Clone Identification in the System Tray
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I think one of the best thing to do is to combine a lot of the ideas, because they are all great. I wish I knew a little more about programing then I do to help out, but here is my idea. Take xpsypiex's idea with the numbers on the AIM systray icons, but instead, use the idea of the different colors (Make the 1st Blue, the 2nd green, ect.). And to help out t0ne with the problem of having to remember which one you signed on first with, or second, use the rollover option to tell you the screen name of that clone. Lets see, what else is there...OH YES! I agree with djstupid as well. Personally, it would be a lot less crowded in my systray if there were just one icon, and then with a right click, you could select the clone you want to open. Just thought I would put my 2 cents worth in .
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I found this on another thread. I think it is a good idea. One AIM+ systray menu with different cloned accounts submenus inside.
IMO it shouldn't show a new AIM icon (because it is damned confusing), instead, when you right click on the AIM icon in the taskbar it shows "Cloned Accounts" in a sliding list (you know, like away message menu when you right click is a sliding menu) and it would show you a list of cloned accounts, which lets you toggle through them or Control+% (% = a key, I dunno what the windows hotkeys are so instead of looking like a fool I would just leave this up to the programmers). Also, if somebody IMs you on your cloned account(s) then it shows your nickname in the bar at the top, not theirs, so you know who you are (useful for pranks). What do you all think?
IMO it shouldn't show a new AIM icon (because it is damned confusing), instead, when you right click on the AIM icon in the taskbar it shows "Cloned Accounts" in a sliding list (you know, like away message menu when you right click is a sliding menu) and it would show you a list of cloned accounts, which lets you toggle through them or Control+% (% = a key, I dunno what the windows hotkeys are so instead of looking like a fool I would just leave this up to the programmers). Also, if somebody IMs you on your cloned account(s) then it shows your nickname in the bar at the top, not theirs, so you know who you are (useful for pranks). What do you all think?
Hmmm....
If you were to make the icons in the system tray a different color, wouldn't that basically amount to having different icons? If that was the case, couldn't be possible to have people choose there own icons? It is just a thought that I thought would be a neat little feature.
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IDEA!: I'm sure many of you know about MSN messenger..and how when you get mail and the sort that little menu slides up from the systray area, and says something of the sort - "You have 1 new message". Maybe you could implement a feature like this.. but have it work for AIM clones and everything. Make it have a whole slew of messages. Make it come up, and tell you which AIM buddy list (clone) it's from, which buddy gets on/offline. Make a whole bunch of options within AIM+??
Also as another feature someone else mentioned, instead of having multiple AIM icons down in the system tray, just make one, that little AIM+ icon(the plus symbol) down there. Make it right/left clickable..and then it would let you choose from a menu which AIM screename you want to open and play with.
Those would be some great features!
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Also as another feature someone else mentioned, instead of having multiple AIM icons down in the system tray, just make one, that little AIM+ icon(the plus symbol) down there. Make it right/left clickable..and then it would let you choose from a menu which AIM screename you want to open and play with.
Those would be some great features!
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