[SharmanNet]

You may have already heard that, along with the rest of Windows Live wave 3, the next version of Windows Live Messenger (version 9.0) will have a new user interface.

After being tipped off by an unaffiliated yet trustworthy source who – naturally – doesn't want to be identified, Messenger Stuff can now reveal that the new interface will use the graphics effects available through WPF [Windows Presentation Foundation] where supported (i.e. on Vista and with a decent graphics card).

To put it simply, this finally means that we will see transparency effects in the various windows of the program, possibly similar to those already seen in Yahoo! Messenger for Vista. We are led to believe that the actual design has not changed much but the WPF effects have been integrated well in what is bound to be a popular new addition.

Source: msgstuff

[lareeth]

[pakistanipower]

i think they need to add gif images to display pictures..thats wat i want..

remember in the old messenger you could see a small display pic of the contact before there name? i wish i could get that feature back..

[fediaFedia]

Great news! I always wanted a glassy messenger

pakistanipower, on Aug 7 2008, 10:42 PM, said:

i think they need to add gif images to display pictures..thats wat i want..

remember in the old messenger you could see a small display pic of the contact before there name? i wish i could get that feature back..

^
I think wlm 9 betas support animated userpicitures, one of my friends had one, and it did animate in the conversation window.

[lareeth]

pakistanipower, on Aug 7 2008, 08:42 PM, said:

i think they need to add gif images to display pictures..thats wat i want..

That has already been added to the upcoming WLM9 and is a confirmed feature

[Liskiller]

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this finally means that we will see transparency effects

I won't have to use Miranda now!

[The Alpha Gamer]

pakistanipower, on Aug 7 2008, 08:42 PM, said:

remember in the old messenger you could see a small display pic of the contact before there name? i wish i could get that feature back..

In the contact list window? We have that in 8.5...

[Mattias]

Whoa! Finally MSN can give Miranda a good challange. This is good news people!

[Preath]

Finally something good with WLM!!! =D Booyaah!

[Preath]

lareeth, on Aug 7 2008, 10:09 PM, said:

pakistanipower, on Aug 7 2008, 08:42 PM, said:

i think they need to add gif images to display pictures..thats wat i want..

That has already been added to the upcoming WLM9 and is a confirmed feature

Ive been using WLM 9.0 Beta for a long time now, and it sure support GIF format with animated pictures. And it also has "Signature sounds" (Custom sounds for you and your friends logon sound and such)

[PimpPharaoh]

i've been using wlm 9.0 beta as well...signature sounds r nice...cept they mess up sometimes
can't wait till everyone gets is own signature sound!

[Syzygy]

Hooray! Transparency AND Animated DP's

[Airflow]

Finally! Now I can be happy using Vista + WLM!

Thanks for teh newz xD

[adrynalyne]

TaeX, on Aug 8 2008, 02:42 PM, said:

Finally! Now I can be happy using Vista + WLM!

Thanks for teh newz xD

I will be happy if it isn't such a resource pig that wlm 8.x is.

[Airflow]

adrynalyne, on Aug 8 2008, 12:38 PM, said:

TaeX, on Aug 8 2008, 02:42 PM, said:

Finally! Now I can be happy using Vista + WLM!

Thanks for teh newz xD

I will be happy if it isn't such a resource pig that wlm 8.x is.

Well I don't see it using above 20K for me so I dunno.

Maybe it will take more but I don't think its much of a problem for me.