SabreMSN 0.58 - 2009-08-24 - Multiple accounts support/login window

Report the bugs to me and I'll try and fix them. If the behavior of the login window is too weird, please describe how you would like it to function, and I'll try and rectify it. I had no idea when I was making it! But.. be kind. :)

Theres a few things I wasnt too happy with, but this will do for now. :/ I'm a little bit unsure about the massive spacing I used around the gui elements in the login window, but we're edging very close to a v1.0 release here!

Time for a rest.. and to implement file transfers next? I have my best man on the job. MickJT is busy figuring out the protocol for me. If SabreMSN gets file transfers soon, you can thank him for doing the leg work. (btw, file transfers and avatars use the same protocol as I understand it.. so.. fingers crossed.)

http://wookiechat.amigarevolution.com/wip4/login_plain.png

2009-08-24: Alpha 58
- Added a login window, with support for multiple accounts
- Last "online status" is remembered when you disconnect
- The "user has been OFFLINE Since" string in tabs was incorrect. It was updating when
switching to the active tab. Whoops. I save the "offline since" string when the user
is offline now.
- Clicking INVITE a second time (for initiating group chats) will close the Invite List
- Added an ugly looking Close Tab button to the chat tabs :) I'll replace it with a red
X when I have time, and can be bothered.
- MSN has these servers called switchboards.. The clients create them, then invite
the chatter to them, then chat in it, etc. Sometimes people automatically leave the
switchboard after inactivity, and then when you type to them again, it brings them
back in, or creates a new switchboard and brings them in there. Well, when some
clients would disconnect from the switchboard, Sabre had issues making it work again.
You'd have to double click on their name again. This long standing bug appears to
have finally been fixed!! I think the "user is typing" notification to the server
was mucking up the authentication process when Sabre was trying to make a new
switchboard connection.

http://wookiechat.amigarevolution.com

@jahc

Nice work!

@Jahc

Thanks for another version. The login gui looks fine.
I used autologin so i dont see the window every time
at restart.

Next time i send money it will be to Mick as i dont think
i sent him earlier and hes helping you with the protocol :)
As soon as filedirect and hopefully avatar support is working
ill do some paypal'ing :) Im just to lazy to hit the button right now.

You people just make me feel "good" :)

Thanks ! Dowloading immediatly

@jahc

Very Cool and very usefull

@Kicko

Working on the file transfer stuff now. It's very very hard and "IF" I can figure it out i'll be very happy... but i'm only focusing on the switchboard method of sending files for now, not direct connections. It's better that the first file transfer implementation will work through firewalls.

An MSNFTP implementation is still in AmiMSN and still works (although for some reason doesn't work between jahc and me, though everyone else it's OK.. but ports must be forwarded and firewalls turned off). Keep in mind MSNFTP has been removed from Live Messenger, but can still be found in Windows Messenger and older "MSN Messenger" versions, (try oldversion.com)

@MickJT

Thanks for working on the same subject with jahc

It's verry great to see amiga programmers helping each other on this subject. Thats motivate for futur donations !!!.

If you continue to work together, arrange the donations to give money to the amiga MSN team than choose jahc or MickJT (if possible) IMHO.

Working togheter, this is the spirit !
File transfert and Avatar will complete SabreMSN

Thanks guys

@samo79

Had a breakthrough last night. Looks like file transfers are going to happen... I can't give any solid ETA. I don't know when jahc wants to implement it but perhaps AmiMSN will get it late next month or early Oct.

Display pictures are sent in much the same way. I wonder what size the rexx script will be. I think its about 73k at the moment. I'm not at home. Using my N97 to post!

@MickJT

Even good, how about making also a little GUI for AmiMSN ?

@samo79

I would if there was some asynchronous GUI solution for AREXX. I don't know of any.


Remember, AmiMSN has a near fully functional IRC daemon built-in to overcome its lack of a GUI.

@MickJT

Thanks for the update info. Sounds wonderfull to my ears :) keep up the good work

@MickJT

Mmm did you try RxMUI ?

@samo79

I remember years ago when I looked at it, it appeared you needed to have knowledge of C to make sense of it, so I never found out if it was asynchronous or not.

On a further note, I believe I can now generate a valid file transfer request that the switchboard will accept..... but as jahc appears to be busy very tonight, I have not tested it at all yet.

Edit: It has been tested and is successful. Wooo.

Edit2: http://members.ii.net/~trebs/AmiMSN/MSNP2P/ (don't expect anything, it's just progress.. not gonna tell you how to use it either )

@MickJT

Think that will be welcome news to many.
Well done and thanks.

@MickJT

Well done

@samo79

I'm hijacking the Sabre thread! with boring AmiMSN stuff :)... jahc was soo busy and tired tonight, but I was all hyped up and ready to code. So I know nothing has happened with Sabre yet but the leg work is happening behind the scenes, as you can see.

@MickJT

No way to excuse

You doing an excellent work

@MickJT

I can get the new AmiMSN to work.
Great stuff, cheers.

@jahc

I tried SabreMSN only recently and I'm impressed.
There will be a donation from me next month...