Re: Missing ICQ features / anyone seen those?
Hi,
Thanks! Does it work with the new ICQ protocol?
best regards,
Balazs
On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 05:56:28PM -0600, Alex Malinovich wrote:
>On Fri, 2002-03-08 at 16:10, Balazs Javor wrote:
>
>> There are two features I've been missing / would like to have
>> in ICQ, but I havn't found any implementation with either...
>> So I thought I bring this up, maybe somebody knows one,
>> or gets an idea for implementing one :)
>>
>> 1. The Windows client allow for a pseudo chat like view of
>> the messages exchanged with somebody and if your counterpary
>> sends several messages in short (or long) time they will automatically
>> appear on the top half of the window.
>> In all (working) Linux client I've seen you need to press the next
>> message button if a new message arives. This is a bit inconvenient
>> as I don't always notice them at first and may be replying to only
>> part of the message :(
>>
>> 2. I have only relatively few friends on my contact list, so it would
>> be very nice if it could somehow be completely integrated into the
>> Gnome panel. Maybe similar to the taskview applet or something like that...
>> That way there would be no need to open up the separate ICQ window
>> to see the status of a couple of peole at a glane and to be able to
>> quickly start conversations with them or send files etc...
>> For me a panel applet woulf be an ideal place for it.
>> Unfortunatelly allthough some clients (GnomeICU etc.) have a panel
>> applet they only display a very small summary number and don't allow
>> much directly beside changing my status quickly...
>
>Well that's certainly intersting... you've just described Gaim... :) You
>can have an IM style chat window for ICQ, AND it comes with a gnome
>panel applet. You click the applet, your contact list pops up. Click
>again, it's gone. The applet will also graphically show your current
>status. Best of all, it works with AIM, ICQ, MSN, Jabber, and probably
>quite a few other protocols that I know nothing about. :)
>
>-Alex
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