Shoutbox

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Originally posted by Nathan
Nothing can go wrong with that, really...

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Its just time consuming and repetitive, thats the problem. I think they are looking for a fast way to see changes. For example if you change something really small in your skin, you dont want to exit and reload WLM just to see it, it just gets annoying after a while.

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Originally posted by Th3rmal

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Originally posted by Nathan
Nothing can go wrong with that, really...

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Its just time consuming and repetitive, thats the problem. I think they are looking for a fast way to see changes. For example if you change something really small in your skin, you dont want to exit and reload WLM just to see it, it just gets annoying after a while.

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Worse is when something you've done just freezes messenger, then you force-close it, and you forgot to disable that thing in registry, and then, you have to enable scripts and skins all over again! =D

I would like a skin previewer, if its not possible, then its okay. I can live without it.

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Originally posted by Willz

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Originally posted by blessedguy

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Originally posted by Willz
Too many variables to deal with and would be a pain to update for every new build of Messenger. Somehow I don't think Patchou would invest the time in something like this with other stuff that could be done.

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Thought the same =P
But wouldn't it be possible to reload messenger resources without  the need to login?
Only closing the window, for example.
(Like if you are editing the ConvoWindow, so you would activate a "test mode" in your skininfo and Plus! would load that window's resources everytime it is opened...)

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I've talked to Patch about quick reloading a skin in the past and he has said that there are issues and that not all resources can be reloaded that way. I'm not sure how it would even work with UIB in the picture now.

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Well, I think it is certainly worth the try. Messenger can - of course - skin itself. Messenger isn't just a .exe, but it's also a load of .dll's. If the important dll's can be used by Plus!, and if necessary even a stripped down msnmsgr.exe, then it wouldn't be that hard for coders, would it?

A skin preview will DEFINITELY help! It sometimes become a routine to click the same thing a million times...quite a hassle.

But of course, I'm still skinning, so I can live without it.

this is a great idea.