Shoutbox

This version has the same problem . I'v attached my ini file. Hope this helps!

ohh let see now i have commented a piece of code that delays the popup, i think that is the problem...
you are using win XP right... are you sure msn exits completely ?

08/05/05
set cursor to hand on collupsed window
minimize button collupses window in autohide mode
fixed how to get skinned state in polygami, read registry only once
begun docking implementation
fixed displacement of desktop icons...
general fixes for docking

Yes, I'm using Windows XP Professional and MSN Messenger is exiting completely. I've just checked it: there is only one instance of msnmsgr.exe in the taskmanager (after restarting MSN again ).

The new version of your plugin seems to work again . Also the timer for autohiding the menu works now correctly (until now it hided the menu immediately after losing focus)!

Thank you very much for your quick help!

about the transparency issue...
because i remove the menu before plus! had a chance to load it's menu, it cannot use transparency....

there is nothing wrong in my part on this issue.. i just need to tell patch how to retrieve the menu handle from my storage... (once he comes from vacations)

It's me again . Today I found a small issue with the new version from yesterday. I use the autohide option to hide the menu after 5 seconds. After booting my PC tomorrow, the menu was not showing at all. Clicking the small arrow to show the menu did also not work nor undocking the contact list. Even disabling the autohide option for the menu gave no result. Only restarting MSN Messenger solved the problem. After an other restart, I had the same "problem". Once I restart the Messenger everything works fine again .

you know i have updated that post, did you redownload it it is the post i say the 08/05/05 changes...

i cant really understand the problem so if it still happens i wil look into it..

Sorry, I didn't see that you updated the file . I just downloaded it and tried the new version. Nevertheless the problem exists: I can not access the menu in any way . With this version it is even worse: restarting Messenger will not solve the problem.

I have to disable autohiding the menu, shutdown Messenger, restart it and then the menu appears. Now I can again configure your plugin to autohide the menu; this will work as long as I don't exit Messenger. When I restart now again MSN, the menu disappears .

Okey, finally got it working, as much as I like it and would find it useful, its missing one thing Auto-Hide for me is, motion when unhiding and hiding. Until then I really can't use it, oh and I find its a bit annoying when trying to make it unhide, you need to have the mouse to the right of the screen where its hiden, but then push the mouse further right to actually make it appear.

okz i am going to update the 1st post now on and have the attachment there instead of allover the place....

okz v1 is almost ready but will not be out untill the end of my exams
for todo check first post...

@ Andre
ok i hope you like the animation now...
and removed the delay in expanding (poping) the contact list as it crates so many problems...

@ GroteSmurf
fixed the menu problem, it was a typo in the code ()actually fixed a small polygamy issue)

The animation is cool . I'll test the plugin in the next days and if I find some problems, I'll report them .

Good luck with your exams!