I've had this addon for a long time, it's great. I think I need to get a new version though, the only buttons I have on the side of the text boxes are invite and ignore.

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Theres another addon that does the same, the only difference is, that it`s ACE. It`s called cellular, find it on the wowace.com page.

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I've used WIM for a very long time and I love it. And as 2. said there is an ACE'd version called cellular which essentially does the same thing and as much as I love ACE addons, I don't like it nearly as much. When I went through my addon directory and changed out the addons for ACE addons that did the same thing WIM was one of the few I changed back. Awesome Addon!

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I tried this out once, and I DO NOT recommend it. It's bulky, adds unnecesary windows which block your view... I got rid of it very shortly.

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@4 Yea, my first thought upon seen this post was that I don't need chat taking up more screen space. My chat window is pretty small as it is.

I run dual monitors and would like to be able to move the chat and combat windows to the second one. Blizz TS said it can't be done via WoW and to check for an addon that can do it but I have been unable to find one, yet.

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Been using this for a month or more, and it does come in handy, especially while in raids or a party where a whisper can get lost in the chat scroll (yes, I know I can make a tab for it on the regular chat window).

The only real problem I have with the mod is it has issues accepting shift-links (to send a link to an item to someone) and list of links (like those that come from !gem).

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It also makes it harder to link things from ItemSync, if you use that. I often have to link stuff in the /s channel and then link it from there to the WIM window. For some reason it accepts links form AtlasLoot still.

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@5: It's an old post, don't know if it still works since all these updates and patches but someone did release a tutorial for dual monitor WoW setups, and even specifically mentioned having the 2nd monitor set for no rendering, just for chat and such. here's the link.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=12052602&sid=1&pageNo=1

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@8 Thank you for the info. I neglected to mention that I was unable to find a SIMPLE way to move the chat window. I remember finding that post and deceided it was waaaaay to complicated for me to attempt.

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Personaly I find the regular chat and Fubar_HeyFu make a nice combo, for global channels i just keep extra tabs that only show that channel so i can scrool up when i think i missed something.

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@5 I'm running dual display, and its not too hard to set up. Check out http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u206/mdekkers/areis_ui.jpg

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WIM is one of my favorite mods. I really like the very unobtrusive sounding IM chime and I wish I could use it for my own aim.

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I use chat tabs instead, got one general, one for whisper, one for guild chat, one for combat log and one for misc channels. That way if I miss a whisper or guild message, I can just click the tabs and take a look. Doesn't take up much space at all.

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@11 Looks cool. Did you use the method described in @8's link. If not how did you set that up?

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This mod sounds great, but isn't. here is what will happen 99% of the time. You hold down "W" to run the hell away from some mobs, then some professional jerkass sends you a tell and all the sudden u stop and begin typing "wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww" in ur WIM box. Enjoy your repair bill.

PS i'm sure there is a way to fix it, but i'm just too lazy =P

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@15 Use autorun. I have it bound to the left side button on my mouse.

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There's an option in WIM for whispers to only popup windows when out of combat..

.. so all you'd see is a flashing icon on the minimap signifying incoming whispers waiting..

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@15

yes, that is an easy fix and 17 answered it

but the real problem with this mod is that you can't shift click items into it.

and with it taking priority (for example, i just hit "/w charactername" it still pops up the window to talk to the person and you still can't shift click

so you have to go into options and turn it off.

really annoying. if they would fix that, i would really enjoy the mod.

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This's a fantastic mod.

It doesn't really clutter, if you need your screen cleared, just hit Esc a couple of times and everything closes. to get back open the chat windows you can either hit R and hit tab to cycle through, or go to your Fubar dropdown and select the person you want to chat with.

I love not missing IM's , and also love having less crap in my chat window.

and by the way, In Combat, the windows do NOT pop up (although they will stay up if you don't close). you get the whisper normally in the chat frame. the message is also put in the WIM frame, which you can open whenever.

Good choice for the spotlight, david! A+

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One of my most favorite mods ever.

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