New Message & Typing Icon

talktodan · Post by **talktodan** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:29 pm

I often talk to a few people at once, and if somebody is still typing after they've sent me a message which I haven't yet read, I don't necessarily want to look at that message first.

It would be useful to have a new message & typing icon, especially when adium is not the top application and I can see the content of the new message but don't know if they are still typing.

twopeak · Post by **twopeak** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:59 pm

Adium already does this in the contact list display. when typing the contact becomes orange, and when there's a message, it becomes blue. if both are happening, it will flash blue/orange.

For sure there shouldn't be two icons, the tabs are already waaaaay to small. My personal opinion is that this is usefull, but it's "too much information" so that everything will become unintelligable.

ALOT of features are not good either. Do some sport and use your mouse!

wunderwood · Post by **wunderwood** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:34 pm

Having a typing and new message icon would be confusing. I'm not sure how Adium works now, but it would be best to if someone it typing and has a new message it sould show the new message icon. And you get the blinking in the contact list so it's all good.

Post by **evands** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:06 pm

wunderwood wrote:it would be best to if someone it typing and has a new message it sould show the new message icon. And you get the blinking in the contact list so it's all good.

That's what it does at present.

biglittledragoon · Post by **biglittledragoon** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:29 pm

evands wrote:
wunderwood wrote:it would be best to if someone it typing and has a new message it sould show the new message icon. And you get the blinking in the contact list so it's all good.
That's what it does at present.

And most of all, you CAN change colors (and more) you want to see!

Preferences> Contact List> Color Theme> Edit (at the bottom)> Events

Here you can set the color, if you want to disable an event, ...

C.U.

BLD

talktodan · Post by **talktodan** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:52 am

twopeak wrote:For sure there shouldn't be two icons, the tabs are already waaaaay to small. My personal opinion is that this is usefull, but it's "too much information" so that everything will become unintelligable.

I don't mean a second icon being displayed, I mean another icon which means there is a new message but they are also typing, for example a bubble with a pen on top (something better than that), it would tell you that extra bit of info.