World: r3wp

What im missing actualy in ALTME is a GLOBAL "lock" on all the ALTME 
windows..!! Just 1 button that locks all the IO with mouse and keyboard 
on the ALTME input fields..

PS: a feature im using on my chat tool too and its sometimes very 
handy!

Please expalin more...

can imagine "don't accidentally type in the public", or forcing mouse, 
keyboard to stay in the window. the first i would like too, the second 
not.

I'm not following, need a more verbose description.

situation: i want to copypaste something and juggle with all this 
windows. accidentally pick altme and paste. would be good if altme 
would not accept that. similar in purpose to this "gone" button, 
i am here, can read, but don't want to say something, because window-juggling.

Yes its like volker says..Just a Display input, I often happens that 
by accident you type someting and hit enter.. ALTME can be used for 
Read-only in that case too.. Just to prefent yourself or someone 
else behind your PC for dropping data into input fields...

Ii.e. the "

Oeps..

I.e. the "GONE/LATER" button could imply that..

you mean, we dont want to publish things like ACCeo93$&!! accidentally, 
right?

yups...

(oops, can somebody delete my password here please? PLEASE!!)

Or even Wrong Copy&Pasts between different Chat tools...

:)

OK, so let me recap, you want to be able to re-edit something that 
was posted?

No, i we want to block posting something.

instead of typing/pasting a warning "remember you are not really 
here" ;)

R they want a button , like the 'gone' button that when active prevents 
altme from accepting input

(presumably except repushing the button)

quiesent mode perhaps

disables the "New message" text area ... makes it uneditable

lurker mode

Ah, I get it.

So, based on that logic, perhaps it needs to be both manual, and 
automatic (if AltME looses focus, it turns on Lock)?

configurable in user settings  ;)

i like the idea with "lose focus, lock. come back, unlock first". 
some confirm "do you really want to type here.". i would be more 
relaxed in using the clipboard :)

Agreed.

Does anyone have this problem with IM, or anythign else that accepts 
fast input?

IRC clients all have this problem

I've only seen one which asks if I want to paste many lines, but 
not generally for pasting.

When trying to type, flash the "unlock" icon (instead of further 
annoying the user by popping a requestor).

A new user, not knowing and surprised by the lock, then is tempted 
to ask "what the hell is this flashing icon ?", presses it, then 
gets the message, "keyboard unlocked" - "ahh.. I see!"

Agreed.

Probably better yet: Do both. And put a "Don't show this dialog again" 
check-box into the popup-requester. I don't appreciate very much 
depending on user's curiosity to find out how things work.

I generally see the approach to educate a user in place until he 
feels educated working well.

same thing for copying to clipboard too... a flashing icon or some 
kind of passive notification, rather than a popup

Is Altme ever going to support web proxies? It seems strange that 
IOS does but Altme doesn't.

Yes.

I have two altme clients open on two computers (XP & RH)  on my desk 
right now and the last  message in the "tech news"  on XP is Prkr 
from May 26, the laso on the red hat is Reichart from a few minutes 
ago. both computers are on the same university subnet with fast connections. 
I have tried the dot trick, and stopping and restarting the altme 
on xp to try and force it to pick up the more recent messages
without sucuess.

Try logging on as guest/guest, and then back as yourself....It can 
sometimes force a proper resync

Brians post caused it to resync

Weird, isn't it?

yes, not at all expected on a fast connection

mine?

yep, yours, goes to show words can have unintended side effects

Must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays.

Hi Reichart - when?

Don't know yet, but it is on the list.

it'sd possible to change my username?