Shoutbox

I don't like the contact list concept. Mainly because it just wouldn't work too well. Reason being, well ask yourself this "how many people do I know with short names in my contact list?". The amount of space that is given for the contacts name is really small. Like I know the iphones icons are like that but it isn't really practical for a Messenger contact list where the length of ones name will vary a lot.

After 5 letters the name would get clipped and that can get annoying for those contacts who have symbols and stuff in their name. I know you have it over two lines but I don't think the text can be made to do that in Messenger.

The real time clock isn't possible with native skinning, however if you write a script it might be. Thats about it, the rest should be possible.

But of course you still need to think about how the chat window will work and stuff like notifications and contact cards so yeah.

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Originally posted by Willz
the rest should be possible.

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So you could make the contactlist's listview with a "thumbnail view"?
Good to know...

SonicSam: That is not sarcasm, neither have I lost it (although I lost my TV remote today)... you might wanna read my previous post where I said that I thought it wasn't possible but that the top poster shouldn't take my word for it


BADUM TCHHHH

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by Willz
the rest should be possible.

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So you could make the contactlist's listview with a "thumbnail view"?
Good to know...

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WAS THAT SARCASM OR HAS COOKIE LOST IT LOLOLOLOL.

Badum CH!

Anyways, I can't see how anyone would like an iphone as their skin...it just looks weird

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by Willz
the rest should be possible.

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So you could make the contactlist's listview with a "thumbnail view"?
Good to know...

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Well I'm basing it on the fact that you can place a display picture of any size in the contact lists (even the compact one). To get that thumbnail thing happening you would definitely have a lot of work ahead, the way I think you would get it working would be to just change how the root element lays out its children and then just move everything around to reflect that.

I haven't tried so I'm just talking in theory here from what I know. I might try somewhere down the track, it'll be something else to add to my collection of code

I'm not too sure about this skin.
It could cause problems if you have a large number of contacts online etc it might need a lot of space to display them.