Shoutbox

WLM Preview Box v2.00.08

This script lets you preview 5 messages from contacts while you are busy with an always on top window. The window is also transparent so that you can look through it to the window you may have open and also send messages.

known bugs
- Chat Window gets focused no matter what.

Channel Log
v2.00.08 - fixed the height of the preview box
v2.00.07 - recode and added better sending, skinning
v1.01.02 - Added reply box, clickable nicks, when opacity change window does, on save preview doesnt close, can make messages go top to botom or botom to top
v1.00.01 - Fixed time to add a 0 and a minor bug
v1.00.00 - Creation of Script

Thanks to:

134jimbodude - idea for the script
Mike - use of Message Scroller
Shondoit - Coding help
Cloudhunter - Ideas and Beta tester
Mattike - Coding help

Please post comments/suggestions/bugs here (do not make a new thread)

Hope you enjoy the script

looks good

i suppose the ebst thing to add would be a quick reply box too

so you kind of make a mini mode messenger

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Originally posted by aNILEator
i suppose the ebst thing to add would be a quick reply box too

so you kind of make a mini mode messenger

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thanks for that idea i will add it to the list i never thought of that.

As i said on WLM and you asked me to post out here

1. 9 default alignments(top-left, center-center, bottom-right, etc)
2. Better border (I don't like this one much)
3. Chose no. of messages (1-20)
4. Chose font size, style and color.
5. Reply box like aNILEator said.
6. Click-able nicks so that you can open chat window on click.
3. Scroller for the Preview box .
8. More Coming Soon!

ok i am adding:

9 default alignments(top-left, center-center, bottom-right, etc)
Chose no. of messages (1-20)
Chose font size, style and color.
Click-able nicks so that you can open chat window on click.

which borders dont you like felu the confuration and about or the preview box??

more suggestion are very welcome and i will see what i can do

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay
which borders dont you like felu the confuration and about or the preview box??

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For the preview box. Make them a bit bolder and stronger liker Message Scroller .

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Originally posted by Jay_Jay
more suggestion are very welcome and i will see what i can do

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I'll think and tell you .

Nice idea, nice made, I would only like to see:

• a configurable width/height
  
• make multiline messages come on one rule (replace \n by a space)

Some notes:

• it is "Pixels", not "Pixles"!
  
• don't use so many WSH variables: try
  

  code:

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  new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("...");

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  for single calls instead of spilling memory on lots of ActiveX objects. Of course, when you're reading/writing a lot of keys at once, it's better to keep just 1 creation of an ActiveX object.

* Matti likes this script.

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Originally posted by Mattike
Nice idea, nice made, I would only like to see:

• a configurable width/height
  
• make multiline messages come on one rule (replace \n by a space)

Some notes:

• it is "Pixels", not "Pixles"!
  
• don't use so many WSH variables: try
  

  code:

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  new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("...");

  ---

  for single calls instead of spilling memory on lots of ActiveX objects. Of course, when you're reading/writing a lot of keys at once, it's better to keep just 1 creation of an ActiveX object.

* Mattike likes this script.

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i am making it configurable width/hieght and whants for the \n thing i will get onto that. i cant spell will be fixed in next version. um can you teach me the new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").RegRead("..."); thing please

p.s. the script is a lil dodgy because i made it in 3 days

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Originally posted by -!Felu!-
As i said on WLM and you asked me to post out here

1. 9 default alignments(top-left, center-center, bottom-right, etc)
2. Better border (I don't like this one much)
3. Chose no. of messages (1-20)
4. Chose font size, style and color.
5. Reply box like aNILEator said.
6. Click-able nicks so that you can open chat window on click.
3. Scroller for the Preview box .
8. More Coming Soon!

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That would be great
The quick reply box < im looking foward to that
*minipatchou downloads
Minipatchou has an idea
How about a tabbed chats option
so you could have |user#1|user#2|Latest messages|