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[Suggestion] Nickname feature, why not everywhere?
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O.P. [Suggestion] Nickname feature, why not everywhere?
The nickname is an useful feature but is not available in all areas, for unknown reasons:

  • we need a Contact:Nickname method to get nickname via code (see poll on italian forum);

  • the nickname does not available for the Tabbed Chats feature, to be more precise, in Tab Captions option (Preferences > Conversations > Tab Bar Settings).
ps: it's proved that the nickname was born from the need to replace the inconvenient-long-anonymous nicks. It's a useful feature, why can't be fully exploited?

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This post was edited on 02-22-2009 at 11:07 PM by u2t4c6s8n.
02-22-2009 10:08 PM
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RE: [Suggestion] Nickname feature, why not everywhere?
This has already been discussed and asked for many times already. Unfortunately it is not possible for Messenger Plus to access the nicknames that WLM uses. Patchou has given some technical reason for this before, and therefore will not be added into Plus.

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RE: [Suggestion] Nickname feature, why not everywhere?
MeEtc, he said that he would add it back if wlm did not change the way they handle it and this was not even that long ago it proly can be added back just he is busy with other stuff, cause look on the delay with the new plus so that was put out
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What a pity! Ok, it means that hope is the last to die. Thanks for elucidation (Y)
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RE: [Suggestion] Nickname feature, why not everywhere?
thats one of the first things that stood out, i use the nicknames, but in the tabs they dont work. i am grateful to the people that created MP!L but this would be a great addition.!!
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