Hey everyone,

Summer is here, I should be enjoying the sun far from my computer but I just couldn't help myself... I thought you may want to know that the next version of Messenger Plus! will have something that has been requested a lot for more than 2 years now: tabbed chat windows.
This new feature allows you to group several chat windows together in the same way some browsers group pages you visit. The end result is one unique chat window with access to some or all your current chats. Messenger Plus! will integrate this feature seamlessly into Messenger and will add a couple of extras to allow faster replies and browsing (and of course, all of this is optional, as always ).



I still don't know what else really new I'll be able to add in the next release but one other thing that's already in is a language field for custom sounds. You can use this field in many ways, including in the Get Random window to get sounds that are only in a given language (this too was a popular request). Oh, and by the way, this is not the exciting news I was talking about in my last post so keep checking this page from time to time ).

Patchou

patchou, how come your doing it an not Microsoft? btw its a Great feature

Wow! I like the GUI! And if that's not the exciting news, I think you'll give us a heart-attack when you finally say it.

Nice!

Great feature.

NICE Patchou




Off topic: Sixth reply.. thats a first

Amazing work again!You never fail to surprise us!

Nice feature Patchou, I hope to experience it in person soon

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(and of course, all of this is optional, as always ).

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Nice

Great patchou msn tabs is a plugin i used to have but it stopped working with msn seven and it was always quite dody anyway looking forward to this release

Nice
Good job like allways

Great news Patch, really nice work

And you still have more news?

looks nice, good work

btw, im assuming that the background to the tab bar changes with skins like the plus toolbar?

that would be great for MP!

that is awesome, all tabed convos have never worked for me, and knowing its coming from you im pretty confident i can trust it

Wow, that looks very cool!

I wonder what the other exciting news are...

BTW Patch expect to work more than you would have thought on this feature. I want that with drag and drop tab sorting a la Avant Browser, middle click to close, etc.

Let's not even talk about containers (having more than one tabbed window, and being able to organize convos by dragging and dropping).

Ok, I'm requesting too much now. You are mature, Guido, shut up!

OMG yes!!!

When i saw the screenshot i almost fainted

I cant wait! Its gonna be great

wow this is awesome, tabbed msn conversations to go along with my tabbed web pages , life is getting simpler

Well done Patchou

Tandy

Wow this is really great! I requested the custom sounds language a while back and got shot down for it. Hehehe.

Great job Patchou!

Thats great news Patchou, I cant wait to be testing it

And adding the language field to custom sounds will make categrozing them easier on the soundpack db

still more news to come too?  You have been busy

Great news ... now  i can save the space of my task bar...

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Oh, and by the way, this is not the exciting news I was talking about in my last post so keep checking this page from time to time ).

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Great news ... now  i can save the space of my task bar...

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Oh, and by the way, this is not the exciting news I was talking about in my last post so keep checking this page from time to time ).

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Is there again another contest for msgplus!..

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kool!!!! i'd use it!, tabbed browsing is one of the main reasons i use firefox.... so this just makes me want to use messenger plus! even more!!!!

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kool!!!! i'd use it!, tabbed browsing is one of the main reasons i use firefox.... so this just makes me want to use messenger plus! even more!!!!

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kool!!!! i'd use it!, tabbed browsing is one of the main reasons i use firefox.... so this just makes me want to use messenger plus! even more!!!!

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without this feature u already addicted to it..

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thats great news !!! may be the tabs can be somehow related to the groups on our contacts list... like i have a group for my family so i can tab anyone of my family contacts whos online on the same windows and have another window for my work contacts, get it? (sorry if I'm not clear enough but is 4:11 AM )

this explains why tb never made his cyberdude is not going to be happy

Anyway this way less bugs and better looks

This Rocks!!!

Thats great patchou Keep it up!.

When we can get this plug in?

Its looks very nice =)!

great work !

and try to enjoy your summer patchou

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When we can get this plug in?

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yes i know its part of msn plus new version

but its very nice,[like a firefox or opera ]

really great work.

Wow, what can i say.....lovin' it (both mentioned features)..looking forward to testing it

* Sunshine is very curious about the other news...

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(and of course, all of this is optional, as always ).

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That reminds me of your T-Shirt

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What a nice way too wake up
Congrats on pulling it off Patchou Can't wait to see it in action (both features)... And waiting in full anticipation of the exciting news...

(poor cyberdude; I prupose he has the right to slap Patchou a couple of times )

* gif83 bows down to patchou

tabbed chat and at the high quality we have come to expect from patchou

* Eljay wonders what happens when you hide the window border

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Originally posted by RaPLeX
yes i know its part of msn plus new version

but its very nice,[like a firefox or opera ]

really great work.

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Great idea, there's been a lot of problems with tabbed windows for a while now, mainly with StuffPlug-NG taking it out, very nice idea to put it into Messenger Plus...hope BETA testing starts over the summer

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* RaceProUK does too

* ~INVASION~ wonders what is next to the minimise button in patchous screenshot, something to do with a new feature or just nothing to do with plus! at all?

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* ~INVASION~ wonders what is next to the minimise button in patchous screenshot, something to do with a new feature or just nothing to do with plus! at all?

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Nice one Patchou!

Looking forward to it

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* ~INVASION~ wonders what is next to the minimise button in patchous screenshot, something to do with a new feature or just nothing to do with plus! at all?

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Possibly a button that makes the current convo 'jump out' of the tabbed window?

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Nice Cool feature Patchou

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* ~INVASION~ wonders what is next to the minimise button in patchous screenshot, something to do with a new feature or just nothing to do with plus! at all?

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Possibly a button that makes the current convo 'jump out' of the tabbed window?

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I seem to remember him saying before that the crazy extra button on his title bars moves windows between monitors (dual-monitor setup) or something like that.

I'm not sure if I'll use this new feature, but before I started using Firefox I didn't like the idea of tabbed browsing, but now I can't live without it... We shall see. If Patchou pulls it off smoothly then I will probably end up using it (and let's face it - how often does he fail to do things smoothly? )

* Menthix sees himself in the screenshot

Nice features, but i'm getting curious about the exciting new .

That's really cool, I can't wait, the GUI is a bit crazy thogh .

pretty nice

That screenshot looks amazing. I really can't wait for it to be released. Then no more loads of windows flashing all the time. Yay.

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I want that with drag and drop tab sorting a la Avant Browser, middle click to close

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I can't wait, the GUI is a bit crazy thogh

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Of course, the colours adapt with the colors of the window (just like the current side bar).

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Thank you for all these great comments, I'll do my best not to disapoint you! .

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Speaking of which, will ctrl+tab & ctrl+shift+tab switch between conversations as they do with tabbed browsing (etc) implementations?

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One thing though, if i was to click down the File - Edit - Actions - Tools - Help section, would that remove the tabs?

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Great idea can't wait, no more masses of windows, i understand its quite early, and still needs to be tested but anytime of an ETA date Patchou?

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Originally posted by Lee Jeffery
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It works the same way of course .

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Originally posted by Patchou

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It works the same way of course .

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so then you have to reshow it to switch tabs?

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It works the same way of course .

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so then you have to reshow it to switch tabs?

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there is nothing to "reshow"... the tabs will still be there; it is only the window border (and window menu) you'll hide. Nothing will be changed to that...

...I THINK...



but this shows the extra border can use some rounding or something?

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Great news. I've wanted to be able to put all my conversations in one for a long while. My toolbar gets too crowded sometimes.. Cant wait!

Well done Patchou, you never cease to amaze me

Can't wait!!!

Guess who has an alpha version of that feature ?

Looks awsome i like the gui alot

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Guess who has an alpha version of that feature ?

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May I suggest this:

An option that allows the user to select a place for the ConvoBar (or maybe you have another name for it )..

It'll be nice if you could choose between "Put on Top" or "Put on Bottom"..

It gives the user more input, and it's customisable (i guess i'd use it at the bottom)

Let me know what you think

The tabs look great.

Looking forward to the exciting news

thats amazing

great feature, and the gui is also very good

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Originally posted by Patchou
I tried to keep the GUI simple so that it doesn't modify the appearance of the original window too much. If you don't liek it, maybe you have a suggestion? . Of course, the colours adapt with the colors of the window (just like the current side bar).

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Nice feature, Patchou!! And btw, follow all that Guido says, managing tabs like in avant browser would be great

cool, i suggested this feature on neowin just 2 weeks ago, but i thought of putting the contacts in the RIGHT hand collum like big convo's do.  it would be kinda cool to have them on the right side instead of the top

two words: Fucking awesome!

Is the Noemie in the screenshot the one i think of?
I never talk to this girl

Nice (long awaited) features anyway ^^
When does the translation start?

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Originally posted by may73alliance
kool!!!! i'd use it!, tabbed browsing is one of the main reasons i use firefox.... so this just makes me want to use messenger plus! even more!!!!

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I personally think the tabs would look more profesional under the toolbar, although it might be too difficult to implement.
You rock Patchou!

Thanks Patch for the answers!

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Originally posted by guanako
thats great news !!! may be the tabs can be somehow related to the groups on our contacts list... like i have a group for my family so i can tab anyone of my family contacts whos online on the same windows and have another window for my work contacts, get it? (sorry if I'm not clear enough but is 4:11 AM )

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So cool! hha

Ok and when will this be comming??? Weeks monthss? i think everyone can agree days would be nice hehehehe, no im kidding, but when should we expect it?

Yes, to confirm it again, if you display chat windows without their borders, the tabs will still be displayed on top properly (like in the screenshot Cookie did).

For the first release, the tabs will probably be only on top and only one group will be allowed, however, this is not final and it will change in future releases. Like for the custom sounds, I want to test the feature first, make sure its core is bug free and make it as easy to use as possible for beginners. More improvements will definitively come later .

PS to Apatik: great new avatar and yes, this is the Noémie you're thinking about, she was online during my tests so... .

I never really bothered with tabbed conversations because other alternatives seemed dodgy. But I think the built-in plus! tabbed converstions feature will be good. Nice layout

I was thinking about a quick way to close a window (you may have added a close option in a right-click menu) but here...

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I never really bothered with tabbed conversations because other alternatives seemed dodgy. But I think the built-in plus! tabbed converstions feature will be good. Nice layout

I was thinking about a quick way to close a window (you may have added a close option in a right-click menu) but here...

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I never really bothered with tabbed conversations because other alternatives seemed dodgy. But I think the built-in plus! tabbed converstions feature will be good. Nice layout

I was thinking about a quick way to close a window (you may have added a close option in a right-click menu) but here...

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Then there could always be the IRC type ctrl+F4

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I think Ctrl + W would close the tab...

Anyway, I probably wont be able to test it because I will be on vacations...
Well...

A new internet cafe is oppening in the place where I go for vacations...

I do have an internet connection but its too slow...

If I go there and save the beta to my usb memory stick?

But the computers there dont have a usb port infront of the computers!
They have it behind them...

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Originally posted by Shawnz

ERM... alt+F4 closes the active window, not the tab, irc included... and that doesn't come from IRC, thats a windows thing.

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Please Patch, very important: when you improve the feature with what people said in this thread, consider adding this:

Let us disable the tab scrolling when there are many tabs, so we can have something like this:



Thanks a lot

Its a interesting topic really.


I first started to see tabbed Instant Messaging conversations in some versions of Gaim. When I had it there it was a great tool. But gaim doesnt support webcam so im stuffed there.


I was just wondering how are you going to show if there is a new instant message that has just come in. Will there be window flashes like windows supports now?

I like the idea though. it will give the person a firefox sorta feel to it. I love it. Great idea Patchou.
I might have seen this in a old msn messenger addin. It didnt work for me. 

is this latest tabs feature going to be customisable?   And last but not least when I used to use gaim I used to get annoyed because you couldnt limit the size of the tabs. So when people had really long msn nicknames it tryed to display all of the nickname. It would be great if it was limited to only 200 pixels wide or 25 characters..
Also talking about characters.. Emocticons.. Will they be displayed in these tabs as well as the MSG Plus color formatting?

Cheers, Thanks bobsta

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Please Patch, very important: when you improve the feature with what people said in this thread, consider adding this:

Let us disable the tab scrolling when there are many tabs, so we can have something like this:



Thanks a lot

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Please Patch, very important: when you improve the feature with what people said in this thread, consider adding this:

Let us disable the tab scrolling when there are many tabs, so we can have something like this:



Thanks a lot

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umm.. i like the feature
but it doesnt look liek it would look good with the thing closed around it.. maybe this would be better.. ?

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umm.. i liek hte feature
but it doesnt look liek it would look good with the thing closed around it.. maybe this would be better.. ?

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would be much harder to implement and wouldnt stand a chance of working with some skins

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I was thinking about a quick way to close a window

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Let us disable the tab scrolling when there are many tabs, so we can have something like this

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ERM... alt+F4 closes the active window, not the tab, irc included... and that doesn't come from IRC, thats a windows thing.

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alt+f4 closes the active window but ctrl+f4 closes the active tab
Go try mIRC .... open a channel then open a private convo with someone. Try ctrl+f4 .... it will close the private convo. Itll close the channel window too if you try

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oh well.. it just doesnt look like it should like it is in Plus! isnt it... i think it should look diff, like the other features are implemented and look like they're spose to be in that spot but the tabs dont look like they should be there

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I was thinking about a quick way to close a window

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Click with the middle button or double click with the left one should close the window (tab) too.

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Let us disable the tab scrolling when there are many tabs, so we can have something like this

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the best (imo) would be that tabs are initially created with a fixed maximun width. The more tabs are opened, the narrower the tabs become, and finally if even more tabs are created, the 2nd (or 3rd, etc...) rows of tabs are displayed.

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Personally I don't like the idea of a scrolling nick. You can see the nick of the person in the chat conversation and usually, what identifies a person  is the first part of the nick: Most people's nicks are something like "<Nick> <some phrase or lyrics from a song>", so what really matters is the first part.

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Of course that a tooltip with the whole nick should be displayed with the mouse hovers the tab.

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Very nice feature!!

I don't know if he should remove the scroller.. Maybe.. again, an option

Else it'll look like this eventually :/

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Originally posted by Sypher
I don't know if he should remove the scroller.. Maybe.. again, an option

Else it'll look like this eventually :/

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could you make it so that the tabs close on middle click also or an option to select what button closes them?

i like the idea of tabbed messenger.
also another feature could be choosing who to add to a tabbed group.
eg rightclick the person on your list and go add to tabbed group or sumthing...
that way you can choose or making a feature to make tabbed groups. like the way u make contact list groups.
that would be cool.

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I don't know if he should remove the scroller.. Maybe.. again, an option

Else it'll look like this eventually :/

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no, because first the tabs become narrower, and when they are very narrow (let's say that in the tab there is only space for the icon and one or 2 letters) then the second row appears

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could you make it so that the tabs close on middle click also or an option to select what button closes them?

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U mean pressing down the scroll ball ?? Some pp dont have the scroll ball and/or the 3rd button (old mice)
What then ?? rt click and close ??

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Originally posted by lopardo
Blah, let Patchou finish it first

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This new feature is awesome!!!!

I have a suggestion for a different feature that I think can be implemented in the next version.
The suggestion is if we right-click a contact and the contact have in the name an URL we can open it in a browser... most of the features to open links of the names we need to be in conversation with that person...
I already try to sugest this but all the persons told me that maybe just Patchou can do it, and i think that he don't saw this sugestion... so I hope that this time he see it
Sorry for poor English

Original post: http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=38641

Nice one Patchou, can't wait for this to come out.

WOW! I'm clearly impressed patchou

Keep up the EXCELLENT work!

And please try to incorporate most of the suggestions, they all sound really nice and not everyone has to use every one of them, you can make any of the options optional

P.S. Try to enjoy your summer

I'd like to be able to define my own groups for custom sounds. Instead of splitting them up into TV/cartoons/voices and so on, I'd like to have sections more like this:

*Sound effects
*Music
*Responses
*Statements
*Questions

if u get my drift

I just remembered something

No offense to your great idea patchou, but Windows XP already offers "Grouping Similar Task Buttons," so I would suggest you make the first release of this feature more than simple, otherwise it would be no better than what winxp already offers

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I just remembered something

No offense to your great idea patchou, but Windows XP already offers "Grouping Similar Task Buttons," so I would suggest you make the first release of this feature more than simple, otherwise it would be no better than what winxp already offers

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tab,tab,tab, good , I like it .

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I don't know if he should remove the scroller.. Maybe.. again, an option

Else it'll look like this eventually :/

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Maybe it's an idea to number the convo's and add a /1 /2 /3 function..

If i want to send a message to convo 3, i'd do /3 Test

Just an idea...

Hello,

I have been using Cameno with the latest MSN Messenger, and it does work, although once I found just the Cameno part there and had to do a system restore so that it worked properly, as I could not write a message, so it will be really good to have it all incorporated into Messenger Plus, which I also have and find very useful. Good work, look forward to the latest version when it comes out.

While your there kick them to making a nice new version of the MSN messenger for Mac client!

dont know if anybody noticed but this story has made it on digg.com

http://digg.com/software/Next_in_Messenger_Plus:_Tabbed_Conversations

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dont know if anybody noticed but this story has made it on digg.com

http://digg.com/software/Next_in_Messenger_Plus:_Tabbed_Conversations

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dont know if anybody noticed but this story has made it on digg.com

http://digg.com/software/Next_in_Messenger_Plus:_Tabbed_Conversations

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Talk about people who dont know what they are talking about :/ Read their comments lol

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        dont know if anybody noticed but this story has made it on digg.com

        http://digg.com/software/Next_in_Messenger_Plus:_Tabbed_Conversations



    Talk about people who dont know what they are talking about :/ Read their comments lol


ya no kidding, i doubt they even read the links page but just read the title

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            quoteriginally posted by ~INVASION~
            dont know if anybody noticed but this story has made it on digg.com

            http://digg.com/software/Next_in_Messenger_Plus:_Tabbed_Conversations



        Talk about people who dont know what they are talking about :/ Read their comments lol


    ya no kidding, i doubt they even read the links page but just read the title

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^^ haha, silly Gaim ppl...

Nice work, can't wait to see it

When is that version complete

I like it

From what I have read in this thread, Patchou is on holiday, so it will more than likely not be available until after his holiday

so the question is, when does he get back from his holiday?

Calm down people, he does not plan to release a next version until late august

This should be cool. I like tabbed-convos but no offence the feature in such plug-ins as SPNG aren't really fully-compatiable or reliable.

Patchou any scheduled release date? And by the way it will be Messenger Plus 3.6, 3.7 or even 4?

But just in case! Continue the good work! MSN Messenger would be boring without you!! There are other developers but you assure ate least 50% of the MSN Messenger FUN!

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Calm down people, he does not plan to release a next version until late august 

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nice1 its v cool

Very nice .. Patchou.. I think it'd be best to settle the "vertical scrolling or horizontal listing" arguement by having both functions available, I know it'd be alot more work, but I think it'd save alot more messages crying out on the forums hehe.

I personally like either one I don't mind, but I might get lost with the scrolling if I open alot of windows.. -_-;;

wow~~
you rock!!!!!

btw is it possible to place the tabs at the bottom of the windows??




thanks~^^

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wow~~
you rock!!!!!

btw is it possible to place the tabs at the bottom of the windows??




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what about this? It's way easier to change your convo because you are always typing there and shorter to go to another convo.

just a thought

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what about this? It's way easier to change your convo because you are always typing there and shorter to go to another convo.

just a thought

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good idea but i think the original design is better,, maybe a design yahoo could implement

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what about this? It's way easier to change your convo because you are always typing there and shorter to go to another convo.

just a thought

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It's a very good idea, but it would be very hard to place it there.
And where are the arrows?

I think it's easier the way Patchou did it.

i cba making a concept but how about putting it where the ad bar would be (the one that says "Customise Messenger..")

I think I prefer it the way Patchou has designed it, or right at the bottom, possibly.

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i cba making a concept but how about putting it where the ad bar would be (the one that says "Customise Messenger..")

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Personally i do not like MartinL's concept (no offence) I just feel they will get in the way of the chatting window.

I think the Patchou is good although Calvin provides a good point, but they could clash with the ads

i like patchous way the best <3
what if you went through with LJ's idea and let plus! hide the ad

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i like patchous way the best <3
what if you went through with LJ's idea and let plus! hide the ad

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i want the msnplus as the image (attachment)

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i want the msnplus as the image (attachment)

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what about this? It's way easier to change your convo because you are always typing there and shorter to go to another convo.

just a thought

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i want the msnplus as the image (attachment)

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Basically he wants the tabbed conversation feature to go right at the top where the receipients email and display name are

Wow this is very nice! I was waiting for the tabbed conversations for so long and when i saw the screenshot it looks awesome.  I cant wait to test it...... can i test it?

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first of all its msgplus [messenger plus] not msn plus, second of all I do not understand your idea. Please go on with more detail.....and third of all, you double posted...with an empty post.

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Originally posted by Mattike
It's a very good idea, but it would be very hard to place it there.
And where are the arrows?

I think it's easier the way Patchou did it.

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I think it would be better with the arrows. Otherwise, it will mess up the window.

OMG, beautiful, hermoso... GJ Patchou! Keep it up, and really try to enjoy summer! Too much fun with chics this days....

If the arrows are for scrolling the tabs horizontally, what's the purpose of having tabs?   You won't notice when someone sends you a message if it's past the scroll line because the tab will not flash, and you won't be able to see all your conversations automatically.

I think a better way to handle this would be to auto-strech the tabs to fit as many as possible on one line until only the first four or five letters of the email/nickname/custom name can be seen, and then, if more space is needed, use two rows. This is how Avant Browser and many other tabbed UIs handle this, and in my opinion it works much better than having to click 5 times a button labeled ">" to see who I was talking with.

Just another fan saying it looks beaut Great feature, i never really used it, but in plus i will definately give it a go

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Originally posted by Guido
If the arrows are for scrolling the tabs horizontally, what's the purpose of having tabs?   You won't notice when someone sends you a message if it's past the scroll line because the tab will not flash, and you won't be able to see all your conversations automatically.

I think a better way to handle this would be to auto-strech the tabs to fit as many as possible on one line until only the first four or five letters of the email/nickname/custom name can be seen, and then, if more space is needed, use two rows. This is how Avant Browser and many other tabbed UIs handle this, and in my opinion it works much better than having to click 5 times a button labeled ">" to see who I was talking with.

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Originally posted by Patchou
Do you really think I'm that forgetful? . Of course, when a tab that's not on screen flashes, the arrow flashes too (and middle clicking on them brings you directly to the flashing window). As for auto-strethcing, that's already what it does but the current minimum width is about 150 pixels. I don'T personally like the idea of having 3 letters displayed for everybody but this will be a reg setting so you'll be able to change it if you want .

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Originally posted by Patchou
Do you really think I'm that forgetful? . Of course, when a tab that's not on screen flashes, the arrow flashes too (and middle clicking on them brings you directly to the flashing window). As for auto-strethcing, that's already what it does but the current minimum width is about 150 pixels. I don'T personally like the idea of having 3 letters displayed for everybody but this will be a reg setting so you'll be able to change it if you want .

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Great! Look forward to the new release, when it is ready!

In any case, I'll try to accomodate all your UI requests in the final version so that everybody finds what he's looking for.

Looking good, looking good
I was wondering about what would happen if you hide the option tab just above the conversation. I hide it when chatting, so I'm guessing that would hide the convo tabs too, right?

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-Yeah, just like that

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Originally posted by Patchou
In any case, I'll try to accomodate all your UI requests in the final version so that everybody finds what he's looking for.

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The tabs will always be visible, window border or not. As for adding the tabs inside the window, I can't do it sorry (and it wouldn't be as practical as you may think anyway ).

Hey awesome, tabbed browsing!

Just a few questions, though...

1. If I have a tab opened for my friend Sylvia, and my friend Allyson sends me a message, how will I be alerted?  The normal MSN new message sound sounds good, or you can look at my next question...

2. Will you change the tab for a particular conversation based on what's happening?  For example, if Allyson's typing, and Sylv sent me a new message, Allyson's tab could be glowing (or the text can be a different color), and Sylv's tab can be blinking (or a different color text, too).

3. Can I make my own custom set of tabs?  For example, put Sylvia and Allyson on one window, and my dad and my sisters on another window... prehaps a drag-and-drop operation, or a menu option on the Messenger Plus icon inside the conversation, say "Move to 'Family' window".  I'd suggest grouping them by what group they're in, but you have to be careful if I put my cousin Glenn under friends and under family as well.

Anywho, awesome work Patchou, keep it up!  I just wish more people had Messenger Plus installed.

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Originally posted by boonebytes
Hey awesome, tabbed browsing!

Just a few questions, though...

1. If I have a tab opened for my friend Sylvia, and my friend Allyson sends me a message, how will I be alerted?  The normal MSN new message sound sounds good, or you can look at my next question...

2. Will you change the tab for a particular conversation based on what's happening?  For example, if Allyson's typing, and Sylv sent me a new message, Allyson's tab could be glowing (or the text can be a different color), and Sylv's tab can be blinking (or a different color text, too).

3. Can I make my own custom set of tabs?  For example, put Sylvia and Allyson on one window, and my dad and my sisters on another window... prehaps a drag-and-drop operation, or a menu option on the Messenger Plus icon inside the conversation, say "Move to 'Family' window".  I'd suggest grouping them by what group they're in, but you have to be careful if I put my cousin Glenn under friends and under family as well.

Anywho, awesome work Patchou, keep it up!  I just wish more people had Messenger Plus installed.

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People, calm down. Let Patchou finish it, once the first version with tabbed conversations is released, then try it and start making your suggestions.

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Originally posted by lopardo
People, calm down. Let Patchou finish it, once the first version with tabbed conversations is released, then try it and start making your suggestions.

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Originally posted by lopardo
People, calm down. Let Patchou finish it, once the first version with tabbed conversations is released, then try it and start making your suggestions.

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