Shoutbox

Post here any things you want implemented in the scripting API.

I will update this post to include all suggestions made.

Enhancements to existing features

Not currently possible with scripts

• Debug window to include filename as well as line number
  
• Pointers for functions (for API Callbacks) (2 people want this)
  
• Options dialogue accessable from the scripts menu
  
• Version number, about dialogue, homepage address all accessable from the scripts dialogue
  
• Prototype method to add functions to objects. (hard to explain, so I provided a link) (2 people want this)
  
• Enumerate timers (so we can retreive/check which timers are currently running)
  
• A function to see how many milliseconds there are left on a timer
  
• Being able to have received messages longer than they originally are
  
• Being able to format received messages
  
• Aborting scripts in case of an infinate loop

Currently possible, but the method used could be improved

• OnEvent_ChatWndReceiveMessage to include all types of messages (i.e. file transfer, nudges)
  
• Getting the font and font colour of contacts.
  
• Sortable listview columns (2 people want this)
  
• Making scripts to be able to actually use the TranslationId property in the Window element.
  
• The e-mail of the user to be added as a param to Origin in ChatWndReceiveMessage Patchou has said this is impossible

New features

Not currently possible

• The ability to perform action messages seen by both users, or just the local user. (3 People want this)
  
• Add to chat log, i.e. the ability to add an item to a conversation chat log (2 people want this)
  
• The ability to change a contact's name in the contact list only.
  
• Changing the size and opacity of buttons
  
• Update system (the ability to automatically download the new plsc file, uninstall the current version, and install the new version)
  
• Being able to stop and restart scripts
  
• OnEvent_EmailReceived (2 People want this)
  
• Greater control over file transfers
  
• OnProcessEvent_Terminate

Currently possible, but the method used could be improved

• A function to work out contacts MSN ID's
  
• The ability to set a personal message natively
  
• The ability to add your own submenu's in the right click context menu in the contactlist (in the "msgplus extras" menu) both for contacts as for groups.
  
• A function to calculate the user hashes in the registry (2 people want this)

P.S. if you like an idea already suggested, say so in the thread, and i'll add a counter, so popular ideas can be seen.

When you suggest an idea, please tell me which category, and sub category to put it in.