Shoutbox

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Originally posted by Matty
This process is long and drawn out
(...)
You need to basically get the handle of the icons and enumerate through them till you find the one relating to msnmsgr.exe.

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This isn't true though... To be able to use this Shell_NotifyIcon API you don't need all the fancy stuff -dt- does in his class as that is a serious big unneeded detour.

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Originally posted by Matty
If you want to see an example of getting the handle of the icons take a look at -dt-'s script to change the tooltip of the icon to include your email and status.
[Release] Email tooltip

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IMHO, way too complicated and uses many really unneeded stuff.

All you basically need is Shell_NotifyIcon API, nothing more and with that you can indeed change tooltips, remove icons, add icons, etc in only a few lines of codes (no need for hidden plus windows, enumerating icons, getting handles to icons, etc <= which is why -dt-'s script is seriously bloated IMHO):


To remove the icon:

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function RemoveTrayIcon() {
        var NIM_DELETE = 0x2;
        var NOTIFYICONDATA = Interop.Allocate(88);
        with (NOTIFYICONDATA) {
                WriteDWORD(0, NOTIFYICONDATA.Size);
                WriteDWORD(4, GetMSNHiddenWindowHandle());
                WriteDWORD(8, 40046);
        }
        Interop.Call('shell32.dll', 'Shell_NotifyIconA', NIM_DELETE, NOTIFYICONDATA);
}

function GetMSNHiddenWindowHandle() {
        var tIDCurrent = Interop.Call('Kernel32', 'GetCurrentThreadId');
        var hWnd = 0;
        while (hWnd = Interop.Call('User32', 'FindWindowExW', 0, hWnd, 'MSNHiddenWindowClass', 0))
                if (Interop.Call('User32', 'GetWindowThreadProcessId', hWnd, 0) === tIDCurrent)
                        return hWnd;
}

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to alter the tooltip, remove icon, readd icon, it is all similar and equally short... see attached script:


edit: change some lines

how do use your script to hide the messenger icon when we lock messenger?

I'm working on that part but as of yet you can't. The code is just there but doesn't do anything yet.

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Originally posted by shrav/oo7`
how do use your script to hide the messenger icon when we lock messenger?

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In the Plus! options just change the icon to one of the system icons
But it would be cool to be able to hide it completely and have a shortcut to reopen

sorry if this is slightly off topic, but can other icons within Messenger be altered too? for example the the icon that appears in the very top-left corner of a chat window, along with icon displayed in the task bar when a chat is open? - Just wondering if they could be altered to the 'away/busy' icons when your contact is set to that status, could be quite useful.

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Originally posted by shrav/oo7`
how do use your script to hide the messenger icon when we lock messenger?

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code:

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function OnEvent_MessengerLocked(){
    RemoveTrayIcon();
}

function OnEvent_MessengerUnlocked(){
    RestoreTrayIcon();
}

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However doing this will cause you not to be able to get out of Messenger Lock unless you have a global shortcut to unlock it.

your script doesn't work. i want to remove the messenger icon and the space that it takes as well when i lock messenger.

You won't be able to unlock it unless you use a different key combination like matty mentioned.

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However doing this will cause you not to be able to get out of Messenger Lock unless you have a global shortcut to unlock it.

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Originally posted by shrav/oo7`
your script doesn't work. i want to remove the messenger icon and the space that it takes as well when i lock messenger.

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add the two functions Matty showed. It works perfectly.



PS: since Plus! can also change the icon, the only problem you may encounter is when you unlock messenger again since Plus! expects there to be an icon. Since it is not there Messenger might crash. Simply don't change the icon (untick that option in the preferences of messenger lock in Plus!) when you want it to be removed.

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Originally posted by Black_Ice
You won't be able to unlock it unless you use a different key combination like matty mentioned.

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this has got nothing todo with the script or issue. Even without the script and any icon manipulation, you wont be able to use the same shortcut to lock and unlock; that's a basic (and understandeable) limitation of Plus!.

However, what Matty said is something entirly else. He said that you wont be able to unlock messenger when you have choosen the option to double click on the system tray icon to unlock messenger. Very logical, since there isn't a tray icon anymore with this script, you also wont be able to double click on it. The only way to unlock messenger in that case is by using a shortcut.

it still doesnt work. just to make sure, i have to go to the MP! L preferences click on the scripts tab and create a new one, then i have to add matty's script over there and save it. i should then be able to lock messenger using my shortcut which is ctrl+space and the icon should disappear as well as the space. i should then be able to unlock messsenger using my unlock shortcut which is ctrl+alt+space, then i type in my messenger lock password and messenger should open up. i have unticked the option to modify the system icon like CookieRevised suggested.