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Originally posted by (CyBeRDuDe)
Saralk:
We don't want it to be an externel program that shows the DP in an external window...

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neither do i :/ i probably didnt explain it right

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I think that they have already found a way to compile the animated GIF into the PNG's so that U can use them as ordinary PNG images which Messenger use..

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i thaught they found out that was impossible because the msn protocol removed anything that isnt the png or something

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Originally posted by reisyboy
Atleast its moved back onto it now Cookie you seem very intouch with the progress. Any news you have or not ?

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Nope, I only know what I read in this thread. And if there is any progress I'm sure the people who are investigating this will reply to this thread, so...

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Originally posted by saralk
i thaught they found out that was impossible because the msn protocol removed anything that isnt the png or something

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yep, something like that. MSN Messenger strips everything out of the PNG which it doesn't need and it sends only the raw imagedata. When the raw data is received again it is put back together to make a decent PNG. But in that process the extra info (used for the animated gif) is lost... That's what TheBlasphemer told lhunath, the programmer for this project. see http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=26...d=252594#pid252594

Ok... if we are stuck at the "Messenger is ripping the extra info" thing, then why not change to another method... I know this is a very "unprofessionel" way... but it would work...
Instead of Coding the Animated GIFS into the PNG's.. then why not let messenger send the ordinary DP, and then check if the other user have the plugin, if he/she does, then make a p2p (socket) connection and then file transfer the GIF, and on the other end then show the GIF ontop of the DP Area.... then the hard part will be to find a way to paint ontop of the DP, or maybe even Hijack/hook the DP area... (but this is impossible, or at least it seems)....

This isn't exactly really professionel but it works????

What about using the MSN Messenger P2P Protocall to send the D/P its a physical part of the MSN Messenger program, so im thinking that may work ? Or may not ??

Whats the status on this plugin? Is it still in development/canceled? Or what?

just what i was thinking wheres our update lhunath????

I've been dead for a while; and have just been reanimated; I'm working in some shop now, but rereading this thread has given me a longing to relaunch this stuff.
As long as I can find a way to keep msn messenger from removing the extra data from the PNGs.

Btw, Cyberdude, I don't like the way you planned on doing it; it might work, but it's a crappy solution, and I don't mind at all you going for it, but when I do something, I'd rather do it the right way.
What I'm looking for right now, is a way to bypass the PNG => RAW => PNG algorythm of MSN Messenger. I'll need to memhack that probably, the way TheBlashphemer did with so many things for his StuffplugNG. Therefore, TB, I call upon thee. Memhack it for me =P ASM is not my terrain, and until that has been settled, I cannot proceed.

......We should write a superhero type music theme for TB at these kind of moments

Somthin like the terminator or ermm apocalpse now

yeah ok TB that sucks i'm in a similar situation atm, just keep your cool and take your time