How to remove plugin buttons at bottom of buddy list

[Jon8RFC]

Before you change anything, it's good practice to make a backup of the file you're modding; just copy and paste a copy of the original to a safe place. Also, make sure that AIM is completely exited. Don't just sign off, you need to exit AIM completely. Either click on the buddylist on AIM menu>exit AIM, or right-click on the icon on the bottom-right in the system tray on "exit AIM".

I haven't ever modded AIM 6 like I did AIM 5, but here are a few things I've done in the past day that were requested:

• Remove ads from buddylist and profile window
• Remove all the buttons (plugin buttons) at the bottom of the buddy list:
  C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\veryour_version\content\uiPluginGadgets.box
  Simply change the name of uiPluginGadgets.box; I changed it to uiPluginGadgets_.box

[VvWolverinevV]

SIIICK! I'm so glad Jon8RFC is back, haha.

[VvWolverinevV]

Some weird side effects that I think are related to these mods:

1. On returning from screen saver or a full-screen game, sometimes the buddy list is dramatically resized.
2. Sometimes messages received while away are not grouped even when "Group IMs while away" is toggled.
3. After closing an IM conversation conducted while I have my away message up (so that the conversation is grouped), instead of reverting that group window back to my Away Status, the window appears blank, and I must click the "Away Status" tab to return to my Away Status.
4. After returning from away, if I have an unclosed IM conversation started when I was away, a similar blank window as described above will be left when the unclosed conversations are ungrouped.

*Note that I do not use tabbed IM windows except when I am away.

Has anyone else experienced these problems?

[Steve1209]

Hi VvWolverinevV,

I've experienced problem #1 several times. It's not always and it's not often but I have to drag my aim buddy list box back down towards the bottom of the screen. Always after I come back from away, I usually leave an away message up, using latest aim 6.8 release & aim ad hack 5.56 windows XP pro & SP3+ installed!

Steve

[Jon8RFC]

Number 1 is at the fault of AIM, due to a change in screen resolution (to lower, then back to higher) that AIM is unable to cope with; this does not apply directly to games, but a resolution change in general. You can change your desktop resolution to something lower then revert to higher and experience the same issue.

I'll look into the others to see if my mods are the cause.

[VvWolverinevV]

I actually haven't experienced the other issues since restarting

[rossmac7]

Originally Posted by Jon8RFC

Before you change anything, it's good practice to make a backup of the file you're modding; just copy and paste a copy of the original to a safe place. Also, make sure that AIM is completely exited. Don't just sign off, you need to exit AIM completely. Either click on the buddylist on AIM menu>exit AIM, or right-click on the icon on the bottom-right in the system tray on "exit AIM".

I haven't ever modded AIM 6 like I did AIM 5, but here are a few things I've done in the past day that were requested:

• Remove all the buttons (plugin buttons) at the bottom of the buddy list:
  C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\veryour_version\content\uiPluginGadgets.box
  Simply change the name of uiPluginGadgets.box; I changed it to uiPluginGadgets_.box

This works for removing the plugins from the buddy list but it also disables the plugins completely. Is there a way to remove the area from the bottom of the buddy list where the plugins would be (similar to removing the adContainer)? I have been able to figure out how to remove the buttons from the bottom of the buddy list and still have them accessible in 'View->Plugins' But I have not been able to figure out how to get rid of the blank area at the bottom of the BL.
Thanks

[jessica27]

Originally Posted by Jon8RFC

Remove all the buttons (plugin buttons) at the bottom of the buddy list:

• 
  C:\Program Files\AIM6\services\imApp\veryour_version\content\uiPluginGadgets.box
  Simply change the name of uiPluginGadgets.box; I changed it to uiPluginGadgets_.box

i dont understand how to take them off. what do you do with what you posted above?? o_O

[VvWolverinevV]

Hi jessica27, and welcome to BBB.

The first step is to find uiPluginGadgets.box. The next step is to simply rename the file (or delete it, but renaming is more reversible). After that, restart AIM and *voila* no more plugin buttons!

[jessica27]

thanks

im such a noob. how do i find uiPluginGadgets.box ?