Simple Status Message plugin

[Dezeath]

Simple Status Message provides a simple way to set status and away messages in Miranda IM.
The plugin was previously named SimpleAway, but has been renamed to better reflect its purpose.
The SimpleAway plugin was originally created by Harven.

Main features:
- Global and per-protocol status messages.
- Startup status and status message (per-protocol configurable).
- Per-contact status messages using contact-related variables for ICQ protocol (supported by older IM clients only).
- Unicode status messages support.
- Predefined status messages.
- Can remember up to 25 recent status messages which you can choose in the status message dialog.
- The status message dialog can be accessed through a hotkey, the status bar menu, Modern Contact List Toolbar, TopToolbar plugin frame or could pop up on status change.
- Built-in variables (see the readme for details) and support for Variables plugin.
- Can update variables in status messages every specified time.

Miranda IM 0.9 or later is required.

Download links:
ANSI version: http://addons.miranda-im.org/details...ewfile&id=4320
Unicode version: http://addons.miranda-im.org/details...ewfile&id=4321
x64 version: http://addons.miranda-im.org/details...ewfile&id=4322

Latest development version, source code and older releases can be found here:
http://code.google.com/p/dezeath

Changelog:

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v 1.9.0.4 (2011/11/22):
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+ Added support for custom langpacks
+ Added option to do not update variables during idle
+ Added option to do not update variables on ICQ status message requests
+ Added option to disable status messages parsing by Variables plugin
+ Added option to exclude %date% token from parsing by Variables plugin (built-in parser will be used instead)
* Moved variables-related options to a new Variables tab
* Minor Status Message dialog and Options dialog improvements
* The default behavior for every account is now to not change status message on status change
* URL recognition improved a bit
! Fixed %time% variable for idle types independent of idle time
! Fixed memory leaks

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v 1.9.0.3 (2010/11/14):
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* Restored periodic status message updating on ICQ protocol
* Simplified the status message dialog title
! Fixed showing and copying multiline status messages without carriage return (CR) characters
! Fixed showing status menu item when there is only one account enabled
! Fixed updating variables on idle
! Fixed memory leak

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v 1.9.0.2 (2010/10/10):
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+ Added ability to set per-contact status messages (using contact-related variables) for ICQ protocol
+ Added error message when failed to retrieve status message
* Disabled periodic status message updating on ICQ protocol
* Removed redundant 'Change Status Message' menu item from the main menu
! Fixed startup status message issue
! Fixed MS_AWAYMSG_GETSTATUSMSG service
! Fixed setting the same status twice
! Fixed possible crash on opening the contact menu

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v 1.9.0.1 (2010/08/29):
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+ Updater plugin support
+ Added hotkey for the status message dialog (Ctrl + `)
* The keyboard focus is now set to the status message field in the status message dialog when opened manually
! Fixed showing 'Copy Away Message' and 'Go to URL in Away Message' menu items
! Fixed crash on opening the status message dialog when showing 'Status Message...' item in the status bar is disabled
! Fixed retrieving the Winamp song title by %winampsong& variable

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v 1.9.0.0 (2010/08/25):
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Plugin name change from SimpleAway to Simple Status Message.
Service names has been changed also. See m_simplestatusmsg.h for details.
Services from m_simpleaway.h are deprecated. Please do not use them anymore.
From now on, Miranda IM 0.9 or later is required.
+ Unicode status messages support
+ Support for Account Manager
+ MS_SIMPLESTATUSMSG_SETSTATUS service now supports variables and Unicode
* x64 portability
* Now "Copy Away Message" is unavailable when a buddy doesn't have status message
* Status message dialog won't appear anymore when screen saver is running
* Selecting status in status message dialog no longer changes status message
* Updated icons
* Code cleaning and optimization
! Fixed handling of status changes requested by another plugin
! Fixed setting "Update variables in status messages"
! Fixed memory leaks
! Fixed a lot of minor bugs

[gssq]

Great! Am trying it as an alternative to NewAwaySystem

Some ideas:

1) Allow names for pre-defined status messages
2) Have a popup dialog box to play with variables (with real-time preview)
3) Variable for time-since-status-set (so I can have "Away (since XX:XX)")

[SupSuper]

I'm using Miranda IM 0.9.3 x64 and when I have this plugin enabled I can't connect to any IRC servers, after a long time trying to connect they just revert back to offline. Disabling the status message for these protocols doesn't help, only completely disabling the plugin fixes it.

[DerEineDa]

How can I get the name of the contact who is reading my status message? "%contactname%" doesn't get parsed.

[AL|EN]

How can I get the name of the contact who is reading my status message? "%contactname%" doesn't get parsed.

This plugin don't have such function, use "WhoIsReadingMyStatusMsgNotify 0.0.1.4"

[DerEineDa]

This plugin don't have such function, use "WhoIsReadingMyStatusMsgNotify 0.0.1.4"

This is not what I meant. I want to use the name of the contact to put it into my status message. To show them something like "Hi %contactname%, I am away right now".

[AL|EN]

If i understand it correctly, the thing what you want is impossible to archive. I can think about some plugin that after you change status to away, sends custom status message to all XMPP contact using "Send Presence" functionality, but such plugin don't exist and XMPP protocol is only one protocol that support "Send Presence" feature than can make you request possible.

[DerEineDa]

It's possible for sure, at least with ICQ-plugin. It works fine with NewAwaySystem.

In fact I spoke with Dezeath about this and he came to the same conclusion. It will probably be supported in one of the next versions.

[AL|EN]

Then i was thinking about something else.

[Dezeath]

Version 1.9.0.2 is available

Changelog:
+ Added ability to set per-contact status messages (using contact-related variables) for ICQ protocol
+ Added error message when failed to retrieve status message
* Disabled periodic status message updating on ICQ protocol
* Removed redundant 'Change Status Message' menu item from the main menu
! Fixed startup status message issue
! Fixed MS_AWAYMSG_GETSTATUSMSG service
! Fixed setting the same status twice
! Fixed possible crash on opening the contact menu
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Concerning IRC connection issue, IRC protocol update to version 0.9.5 should solve the problem.