Custom status plugin

[FMulder]

Custom Status Plugin

This plugin gives you the possibility to choose a custom status, exactly like WLM Plus does when you see something like {sleeping} near some of your contacts ;-)

Features:
- You can add custom status and save them. (To add one, fill the form in the dialog and choose "Add")
- You can add auto-messages to a custom status
- Custom status can be added to away, busy, on the phone, be right back statuses
- Parser that change the color and format of {status} tag, to have it more similar to WLM one (it is in gray and you have () and not {} )

Updates:
15 feb:
- Fixed a bug that happens with the latest revs (> 1016 i guess) that prevent the plugin to start.
21 feb:
- Fixed a bug that displayed wrong html code when a contact in contact list wrote a custom status with wrong format
23 feb:
- Enhanced the parser: now it removes the custom status from the title bar of the chat windows, leaving only the nickname of the contact.
3 mar:
- With the last revisions of emesene, the double dialog bug is fixed.
- Cleaned the code, now it should respect PEP8 guidelines.
4 may:
- Fixed a bug with latest revisions of emesene that prevented the nick to be updated on login

Screenshot:

[Miles_Teg]

Good!
Will it be implemented in the plus plugin, when you'll know how?
 

(I have not tested it yet, but I will as soon as possible. Anyway, it's a useful idea)

[FMulder]

Good!
Will it be implemented in the plus plugin, when you'll know how?
 

I don't know about the plus plugin.. I think that they could also be two different plugins instead of packing all the wlm's plus feature in an only giant plugin... but the last word is of the maintainers obiouvsly

[JoinTheHell]

well tbh plus for windows is only a giant plugin too xD

[guillaume]

Good job, work great.

I have suggestion / question:
-would it be better if the custom status was added to the begining of the personal message instead of the nickname?
-you should use gtk stock button for Ok and Cancel button
-and basic stuff; hit the enter key activate OK...  ( entry.connect("activate" ,self.OK_func) )

once again nice plugin

[FMulder]

well tbh plus for windows is only a giant plugin too xD

Well yes sure but I mean that it's better for the emesene project
I think that an only giant plugin is less manageable than many little ones

I have suggestion / question:
-would it be better if the custom status was added to the begining of the personal message instead of the nickname?
-you should use gtk stock button for Ok and Cancel button
-and basic stuff; hit the enter key activate OK...  ( entry.connect("activate" ,self.OK_func) )

The custom status is added in the same place and with the same format of the Plus one anyway an enhancement could be to switch also to a custom personal message when a custom status is choosed.

For the other two things, I will work on that

and thank you

[louizatakk]

I agree, a giant plugin wich include many feature isn't good.

Hum, and great idea for this plugin, but I don't know how to use it  (i save it in the "plugins base" folder, but I don't see it in the "plugins" menu...)

[FMulder]

have you checked the permissions of the file?

[louizatakk]

Ok, right,I'm just a noob

Report : I don't know if it's only me, but when I change to "Away", the plugin asks me TWICE the custom name, and it shows both of them after my Nickname...

[dx]

But... for the moment accept this and give me your opinions and critics

Just checked the code, it's perfect

[FunForums]

Ok, right,I'm just a noob

Report : I don't know if it's only me, but when I change to "Away", the plugin asks me TWICE the custom name, and it shows both of them after my Nickname...

Happens to me too.

[FMulder]

Happens to me too.

I'll check it but it doesn't happen to me... how does it work? do you click over away and the window appears twice at the same time or does it appear one time, you click ok and it appears again?

[deniseweird]

Will this be added to svn? Otherwise I think we should have a "Plugins" section on the mainpage wich lists all extra plugins with descriptions. :O Great plugin btw!

[FMulder]

NEW VERSION RELEASED

Enhancements:
- You can add custom status and save them. (To add one, fill the form in the dialog and choose "Add".)
- You can add auto-messages to a custom status
- Custom status can be added to away, busy, on the phone, be right back status
- Parser that change the color and format of {status} tag, to have it more similar to WLM one (it is in gray and you have () and not {} )

Known bugs:
- Some people report that the dialog is launched twice.. I don't have this problem and I don't know how to figure out where is the problem

Can a developer with more python skill help me to fix this bug? thx
Another request to developers: is there a way to add something to the status list in emesene? so that I could add the custom status directly with the other standard status...

[JoinTheHell]

StatusMenu.py ? ^^