Shoutbox

not tested yet, but it seems well made so far (despite the messages that it "couldn't be done")...

This one I'll install for sure once it is bug free ...


EDIT:
a quicky for those who want to know what this plugins does:
It converts mathematical formulas (written in Tex) to a picture and sends it, inside the conversation itself, to your contact. Your contact needs the same thing to view the pic though.




Three remarks though:
* The /xtex command isn't listed as being a command, this can easly be solved of course (and should be, because it can have other side effects as well).

* It can be quite confusing and a big hassle to install the needed packages for certain people (plus that they are quite big). So a tutorial specifically for Windows and MSN Messenger with the needed links (and what to check in the setup files) wouldn't be bad...

* Also, it would be nice if the various libraries don't need to be installed. eg: it would be quite doable I think (hope) to implement the image manipulating routines directly into the plugin itself, same with the ghostscript for example. The additional things you need to install is much in filesize (+-18Mb?) and I highly doubt that everything is actually used.

First bugs:
* Only works in Windows Messenger; In MSN Messenger, when I send /xtex I get an error: "Invalid conversation window" (and Tex mode isn't enabled of course). (then it is followed by the Messenger Plus! error: "don't reconize the command" because of the first point above.)

* When I send text after I typed and send the "\tex blahblah" string, the screen is updated rather strange:

quote:

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CookieRevised says:
here is a line inserted when I send text after sending the Tex command
\tex \label{ex-2} \hat{p}^{\beta}_{1} (tg) = 1 - \frac{ (1 - f_{2}) d^{t}_{\left[ 1,2 \right]} \cdot g}{\beta_{t-2} - h cdot f_{1} d^{t-2}_{\left[ 0,1 \right]}-(1 - f_{1}) d^{t-1}_{\left[ 0,1 \right] }-g \cdot f_{2} d^{t}_{\left[ 1,2 \right]}} \end{equation}
[image here]
CookieRevised says:
some random text after sending the Tex command

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Sometimes, stranger things happen, like my screenname splitting up:

quote:

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CookieRevised say
\tex \label{ex-2} \hat{p}^{\beta}_{1} (tg) = 1 - \frac{ (1 - f_{2}) d^{t}_{\left[ 1,2 \right]} \cdot g}{\beta_{t-2} - h cdot f_{1} d^{t-2}_{\left[ 0,1 \right]}-(1 - f_{1}) d^{t-1}_{\left[ 0,1 \right] }-g \cdot f_{2} d^{t}_{\left[ 1,2 \right]}} \end{equation}
[image here]
s:
CookieRevised says:
some random text after sending the Tex command

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But maybe this is due a Messenger Plus! bug though; such beheviour was reported a long time ago with some previous Messenger Plus! versions, but was fixed since then. Although now it seems to happen again. Dunno if this is because of the plugin or because of Messenger Plus! itself. Although I only got this by sing the plugin...

Tested with:
MSN Messenger 6.2.0137
Windows Messenger 5.1.0639
(both with and without other plugins)
Windows XP Home SP2

Suggestions to add:
* Make a configuration panel where you can select to show the Tex commands (like it is now) OR to actually replace them (or "delete" if you like) with the picture, so you don't see the Tex command anymore.

EDIT: note that this kind of plugin will not have a large userbase. Though for those who actually do math stuff via Messenger it is a great tool...