Friday, November 17th, 2006
Tags: MSN Messenger, MSN Plus, Tech, Technology, Windows Live, Windows Live Messenger
Categories: Tech
Windows Live Messenger 8.1 (WLM 8.1 beta) compatable version of MSN Plus, Messenger Plus! Live 4.10 has been released.
Download Messenger Plus! Live 4.10 from here.
Changes from the last version:
- Compatible with the public beta version of Windows Live Messenger 8.1
(can’t be sure about the final but it should be alright). - Supported internal registry settings are now
documented on msgpluslive.net.
This gives access to more than 20 different kind of settings to the most
hardcore Messenger users. - Commands are now recognized even when some characters are automatically
replaced by custom emoticons. - The search feature in the sound panel can now display multiple pages and
does not display "get random sound" entries. - Added an internal message to help skinning applications interact with
Messenger Plus!. - Quick texts now always properly parse emoticon codes.
- Enabled scripts are now displayed first in the preferences panel.
- Floating contact windows can now be hidden for a couple of seconds when
clicking with the middle mouse button on them. Useful when you want to
temporarily access something that’s behind the windows. - If Messenger crashes when started, every installed script is disabled as
a precautionary measure and a message is displayed. - Added Arabic language with full right-to-left support. Every window in
Messenger Plus! is properly mirrored when this language is selected (as long
as support for RTL languages is installed in your Windows). - Fixed: the XML event log file can be corrupted by new external mail
events depending on the language file Messenger Plus! is using. - Fixed: event notifications and sounds don’t work properly with Remote
Desktop. - Fixed: the setup displays a system error instead of a user friendly
error when launched on Windows 2000. - Fixed: Messenger may crash the first time a user signs-in after
installing Messenger Plus! if old external mail settings are imported from
Messenger Plus! 3. - Fixed: no overwrite message is displayed when saving a display picture
file from the Contact Info window with an existing file name. - Fixed: contact names sometimes appear as "1" in the windows of Messenger
Plus! when Yahoo Interop is activated. - Fixed: no more unnecessary extra space character when inserting bbcode
tags with a keyboard shortcut. - Fixed: scripts can’t be imported when the Scripts directory does not
exist. - Fixed: Quick Icons panel doesn’t display when a parenthesis is typed
after a carriage return has been inserted in the message. - Fixed: receiving multi-line messages with plain-text chat logging turned
on can freeze Messenger. - Fixed: commands don’t work in quick texts that contain smart tags (like
(!N)). - Fixed: false name change notifications in the event viewer for Yahoo
Messenger contacts upon signin. - Fixed: on systems with several screens, Messenger Plus! windows that are
minimised on smaller screens sometimes restore bigger than they should. - Fixed: Messenger Plus! can mix-up the settings of different contacts who
have very similar email addresses. - Scripts: added Messenger::CustomEmoticons property to access the custom
emoticons of the current Messenger users. - Scripts: added "Emoticons" and "Emoticon" objects. They are both pretty
straightforward to use (see documentation). - Scripts: an error is now logged in the Script Debugging window when an
exception is thrown in Interop.Call. - Scripts: when importing a script that’s already installed, if some files
are locked in the script’s directory, Messenger Plus! restarts Messenger to
unlock the files and complete the installation procedure (can be useful in
cases where an ActiveX is loaded and refuses to unload when the script is
stopped). - Scripts: added EnterPersonalizedStatus and LeavePersonalizedStatus
events to notify when the user activates or disables a personalised status. - Scripts: added PlusWnd::RegisterMessageNotification. This new function
can be used by more advanced scripters who want to receive specific messages
processed by their windows. - Scripts: DataBloc:GetAt and DataBloc:SetAt use unsigned values now.
- Scripts: sending WM_SETTEXT to an interface window changes both the
caption and the title of the window. - Scripts: Interop.GetLastError() now works properly (see documentation).
- Script: Interop.Call and Interop.Call2 now accept parameters ranging
from 0x80000000 to 0xFFFFFFFF. - Scripts: added a flag to MsgPlus::CreateWnd to allow the creation of RTL
windows. - Scripts: .NET 2.0 assemblies are now registered properly even when .NET
1.0 or 1.1 is also installed in the system. - Scripts: added ChatWnd::AddContact() to invite contacts to join existing
chats. - Scripts: a special error is logged in the debug window when Interop.Call
is used on functions that are not declared as __stdcall. Script developers:
do NOT ignore these errors, they will cause instabilities and eventually
crash Messenger in random places. - Scripts: creation of a new application called "Interface Tester". It
allows script developers to test their interface files and preview the
result as when loaded in Messenger Plus!. It can also validate xml files
against the interface schema file. The software can be downloaded from a
link in the new version of the
Scripting Documentation. - Several other internal improvements.
Tags: MSN Messenger, MSN Plus, Tech, Technology, Windows Live, Windows Live Messenger
Categories: Tech