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Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
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O.P. Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
When I've received a couple of messages from various contacts, a tabbed chat window pops up and I'd reply to them and usually minimize it to the task bar after I am done. However, the tabbed window restored itself from the minimized position whenever I minimize OTHER windows.

It is as simple as launching notepad first, then minimize the tabbed chat window, which after I minimized the notepad window, the tabbed chat window restored itself when it should have been still remained in its minimized state.

I hope this problem can be fixed, patchou :D, it's probably a minimize windows event problem, looks that way to me.

Related information about my system when I discover this annoying symptom.

I'm using transparent windows, all of them in including the tabbed windows.
Latest version of Messenger Plus is used.
My Windows Live Messenger version is 8.5.1302.1018
My OS is Windows XP Professional SP3
Stuffplug has been installed (Last version they had on their web site)
Mess patch has been applied
08-28-2008 02:17 AM
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Huh?  RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
I'm having the same problem.  I'm using these as well:

Latest version of Messenger Plus is used.
My Windows Live Messenger version is 8.5.1302.1018
My OS is Windows XP Professional SP3

This post was edited on 10-27-2008 at 05:02 PM by TrinXTC.
10-27-2008 05:00 PM
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RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
This was a by design previously when Plus! 4 was first in the beta stage the testers didn't agree with it and it was changed. This is surprising that it is happening again.

What is the the (!VER) when you type it in a conversation.
10-27-2008 05:08 PM
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RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (5.1.2600)
Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1018
Messenger Plus! Live 4.70.0.334
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I downloaded Plus! last week, for the first time.

This post was edited on 10-27-2008 at 05:22 PM by TrinXTC.
10-27-2008 05:19 PM
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RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
This is actually a known limitation with tabbed chatting windows.

If you don't want the windows to pop up then either:

1. Don't enable tabs
2. Don't minimise everything else

At the moment there is nothing else that can be done about it
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10-27-2008 05:31 PM
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Happy  RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
Ok.  Thank you for your assistance with this.   I really like having the tabbed feature at work.  I'll just deal with it.  LOL   
10-27-2008 05:56 PM
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RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
"deal with it?"

it's terrible annoying! :S

at least one option to turn it on or off
it's even worst when you're in a lapton and take a few seconds to minimize it again a lot of times.

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10-31-2008 07:04 PM
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RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
Yeah...I have since turned the tab feature off.....
10-31-2008 08:24 PM
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RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
but are the developing team working in some kind of fix?
11-01-2008 02:51 AM
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RE: Tabbed chat window can't stay minimized
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Originally posted by luminoso

at least one option to turn it on or off
quote:
Originally posted by djdannyp
This is actually a known limitation with tabbed chatting windows.

If you don't want the windows to pop up then either:

1. Don't enable tabs
2. Don't minimise everything else

At the moment there is nothing else that can be done about it
This is not a "feature" of Plus! for the tabs to pop-up after other windows are minimized. This is a known limitation and the only way around it are the two that djdannyp posted.
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