Best Chat App?

Greenlizard0 · 21 Apr 2008 at 19:49

Zefan said:
Just installed apatch, bloody love it

Does anyone know of a way to make MSN show user's display pictures in the contact list as opposed to the little green figure? It's something that should be in the basic options, I'm probably just missing it :\

Ah, not sure if there's an option to do that - unless I too am being blind lolzers..

MarcLister · 21 Apr 2008 at 19:51

Zefan said:
Just installed apatch, bloody love it

Does anyone know of a way to make MSN show user's display pictures in the contact list as opposed to the little green figure? It's something that should be in the basic options, I'm probably just missing it :\

Just because your username starts with a Z doesn't mean you have to literally find everything after everyone else!

n3x · 22 Apr 2008 at 00:08

Zefan said:
Just installed apatch, bloody love it

Does anyone know of a way to make MSN show user's display pictures in the contact list as opposed to the little green figure? It's something that should be in the basic options, I'm probably just missing it :\

pretty sure the Mess Patch can do that

MarcLister · 22 Apr 2008 at 00:33

n3x said:
pretty sure the Mess Patch can do that

Just had a quick look and can't see anything obvious.

[SKR]Phoenix · 22 Apr 2008 at 00:41

Dunno about apatch, but I use Messpatch and it has the option to display pics next to contacts. You do however have to enable detailed contact view.

Click the sort contacts button in MSN and select detailed view.

Oh, BTW. It's an option whilst installing mess patch, not an option you can enable/disable whenever you want.

LeperousDust · 22 Apr 2008 at 00:52

Zefan said:
Just installed apatch, bloody love it

Does anyone know of a way to make MSN show user's display pictures in the contact list as opposed to the little green figure? It's something that should be in the basic options, I'm probably just missing it :\

Both Pidgin and Digsby can have User avatars next to their names, small or big

Its an option, not an add-on/hack.

Rainmaker · 22 Apr 2008 at 05:19

+1 for Pidgin, or MSN + Apatch when you need the extra whistles. Pidgin has a nice little plugin that gives 4096 bit encryption for those chats you really want to keep between yourselves. As a privacy freak, I dig that

You just click "use encryption", tell it how big you want the key to be (up to 4096 bit) and that's it. Forever more talking to that contact is totally secure, as easy and transparent as that. Provided they also have Pidgin and the plugin of course lol.

EDIT - Oh btw, I know it was sort of inferred in more recent replies but nobody actually said it out loud for those who don't know. Pidgin is NOT a Linux-only client any more, they have a Windows download (which comes bundled with the compulsory GTK install) which works just as well as the Linux version. I love it!

dbmzk1 · 22 Apr 2008 at 06:14

I use WLM + A-Patch and Xfire.

Greenlizard0 · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:03

Hmmm...going to try Pidgin now - Trillian doesn't pick up my webcam for some reason..

Greenlizard0 · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:12

Found something called QNext - andybody here use it?

MarcLister · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:12

Never heard of it.

Greenlizard0 · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:20

Trying it now - will report back

Greenlizard0 · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:22

Ah pants they have their own network....

It's not like the others suggested here where you import contacts in.

Greenlizard0 · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:35

Pidgin doesn't appear too bad - where is the webcam support though lol?

MarcLister · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:36

None built in I believe. It needs a plugin?

Greenlizard0 · 23 Apr 2008 at 15:43

Bah, been googling away it seems there really isn't that much support for it..

edit- lol just stick to windows live messenger.

LeperousDust · 23 Apr 2008 at 16:00

Yeah webcam support of all the multi protocols is hazy at best, i think it requires a lot of coding to make sure it works with all the protocols. If you want webcam support your only real sensible choice i guess is MSN with apatch installed, or aMSN (if that has webcam support).