Shoutbox

Hello everybody!! I have found this message in the newsgroup of microsoft. I hope this helps you!!

Greetings Danil,

There isn't a Windows Messenger 5.0 yet (as in, it isn't going to be released in the next
week) but there may be one (should be) in the future.

MSN Messenger 5 is designed to install on XP -- but only as another seperate application, it
does not replace Windows Messenger.
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Danil Premgi" <premgi99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f5ff01c27d46$bbdb4f50$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> Hi!
>
> Basically i've checked some of the posts they all talk
> about the MSN instllation over Win Messenger but my
> questions is when shall there be a Windows Messenger 5.0?
>
> Is MS going to be releasing one or do XP users have stay
> with v4.7.105?
>
> I've seen MSN 5.0 all my friends are using that because
> all of them are on W2K apart from me i've used it and i
> advertise and tell people to try if but my self i'm out
> of date (me getting a bit jealous now....LOL)

I have installed WinME a hour ago and now the API works fine. But I can't find a way to change the FriendlyName Is it possible?

I also think the WinXP fix will come soon. Or Windows Messenger 5.0...

Rene

Hmm I can't understand that quote        I'm not very good at englisch you see 

Rene

quote:

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Originally posted by SystemDown
But I can't find a way to change the FriendlyName Is it possible?

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No, not using that API.

                                                                       

Yesssssssss I'm also very very happy with that! It is great news!! But  I don't like that I can't make NCK, my nickname changer, working on msn 5.0

Rene

Hmm I think Microsoft haven't made the possibility to change the Friendlyname because it uses much server traffic... So I think it won't be in a next MSN version..

I think I know a solution. I have no time to make it now, but it is as follows:
We can open the option dialog. Maybe by using the buildin api, otherwise by simulating a click in the "Extra" menu. Than we can set the new nick in the textbox. And then simulate a click on the OK button... It supposed to work!

I shall try this next week. If someone have made something to change the friendlyname, contact me.

Rene

Good idea on how to change the name, lots of things would need looking into (what if they already have the dialog open etc.) but it will almost certainly work.

A possible idea would be to write "MSN API Plus!", giving a single unified API to MSN that works on all platforms/MSN versions properly, using available API's if possible and hooks/hacks where not. Also the existing MSN API sucks, lots of things are dubious at best (signin/signout is beyond broken), so I would like it.

Hm..about changing the name. If have looked for it, but I found a problem. I can execute the Options dialog and point it to the General tab with:

code:

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msn.OptionsPages 0, MOPT_GENERAL_PAGE

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This works fine. But the problem is that I don't get the handle of the opened window. The return value gives some other info:
Return Value

Returns one of the following values:
S_OK Success.
E_FAIL Could not create the Options dialog box or the Messenger object has not been created or is not responding.
S_FALSE The Options dialog box is already open. The second call will change the mOptionPage value (Option tab) in the foreground if the value is different.(..)
MSGR_E_AUDIO_UI_ACTIVE Called this method while the Media Wizard dialog box was enabled and visible.
MSGR_E_CONTACT_UI_ACTIVE The Add a Contact or Find a Contact dialog box of the Messenger client (modal dialog box) is currently open.
MSGR_E_LOGON_UI_ACTIVE The Sign in dialog box of the Messenger client (modal dialog box) is currently open.

We can use that return value, but now we don't know the handle. I can find the Handle by searching for the option dialog. The parent of the window is the desktop. The class name is "#32770 (Dialog)" Is this standart for a dialog in windows or typically for MSN? If it is standart we have to use the window caption to get the handle of the option dialog. This would be a big problem cause every msn language has an other caption. Mine is "Option" cause I use the dutch version. In that case we have to include the caption for every different language... The click-simulation shall not cause any trouble I think.


I like the idea for making a "MSN API Plus!" but I have not much time to work on it. But if someone make it is very great and helpful for everyone.

Rene