholders in one string. For example,
      %1 has changed his/her name to "%2"
      will be changed at runtime for
      [/i]JAnderton has changed his/her name to "John Anderton"[/i]
      This means that you have to place the placeholders in correct order, so that the translated strings make sense at runtime.
# %1!d!, %2!d!, %3!d!, etc. These tags are also placeholders, however, not text, but numbers. You should treat these as you treat the above placeholders, keep them in the correct order, so that the translated strings make sense at runtime.

Thanking by Sertion on 08-12-2008 at 11:41 PM

Oh.
*Puts it back and restarts WLM*

Thanks again! Have wondered how to do this for a long time!