The MSN Messenger drawing tool is great, but kind of limited.

Would there be a way to make a customized messenger using the API
with a more full featured drawing tool?

As is the drawing tool only has the most basic functions and only lets
you drag drawings from another instance of messanger.

I am looking for features you might find in Word, or even Illustrator /
CorelDRAW / Photoshop - select all, group objects, drag an object or
selected objects to a different spot on the drawing, ability to
cut/paste from other programs (a Word drawing or a drawing in an saved
messenger conversation (RTF file), or even a bitmap from Paint. Maybe
paint bucket fill or a line drawing tool, or shapes (rectangle, oval,
etc).

Has anyone made anything like this?

Any idea how to do this?

(also, a way to send someone your own user-created flash animation,
like the Winks, and for the person receiving to save it to a flash file
that they can play back later)

Probably be easier just to write your own Messenger client rather than trying to add things
into the Messenger window itself I'm afraid.

As for personal winks, you can't do your own as the Winks have to be digitally signed.
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"Mad Scientist Jr" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The MSN Messenger drawing tool is great, but kind of limited.
>
> Would there be a way to make a customized messenger using the API
> with a more full featured drawing tool?
>
> As is the drawing tool only has the most basic functions and only lets
> you drag drawings from another instance of messanger.
>
> I am looking for features you might find in Word, or even Illustrator /
> CorelDRAW / Photoshop - select all, group objects, drag an object or
> selected objects to a different spot on the drawing, ability to
> cut/paste from other programs (a Word drawing or a drawing in an saved
> messenger conversation (RTF file), or even a bitmap from Paint. Maybe
> paint bucket fill or a line drawing tool, or shapes (rectangle, oval,
> etc).
>
> Has anyone made anything like this?
>
> Any idea how to do this?
>
> (also, a way to send someone your own user-created flash animation,
> like the Winks, and for the person receiving to save it to a flash file
> that they can play back later)
>

Well I started writing a messenger client, playing with the
dotnetMSN.dll assembly (MSN Messenger library to use MSN IM services).
So far I got it to send and receive text.

Do you know if this supports handwriting or drawing? Any idea of any
sample .NET apps or source code to make a drawing type app?

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> Probably be easier just to write your own Messenger client rather than trying to add things
> into the Messenger window itself I'm afraid.
>
> As for personal winks, you can't do your own as the Winks have to be digitally signed.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "Mad Scientist Jr" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > The MSN Messenger drawing tool is great, but kind of limited.
> >
> > Would there be a way to make a customized messenger using the API
> > with a more full featured drawing tool?
> >
> > As is the drawing tool only has the most basic functions and only lets
> > you drag drawings from another instance of messanger.
> >
> > I am looking for features you might find in Word, or even Illustrator /
> > CorelDRAW / Photoshop - select all, group objects, drag an object or
> > selected objects to a different spot on the drawing, ability to
> > cut/paste from other programs (a Word drawing or a drawing in an saved
> > messenger conversation (RTF file), or even a bitmap from Paint. Maybe
> > paint bucket fill or a line drawing tool, or shapes (rectangle, oval,
> > etc).
> >
> > Has anyone made anything like this?
> >
> > Any idea how to do this?
> >
> > (also, a way to send someone your own user-created flash animation,
> > like the Winks, and for the person receiving to save it to a flash file
> > that they can play back later)
> >