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Originally posted by SketcH
I've also noticed that I can't seem to simply utilize the basic MSN Messenger labelling and just apply 'auto-response' messages for the different reasons I might be away.
Yes you can... You need to set a personalised status without a "name status tag" (aka personalised status), but with a Messenger status...
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Originally posted by SketcH
For example, I'm (Away), but I am away because I have had to go to the shops. So I set the appropriate programmed Personalised Status describing this but maintain the standard (Away) identifier.
thus:
Status internal identifier:
whatever you like
Fast activation shortcut:
whatever you like
Messenger Status: Away
Name status tag:
leave blank
Auto-respond message:
blablablabla
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Originally posted by SketcH
And on another occasion I might use the same (Away) identifier as a visual aid to me cooking in the kitchen... so I would use the same basic MSN Messenger identifier to illustrate the point, aside from a different Personalised Status response list that would dictate the point. I can't seem to do that. (Does that make sense?!)
(...)
I cannot use the inbuilt MSN identifiers for more than one personalisation status.
That is perfectly possible. Just make another personalised status with the same messenger status (eg: away) and the same name tag status (or none), but with a different auto-responder message...
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Originally posted by SketcH
With regard to the 'ping' thing. I know of that method, however, the other user is generally pretty alarmed when the word 'ping?' pops up on their window for seemingly no apparent reason... and I find myself explaining what I was doing... which the average contact on my list doesn't really understand anyway. It's a pain.
It is the only method to check if your contact has Plus! or not. This will not change. Otherwise it can be considered a major privacy breach if it is checked without the contacts knowledge. This has been discussed many many times before and will not change, regardless of any suggestions.
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Originally posted by SketcH
(EDIT= Right click 'cut,copy,paste' is also unavailable, which is odd.)
Not really, a context menu with copy/paste functions isn't a standard Windows thing. It might be usefull though, I agree. But I can imagine it wont be on the top priority list to add...
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Originally posted by SketcH
(EDIT=Speaking of which, do web urls appear on the other end as clickable links through this thing?)
Messenger Plus! does not interfear with the way MSN Messenger handles (or not handles) URLs. This means if MSN Messenger itself detects something as an URL and decides to convert it to a clickable item, then it will be done.
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Originally posted by SketcH
All-in-all though, I don't believe I came across any documentation or description that 'Ctrl-Enter' would insert paragraphing into that specific window. Perhaps that would be the easiest and quickest thing to address for the benefit of the average user. Should no action be taken to change the setting.
This is standard Windows beheviour and something any Windows user should know already though. It would be out of scope of the documentations to teach people all the Windows basics...
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Originally posted by SketcH
Something else that I've noticed through continued use that could be refined in an updated version of Msg+: Within auto-responses, the Auto-R is applied to myself as well as my contact, this is a little peculiar.
That is because how Messenger Plus! detects when something is added to the conversation. As for now this will not change. Maybe in the futur...
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Originally posted by SketcH
Does the time delay on Auto-R not apply if I close the conversation window?
yes
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Originally posted by SketcH
I have also noticed that rather than sending the auto-response and minimizing the window as you would normally expect, I am automatically confronted with the conversation window regardless of whether I am 'Away' or 'Busy' doing something else.
The window needs to have to focus in order to send the auto-respond message. This is just the way it is because of how Messenger Plus! interacts with MSN Messenger. There is nothing Patchou can do about it at the moment.
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Originally posted by SketcH
Please note that these suggestions are designed to alert the developers
There is only 1 developer and that's Patchou. We are here simply to give some help with the product...
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