10 Replies Last post: Apr 3, 2007 3:57 AM by wroot  
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Mar 30, 2007 12:01 PM

Split Windows for Multiple Chats

Why can''t we have multiple chats on separate screens rather than on top of each other.  I find it is easier to keep track of multiple chats with the windows lined up side by side.

mruno Bronze 58 posts since
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Mar 30, 2007 12:07 PM in response to: yogiboo12
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

This is something that our reps have been asking for since day one. The ability to split the tabs into seperate windows would make them *very* happy!

Greg Unrein Jiver 153 posts since
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Mar 30, 2007 1:13 PM in response to: mruno
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

This is great input, and we''ve been thinking about how to do this for a while now. How would you like to see it work? Something like "pop this tab out" and then be able to pull the tab back into another frame so that you''re back to a tabbed interface?

wroot KeyContributor 3,467 posts since
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Mar 31, 2007 5:01 AM in response to: Greg Unrein
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

No way! Are you really thinking to do this? Cause as mentioned above, this is probably one of the most wanted feature (check Spark wishlist thread). Though we have almost accepted that there will never be separate windows in Spark, but it''s nice to hear that this is still possible. Ok, though i would like to have just Windowed/Tabbed modes, so every new chat you start in Windowed mode would start in new window. But it''s ok to just have an option to drag and drop tabs in and out of tab stack.

wroot KeyContributor 3,467 posts since
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Mar 31, 2007 3:34 PM in response to: wroot
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

But what is worrying me, it''s a performance. Wount every separate window consume more memory than a single stack with tabs?

LG KeyContributor 5,051 posts since
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Mar 31, 2007 11:47 AM in response to: Greg Unrein
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

Hi Greg,

 

 

for me two fixed modes would be fine. This one with tabbed chats and a single-window-for-every-chat mode.

 

Drag-and-drop of tabs would be a nice add-on but I guess that implementing this will take very long.

 

 

LG

Marc Seeger Bronze 48 posts since
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Apr 1, 2007 6:47 AM in response to: yogiboo12
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

same for me, would love to see that feature

Greg Unrein Jiver 153 posts since
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Apr 2, 2007 10:33 AM in response to: Marc Seeger
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

Thanks everyone, this is great feedback. I''m glad to see this feature would be so well received.

mruno Bronze 58 posts since
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Apr 2, 2007 12:43 PM in response to: Greg Unrein
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

I think the ability to select either a tabbed or a windowed environment would be fine for me. Some people like tabs because of screen space (myself), and some people like windows since they have 2 monitors and more screen space to use.

wroot KeyContributor 3,467 posts since
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Apr 3, 2007 3:57 AM in response to: Greg Unrein
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

Showing user interective user presence icon instead of Spark Logo in taskbar windows will improve Windowed mode a lot, imho.

 

http://www.igniterealtime.org/forum/thread.jspa?threadID=25248&tstart=0

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Apr 2, 2007 12:53 PM in response to: yogiboo12
Re: Split Windows for Multiple Chats

This is something I would really like to see!   It would be so helpful, rather than toggling from chat to chat!

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