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renio
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O.P. Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
I know that this has been discussed several times before and mainly suggested in the form of a plug-in, but is there any chance to consider to implement this feature in Messenger Plus! ?

I'm currently using MSN Shell (a bit of an obscure add-on for Messenger but it works very well) which has this 'auto hide to edge' feature and even an 'hide from taskbar' option. This way your desktop stays very clean and it just needs a mouse-to-the-edge movement to display the contact list.

Is there any reason why this was not considered before? 8-)
10-12-2004 11:45 AM
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RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
i dunno but that sounds like a great feature
10-12-2004 09:37 PM
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RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
True, I mean especially if people float their special contacts... what would be the point of having the main window?
10-13-2004 09:15 AM
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RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
You mean it fades out and then comes back when you drag your cursor over it??
10-13-2004 09:57 AM
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O.P. RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
I mean that if you place the Messenger contact-list window (the main window) on the side of your screen it would dissapear (hide) and if you mouse-over with your mouse it reappear. Just like with auto-hiding your Windows Taskbar, the same way of working.
10-13-2004 10:05 AM
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RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
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RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
because he doesnt want to do that, he wants to dock and auto-hide it like any taskbar, or like what trillian can do, which i think is a great idea :)

i searched for MSN Shell but only found chinese/japanese (not sure) sites *-) is there and english download for it anywhere?
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10-13-2004 10:44 AM
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RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
yeah this sounds like a great feature although another way to do it would be dock the conact list then have a button on the right of that window that when u click it the contact windows slides into the far left of the screen with only this button visible on the side. either way would work nicely.
10-13-2004 10:49 AM
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O.P. RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
pfjew... finally some people understand what I mean :)

MSN Shell can be downloaded from http://www.msnshell.com/ (it's in chinese or something)... or direct download from: http://download.msnshell.com/messengershell531.exe

It works great actually but it's yet another process extra running on your machine. Would be nice if those auto-hide and hide-from-taskbar features would be implemented in MsgPlus!

This feature allows you to display the main Messenger interface without clicking any button, just simple slide the mouse to the edge of your screen and it shows up. No clicking needed (good point towards: R.S.I. ;) ) hehe

This post was edited on 10-13-2004 at 11:17 AM by renio.
10-13-2004 11:16 AM
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RE: Auto hide main Messenger contact list window
I get it, Sounds like a great feature except it would annoy me when im browsing a webpage and move my mouse over there so somehow if it can be Auto hide, Always ontop unless full screen application is active or somthing like that. But great idea.
10-13-2004 11:57 AM
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