Shoutbox

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Originally posted by skyli
Hi! I also have some wishes:
- subgroups in contact list
- option to hide categories
- google talk just like facebook chat is now in
- remove text: this category has no avaible friends

Thanks!

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I like
GTalk one, isn't really possible, but can be kinda done with a Script.
Removing text requires a patch (like apatch). Messenger Plus! doesn't really modify Messenger like this. (As far as I know). You an suggest this to the devs over at apatch though

An option to remove inactive people from allow/blocked lists

Mood feature

The idea is that while you chat, you should also be able to show your current mood. This can be done by adding a semi-transparent emoticon behind the messages. Along with the emoticon the message background should also slightly colorize.

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Screenshot 2


In ss2 you will notice that there are two mood backgrounds in the same chat window. This is because in my oppinion it shouldn't be window-bound but message-bound, meaning the mood you set is for the message and not for the chat session. Successive messages inherit the previous mood until a new mood is set ((OPTIONAL)or after a set amount of messages after which the mood "fades out").

And one more thing. In future, it will be nice for moods to be available for customization, meaning any custom emoticon can be turned onto "mood". People will only need to supply the emoticon in a good quality if they want it to be bigger (cause emoticon-size won't be a pleasant one) and then choose the background color for the mood.

I say "In future" because I realize the customization is not an easy thing to accomplish. You'll need to make the mood easily exportable and thus the moment one receives a new(unknown) mood, it is immediately imported. And though it can't be that hard to make a package of [Image, background_color] I doubt it's as easy as that.


I also realize this can probably be done with scripts but if it is just a custom script, this won't bring the feature to all people. In other words, you'll often find yourself in a position where the feature will be unavailable because the person you're chatting to doesn't have the script. I simply suggest you should include it by default so it can be a standard feature.

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I'd like to add wish that MsgPlus! style(left pan and setable L/M/S size) tab chatting.

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Originally posted by Gabarieko
Mood feature

The idea is that while you chat, you should also be able to show your current mood. This can be done by adding a semi-transparent emoticon behind the messages. Along with the emoticon the message background should also slightly colorize.

In ss2 you will notice that there are two mood backgrounds in the same chat window. This is because in my oppinion it shouldn't be window-bound but message-bound, meaning the mood you set is for the message and not for the chat session. Successive messages inherit the previous mood until a new mood is set ((OPTIONAL)or after a set amount of messages after which the mood "fades out").

And one more thing. In future, it will be nice for moods to be available for customization, meaning any custom emoticon can be turned onto "mood". People will only need to supply the emoticon in a good quality if they want it to be bigger (cause emoticon-size won't be a pleasant one) and then choose the background color for the mood.

I say "In future" because I realize the customization is not an easy thing to accomplish. You'll need to make the mood easily exportable and thus the moment one receives a new(unknown) mood, it is immediately imported. And though it can't be that hard to make a package of [Image, background_color] I doubt it's as easy as that.


I also realize this can probably be done with scripts but if it is just a custom script, this won't bring the feature to all people. In other words, you'll often find yourself in a position where the feature will be unavailable because the person you're chatting to doesn't have the script. I simply suggest you should include it by default so it can be a standard feature.

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Im not even going to go into details but

No. Just no.

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Originally posted by Gabarieko
Mood feature
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I like that idea very much ...
feasable, original, simple, nice idea for implementation, not-intrusive, and young people will probably like it...

Though, it is more something for Windows Live Messenger itself than for Messenger Plus! I think.

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Originally posted by Gabarieko
I also realize this can probably be done with scripts but if it is just a custom script, this won't bring the feature to all people. In other words, you'll often find yourself in a position where the feature will be unavailable because the person you're chatting to doesn't have the script. I simply suggest you should include it by default so it can be a standard feature.

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Something like this isn't possible with a script though - at least not in the way you described the implementation. But even for Messenger Plus! itself it might not be possible. Plus! can only do/alter so much in Windows Live Messenger.

I wouldnt like to see that implemented on Messenger, it would be ugly for me to see that annoyance on my conversations

You already have dynamic images, if you really want to show your mood just record a little bit and use it, its funnier and less intrusive than that ugly degraded big smiley

Not to mention that it makes you focus on that and not paying attention on whats being said

Dynamic pictures propagate to your entire contact list, or at least to the entire conversation. The function described by Gabarieko is completely different than that though. And obviously his sshots are just very rudementary low quality concepts. It can be made looking quite better and far less in-your-face than in his quick sshot editing. Obviously the stuff shouldn't use blowup/degraded small emoticon graphics...

I would personaly find something like this far less intrusive/destracting than a wink btw...

It might also be a good thing that people actually take a bit more notice of the 'context' something is said in. We do that constantly in real life, it is natural, but this is a very big missing part in the online word which quite often leads to misinterpretations, etc... And as with all things, it should of course be optional (or not done at all)

Well, looking it that way but im not too optimistic i rather see display names back that this implemented.

I share your opinion winks its the most useless shit implemented by the messenger team, lol. (i know you didnt say that)
Nudges are handy sometimes, but winks are just pointless