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Originally posted by Claiken
If the other user has not enabled "show me as away after X minutes of inactivity"... will messenger plus still be able to read the user as idle?
No, because "showing as away after x minutes" is that 'idle' status. So if the Messenger of your contact does not set that status then your Messenger (and thus Messenger Plus!) will not be able to see that status.
Note: there are also other ways to set your status to 'idle', for example by a script. But in either case, the other Messenger will be able to see this 'idle' status if Messenger Plus! is installed and if that option in Messenger Plus! is set.
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Originally posted by Claiken
if someone puts 'away' manually, does it stay 'away' regardless of being idle or not?
A status stays put as long as there isn't another status being set. It doesn't matter if the new status is set manually or automatically.
So, it stays 'away' as long as:
- the user doesn't manually change his/her status to something else,
- Messenger doesn't put him/her in 'idle' in case that option is enabled,
- Messenger doesn't put him/her in 'busy' when he/she is running a full screen application in case that option is enabled,
- the status isn't changed by some other 3rd party addon or script.
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Originally posted by Claiken
im just wondering if im being ignored by someone or if theyre actually gone but havent enabled that setting on their end.
Both cases are possible. The only thing you can do is to ask that person...
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