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Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by mfragola on 07-16-2007 at 03:00 AM

"You can use Ctrl+Alt+Tab to go to the next flashing chat or to restore the original chat window when no more flashing windows are present. This shortcut is very useful when talking to a lot of people."



That, as you will probably agree with me, is one of the most useful things of the tabbed chat feature of MsgPlus!. However, this little goody won't work on Windows Vista.
The new OS uses Ctrl+Alt+Tab to display Alt+Tab, but to keep it on display until you manually choose a window (not until you release the alt key as it would normally do).

Is there a way, to either tell MsgPlus! to use another shortcut key for this "go to the next flashing chat" feature or to disable Vista's Ctrl+Alt+Tab shortcut?

I'm still wondering why I haven't seen anything regarding this by now as Vista's been around for a while and it REALLY is sth annoying...


RE: Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by Mnjul on 07-28-2007 at 11:41 AM

Patchou said this would be a limitation on Vista when we beta-tested Plus! Live. :)


RE: Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by mfragola on 07-28-2007 at 04:54 PM

and can't anything be done? any script or patch or sth?
even sth to modify Windows?


RE: Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by mfragola on 12-10-2007 at 08:27 PM

Guys, it's version 4.5 and we still haven't got a solution to this little problem and no live preview when using Flip 3D or switching between windows.

Is it really that hard or is there something else that makes it impossible  to be done?


RE: Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by Dane on 12-10-2007 at 10:31 PM

They are currently limitations that may be fixed in a future release, if possible.


RE: Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by mfragola on 08-11-2008 at 03:49 AM

guys.. any updates regarding this?

Last week I used an XP machine and God I miss this feature.

Maybe a script with a different key combination would do. I would do it myself but i don't know how... and learning would take ages.


RE: Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by CookieRevised on 08-11-2008 at 04:15 AM

As a workaround you can use CTRL+TAB (and CTRL+SHIFT+TAB) to simple switch between tabs. This wont jump directly to the next flashing tab, but it works just as quick, you only need to press it a few times more.


RE: Ctrl+Alt+Tab on Windows Vista by mfragola on 08-11-2008 at 04:39 PM

Yes, that's exactly what I'm currently using, but the other way was much quicker.