Following up on Messenger Plus! 3

Courtesy of Mess.be, Plus!Lite, and the Messenger Plus Forums

As announced previously, the upcoming new version of Messenger Plus! focuses on user interfaces. Most of the original windows created one year ago for Plus!2 have already been redesigned, the preferences panel included. The new preferences are better organized, more clear, and with more options.

Of course, despite what some of you are thinking right now, there will be brand new features in Plus!3, including but not limited to:

– Word Filtering, when you receive and when you send

– Redesigned Quick Icons with 5 configurable panels, automatic custom emoticons detection,…

– Plugin preferences panel to enable/disable/configure plugins differently in each account

– More multi-format options: 68 pre-defined colors, special auto-formatting panel, …

– Text Search function

– Helper panels to select commands or enter command parameters while you chat

– No more permanent chat messed-up. Plus! now has a built-in auto-fix feature that detects placement errors in a chat and fixes them.

– Auto-accept feature for file transfers and other requests (like web cams). This feature can be enabled for specific contacts only if you want.

– The Personalised Statuses have been redesigned, the options are more clear and you can choose who receives your automatic message.

Again, this is just a preliminary list, there’s much more to come. It’s safe to say that the final version will be released sometime at the end of March or at the beginning of April.