I already did the 'big work' and reversed engineered messenger to be able to patch it. I just need to make a script out of it (and that is taking time since I work these days long hours and don't have much time on my hands atm).
EDIT: script is finished
Idle Changer v1.0
With this script you can:
- Change the status which is set when you become inactive
By default, Messenger will set you to 'Idle' when you become inactive
- Change the status which is set when you become active again
By default, Messenger will set you to 'Online' again.
- Change the status which is used to trigger the inactive state
By default, Messenger will only trigger the inactive state when your status is 'Online'.
Note that you of course need to enable the Messenger feature
"Show me as Away when I'm inactive":
Tools > Options > Personal > Show me as Away when I'm inactive for x minutes
Note that this script is highly version dependable and can only run on
WLM 8.1.0168 and
WLM 8.1.0178. The script is tested, but you should still use it at your own risk since it involves patching.
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