Shoutbox

And by an astonishing 8 to 1....NAY WINS!

I for one would like it, ive always prefer detailed view. Without DP's, it takes alot longer to find people you wish to speak to. DP's provide a quick look to whos who. You dont have to read wha there SN is which can change regurally.

just a little note on this...

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Originally posted by Willz
This would carry over to all accounts so if you share a computer everyone has to share the same contact list mode.

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it will only have the same skin if its the same windows account (the registry key is stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
and most people that i know use different windows accounts for each person...

also with your explanation of what this is, it kinda confused me with 2 different ideas... sortof =S

I agree with CookieRevised and pretty much everyone that has said no.

This would also create the confusion for those who DO know how to, as they can't change it in the regular spot.

I don't agree basically because this is an option of WLM. We are called to do things that WLM does not and give users the features they miss from WLM. I mean features about the look of Messenger, about the other features, we have Patchou!

Skins should be made to give users the experience the way the developer intended it to be and in my opinion that's how it should be done by default.

In all honesty, most normal users can't figure out that it only applies in Detailed view let alone that such a view even exists

If Show Details becomes unusable with the skin applied, can you make the skin remove this menu item? Or even better, grey it out? Or link this menu item to the skins' configuration panel where the situation is explained?

When the confusion can be taken away I don't think it's a problem. 

Willz you ask out opinion but seem pretty adamant to keep it in, I guess you've already coded it and don't want to loose your babies code.

The display picture question problem isn't that bad, E.g. The question rarely pops up on these forums at all, and we get almost everything here, you seem to have exaggerated the problem I think.

Overloading the user with options to get around this minor problem isn't solving it. Stop and think.

Previously to achieve a change it took 2 mouse clicks one on the button, one on the option

Your suggestion a minimum of 5
1. Options button
2. un/tick an option
3. un/tick another option or 2 clicks for a dropdown menu (eg DP size)
4. 'OK'
5. Restart Now? yes no


It's not making the process any simpler at all.

Hmm well i wouldnt completly count it out just yet. Its now 4 to 10 instead of 1 to 10. Not as one sided as before....

can someone make a picture of whats going on?? i cant quite picture it from what he said... and i know a picture will help