Hey guys,

I've notice that Plus Live detects when someone is really away from the computer, displaying a message on the status info saying "Inactive" instead of "Away".

Well, This is really great, but since the icon of the status does not change, it's hard to see that info.

So, Is it possible to create a script that changes the contact nickname to something like "[Inactive] Joseph" ?

I think it would be pretty useful.

Thanks!

Nicholas

Well I don't think the Messenger Plus! Live scripting system has access to the nickname alteration

Cloudy

How about changing the actual icon to something new, is that possible?

Yet again, isn't possible within the scripting system

Cloudy

Cloud,

and how about sending you a message from the contact saying that he is inactive from the computer? Is that possible?

If not, then I think another way is sending a toast to me, saying that the user is inactived.

I think that resource of detecting when the user is really away from the computer, should be more visible. There are many ways to do that, I'm pretty sure that one of them can be done.

Oh, another question: with how much time plus live displays the user as being really away from the computer? it can not be personalized via script, can it?

If yes would be the answer, the script could have a field to define that too.

code:

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function OnEvent_ContactStatusChange(Email,NewStatus) {
        if(NewStatus == 6) {
                var contact = Contacts.GetContact(Email);
                MsgPlus.DisplayToastContact("Idle Alert",contact.Name,"Has gone idle.");
        }
}

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i though that you could already change their names

quote:

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Originally posted by Parsnipzilla
i though that you could already change their names

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Personalizable.
Tools --> Options --> Personal --> Show me as idle after [x] minutes.

quote:

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Originally posted by The_Joker
Personalizable.
Tools --> Options --> Personal --> Show me as idle after [x] minutes.

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Idle IS inactive... But it is a feature in plus live which allows you to see the status sent by Windows Live Messenger. For instance, if they have it set to show them as idle if not active for 3 minutes, after 3 minutes of inactivity it will set them as away to normal Messenger users, but it is possible to distinguish between idle and away because they are defined seperately in the protocol.

It is set on thier messenger how much time before it goes to idle, and you can't define that on your side. They can even have the feature deactivated so they never go idle.

Yes, you can change the contacts nickname but no, it isn't possible through the scripting system.

SilentDragons code should work at showing a toast though.

Cloudy

I have a headache and haven't read the entire thread.

For as long as Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger have been out there was always two resources in the language file for Away. One was actually ment for an Away status the other is ment for Idle status. Messenger Plus Live does not tell you if the contact is Idle it simply patches the memory allocation where the resource sits that should read Idle but reads Away. This can be done with hard patches like A-Patch or MessPatch.

So in actual fact The_Joker is correct because the time alloted for being idle is set by Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger NOT Messenger Plus! Live or any other software. It is apart of Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger, the other apps simply show you the true status.

That's what I was trying to say... But Matty did it in a better way than I did

Cloudy

Cloudy and Matty,

thank you 2 for the explanation.

When I've read Joker's post, I thought he didn't understand what I wanted. It's clear for me now.

(Thanks for the suggestion of using A-patch do to that, I did not notice that A-patch has that.)

Regards,
Nicholas

It's ok As far as i'm aware the status in the end should be there but it's a bug in Windows Live Messenger...

Cloudy