[plugin] MSN Messenger (Mar 31 Update)

[werb]

Well if ALL pluggins would work with BTV Link then .......... Did I get a jab in on that one. Really I wish they would!

[aurigus0]

Brett,

The plugin looks great, keep up the good work!!

[Brett]

Thanks guys!

The new version is now online... I think you'll like it.

Added "Chat Now" Button: If a user IMs you now pressing ENTER will go directly to the chat conversation. Pressing any other key will return focus back to whatever you were doing.

Added Chat History: Chat History will now save your conversations until you exit out of BM. This includes if a user sends a popup notification it will now appear in the chat conversation.

Added "online status" changer: While viewing online buddies pressing left/right will change your online status.

Added default "online status": Under settings, you can now assign the status that is given to your screenname when the plugin signs you on.

Added "basic" Remote Control: Added the basics for remote control by MSN. I am not going to take this idea further, but if someone is interested in remote controlling BTV or something I'll help them implement it into my code. Read Here for more info.

-Brett

[Brett]

I have a new feature implemented, but need some help finishing it off...

The NEXT build will add "Quick Replies" for those moments when a notification popup appears but you just don't want to be interrupted. Regardless, all of my replies are pretty lame. If someone is interested in modifying a real easy to read XML file to add a couple default "quick reply" statements, I'll shoot them the new build. Just reply here and send me a pm.

-Brett

[minn]

??? how have i missed this plug in?? this is definately something i would be interested in... i can't wait to go home and try it
thanks brett

[minn]

I tried this plug in last night and it works pretty cool, a nifty little tool. It would be cool if we could change the font of the messages, or have different colors forourself and the person we are taling to, it gets a bit congested.
Also, is there a way to answer a message and then press a button to go back to what you were doing? I find that when i want to answer a message i have to go into the messenger plugin screen and have to exit out and go back to where i was. Very cool plug in though.

Thanks

[Brett]

I have a working version with "quick reply" it basically lets you use a pre-selected reply (selected from an xml defined list), this allows you to reply without even leaving the module you are currently viewing.

The fonts should be modifiable from the xml but I'll see about making them different colors for each user, not sure if thats entirely possible.

I'm going to get around to posting the new version as soon as I can get a decent xml file of preselected responses ready, right now they all suck.

-Brett

[Baylo]

Brett - how feasible is it to have, say 5 'pre-defined' responses available, but let the user decide on the wording by having this as part of the settings screen?

That way you can provide your text as a default, but don't have to worry about not meeting individual user's needs.

Mark

[merrypig]

Response #1: a/s/l
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[Brett]

Sorry, I just realized I have been sitting on this code for over a month and it hasn't been posted. So here goes.

Version 1.2 (Released 3/31/05)
Added "Quick Reply" Button: If a user IMs you now you can select between chat now and quick reply. Quick reply will let you select from a list of messages. You can define additional messages by modifying quickreplies.xml (found at: c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\snapstream\beyond media\plugins\msnplugin\)

Now I gotta get back to work on my game library plugin .

-Brett

[thomassilcox]

Great plugin...I've been dreaming about this. I've been using regular messenger and sittling real close to the tv when it comes up

I have a webcam, with messenger plug to auto accept webcam requests so that I can video chat in my living room. But this plug-in version doesn't support the webcam....

Would it be possilbe to do this? Looking forward to your genius

[redneonrt]

How about a client that supports trillian? Then this could be a pretty versitle chat plug-in.

[twiddler]

Will there every be the ability to use a webcam with this MSN plugin? I think that would be a great addition.

[gossman]

I see that this thread has been dormant for some time... but I am trying (now that I have some time) to extend some of the functionality of my HTPC (I use BTV and BM).... I saw this and wanted to try it.

Problem is that I only had one MSN id (We normally use AOL). So, I created another (<my name>_htpc@hotmail.com). I can log in using windows messenger, but when I use this plug in - no go. I can't communicate.

Any ideas?

[Brett]

It was made for MSN 7.0, it might not work with 8.0 API.

It may need to be updated, anyone else notice this? If I release the code (its small) could someone make the change?

-Brett