Shoutbox

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Dunno if this is what -dt- means, but what's a bit dodgy about Xniff is that it contains some errors in its programming in such a way that if it is closed (script stopped or you close messenger) it crashes. It also doesn't seem to work 100% with some other scripts. When you have a beta version of Plus! you can see this in the debug logs...

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thats what i ment, xniff has some dodgy errors and doesnt work for everyone : <

I would like to add Xniff doesn't work on Windows Vista. You can always do a plugin doing this.

Excellent idea!
I posted this over at the stuffplug fourms also (after seeing this thread. I did include a link back here tho ) because TB already has code that can change the taskbar icons based on a contacts status, so I thought it might be something he could do. Hope you don't mind !
Could be cool as a script tho ^_^.

would be nice that the guys that have the power of talk to developers can talk to them to make a kind of junction to make it both things work together:

1. Taskbar icon to change when contact is typing with tabbed convo ON.
2. Status taskbar icon in tabbed convo ON.

Note: I did an exchange of info too in SP forums...

Hello, people!!!

* MicroWay thinks that this is a excellent idea too!!!
Sorry if I can't help you on discution in how to make it...

Thanks for the post in the Stuffplug forum guys.

I must also signify agreement that this is a good idea. Miranda IM pwnz

I don't know where this feature is gonna be developed... IN SP or IN MP!L scripts but I hope to see it soon working !!!

I'm sure it'll get developed in one or the other at some point in time... lol

Hehe I had this idea as well (and I didn't see it in Miranda IM)

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Originally posted by CookieRevised

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Originally posted by Mattike
But what if you have tabbed chats activated, and another conversation is focused? Should the icon still change?

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very true...

Or you could manipulate the icon even further:
Show one kind of icon for the focussed contact's typing activity (which will also be used when tab chatting is off of course), and a slightly different one (eg: slightly different color) when a non-focussed contact is typing.

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The icon colour could follow the colour of the conversation window for that contact (the contact cards and notifications follow this colour).

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Another question to ask is: is the icon going to be shown permanently (until you bring the chat window in front), or only when the user is actually typing (when the protocol messages are recieved), or only for a short while (on a timed basis)?

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I think that it would be useful to show the "writing" icon only while the contact actually is writing, or possibly for a short while longer (icon appears as soon as contact is writing and disappears just after they appear to be writing no longer, ie have the icon appear immediately, but make it sticky, have it lag before it is removed).