Shoutbox

hi kierant!!

Actually... thank you for bringing back my thread in such a clear waym that was exactly what I meant. Those spaces look ugly on my desktop, having offline contacts transparent would be better. Your point of disturbing contacts getting online is actually true, the suggestion of the glowing contacts on desktop (something similar to gleaming contacts) would resolve that.

Hope the suggestions are added on a future version!

Kien

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Originally posted by kierant
Firstly, sorry for reviving an old thread - rather that than start a new one and be naughty

Anyway, I stumbled across this thread when searching the forums for different levels of transparency depending on a contact's status. (Original poster's 2nd suggestion). Although Patchou responded and seemed to suggest it's a no-go I would like to add why it would be useful.

Personally, I have my desktop contacts displayed in a line above the taskbar. They are set to always on top but have a 60% transparency level. This transparency applies whether they are on or offline. I have also set them to show constantly regardless of the contacts' status:



Therefore, with my settings, there isn't a great deal to distinguish between online or offline contacts. I know I could easily change the setting to have them not show when contacts are offline, but then occasionally my desktop would look messy, eg:

  This looks even less attractive when a window is open to reveal the gaps:

So if, as well as the current option, an option was added to enable the floaters to change from specified percentage X transparency to specified percentage Y transparency, depending on status, that would be great. This would resolve the aesthetics issue with my problem by not levig gaps yet allowing me to distinguish between on/ffline contacts.

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My next point is with regards to the original poster's 3rd suggestion. Having the desktop contacts flash on receiving a message has always been a good suggestion (and even apparently on Patchou's to-do list according to this thread), but now with the addition of tabbed chats it could help many people out.

I have read on these forums of late several people having difficulty getting to grips with or not liking the way the taskbar button doesn't immediately flash when an inactive contact sends a message. This has led to people not noticing messages for 10 minutes or so (....for example...). So having the floaters flash would help minimise this issue for some people.

That's it. Sorry for taking so long to explain!

EDIT: Don't flame me for posting already suggested ideas. The reason I 'bumped' them is due to the slightly different circumstances now with tabbed chats, and the fact that they were never actually dismissed by Patchou.

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Again requesting this feature

ooooook.. so,
renaming contacts in floating windows only: done.
change transparency based on status: will be done in v4 for sure
flash floating window when receiving a message: maybe, I'll see about that.

I'll also add, as we're on the topic of floating windows, that Plus! Live will display the colors in your contact's names and the emoticons too .

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Originally posted by Patchou
ooooook.. so,
renaming contacts in floating windows only: done.
change transparency based on status: will be done in v4 for sure
flash floating window when receiving a message: maybe, I'll see about that.

I'll also add, as we're on the topic of floating windows, that Plus! Live will display the colors in your contact's names and the emoticons too .

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awsome patchou

Great one Patchou, i finally have seen a developer which actually listens to the public, keep it up.

This new version of Messenger Plus sounds like its gonna kick ass! Cant wait, i love the floating contacts feature.