Just a short update to my previous AWesome post instant messaging acronyms: the Acronyms wordbase was vastly enhanced over the weekend. It now contains 675 acronyms, an increase of 50%. I also included some code to cause the active words to only expand inside either Trillian, ICQ, MSN Messenger, AIM or Yahoo instant messaging clients. Download the new wordbase from the AWesome Downloads section.
I used the following script to accomplish the IM-only restriction:
Active word name: =imnotrunning=
<NOT:trillian.exe><NOT:aim.exe><NOT:icq.exe>
<NOT:ypager.exe><NOT:msnmsgr.exe>
<MESSAGE BOX:No IM client is running at the moment>
The action script of every acronym in the wordbase calls the subscript =imnotrunning=. So, for example, the frequently used acronym AFAIK now has the following code:
Active word name: afaik
< =imnotrunning= :STOP>as far as I know
So when one of the listed instant messengers is not running, the acronym stays intact.
This is just one approach to limit the scope of the acronyms. In fact, you may not even like the restriction, for example when you chat using some other tool like IRC, Skype or webforums.
In that case change the restriction to anything you like. The following script will filter nothing at all:
Active word name: =imnotrunning=
<NOT:.>
And, as you can see in this stripped script: if you don't like the message box, just change it or delete it all together.
I'd like to invite you to comment on the contents of the Acronyms wordbase. You may do so in the Wordbase Comments section on AWResource.
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