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rADo2
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O.P. better Message Window?
I have tried Live Messenger 8 with Plus! Live extension, it seems really rich of features, but I still have one major usability problem with it. The message window is very hard to read, there is no clear distinction (by colors, e.g.) between IN/OUT messages, and there is also no message grouping (ie. when I send 3 messages in a row, they will get only one, single, header).

This is what I am used to from Miranda IM, which allows custom formatting of message window via templates and CSS, messages are grouped together and there is clear visual distinction between IN/OUT messages:

http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mirandadq8.jpg

Is it possible to achieve a better message window in Live as well? Current one is not usable at all for me...

This post was edited on 09-10-2006 at 12:01 PM by rADo2.
09-10-2006 12:00 PM
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RE: better Message Window?
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and there is also no message grouping (ie. when I send 3 messages in a row, they will get only one, single, header).
You can do that ;)
In the messenger preferences go to the "messages" tab and uncheck the "show contact says: before every message" checkbox.

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there is no clear distinction (by colors, e.g.) between IN/OUT messages
Aslong as your and the contacts display names arn't to similar it should be fairly easy to tell one from the other, and font also gives a good indicator. However it would be cool to have more control over the formating of messages.
09-10-2006 12:06 PM
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Ok, thanks, that improves it a bit. Still would be nice to have more control over a message window. Or at least some templates like found in Google talk:
http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gtalkja5.jpg

Ok, after some small changes I got this, which I can live with:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5769/livexm3.png
09-10-2006 12:20 PM
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However it would be cool to have more control over the formating of messages.
You can override contact's fonts with Plus!.

And please don't double post.
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09-11-2006 11:14 PM
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