ICQ... wtf? Is this happening to anybody else? - GoFuckYourself.com

Quentin · 10-11-2007, 03:20 PM

Over the last couple weeks, I've been having this problem whenever I have ICQ windows open wherein the windows behave like exit consoles that have been coded to "focus forward" - meaning that open (but idle) ICQ windows suddenly spring to the foreground and interrupt whatever I'm doing at the moment. This appears to happen at random intervals - or at least I have not been able to discern a pattern/likely 'trigger' for it, so far.

I've also had the program act as though I've hit the 'tab' key, thus activating the send button, resulting in messages being sent before I'm done typing them.

I've spoken to a few other people that are having the same problem, including a couple of my XBIZ coworkers. Anybody here having the same problem? Any idea how to stomp this miserable bug?

My apologies if somebody else has already posted about this - the GFY search function got hung up when I tried to check.

Yngwie · 10-11-2007, 03:25 PM

I've been having that exact same problem.. also, while I'm typing a message to someone it will act as if I hit enter and send my message. Only I wasn't done typing the fucking thing.

Quentin · 10-11-2007, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yngwie

I've been having that exact same problem.. also, while I'm typing a message to someone it will act as if I hit enter and send my message. Only I wasn't done typing the fucking thing.

Exactly! Frustrating as hell, isn't it?

AmeliaG · 10-11-2007, 04:10 PM

I have been having the same problem. Windows with messages don't light up, but random open message windows fly in front of everything. I'll be trying to type a message and it will either send half of it before I actually hit send or it will fly another window in front and I have to keep re-selecting the one I am trying to chat in.

Jago Webcams · 10-11-2007, 05:21 PM

Mine's awful too.. Very rarely does it hit enter before im ready to send a message, but it does however bring other random icq messages to the foreground every 5 minutes

FredIsMe · 10-11-2007, 05:41 PM

I use adium and it's running fine.

Extreme John · 10-11-2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yngwie

also, while I'm typing a message to someone it will act as if I hit enter and send my message. Only I wasn't done typing the fucking thing.

This is an option in the settings you can change "ENTER SENDS MESSAGE" or just hit Shift Enter to continue typing your message.

Virago · 10-11-2007, 05:51 PM

let me know what I'm doing different so that I don't ever have to experience that bug

Good luck in getting it fixed - sounds like it sucks

voa · 10-11-2007, 05:53 PM

No problems with my ICQ hope you will set tthis thing soon as possible

Bird · 10-11-2007, 06:07 PM

No one ever messages me

Spunky · 10-11-2007, 06:11 PM

Seems to be pretty stable for me.Is yours the newest version?

AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE · 10-11-2007, 06:16 PM

Yeah, ICQ is srsly starting to suck.
It sucks worse with each new release.

AK · 10-11-2007, 06:17 PM

you are not alone brudda.....

icqsux.com !

baddog · 10-11-2007, 06:23 PM

In case you guys have not figured it out yet, ICQ is not something that should be updated with each new release. I never update it untill they make the old version non-functional.

onlymovies · 10-11-2007, 08:23 PM

Thank god, i thought it was just me! We're having the same problem. It'll pop other icq windows up in front of one that i'm typing in.

Sometimes, it'll even send a message while i'm in the middle of typing a sentence.

Thank god most people i talk with are on Gtalk.....

onlymovies · 10-11-2007, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog

In case you guys have not figured it out yet, ICQ is not something that should be updated with each new release. I never update it untill they make the old version non-functional.

This is from updating icq. I haven't updated icq in a long time. This is happening in ICQPRO 2003b. I still use the same installer i got a few years back.

So unless they are auto-updating in the background, which is possible, i think it's something else.

baddog · 10-11-2007, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onlymovies

This is from updating icq. I haven't updated icq in a long time. This is happening in ICQPRO 2003b. I still use the same installer i got a few years back.

So unless they are auto-updating in the background, which is possible, i think it's something else.

well, I use 2001b, and it isn't happening to me

HouseHead · 10-11-2007, 10:07 PM

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Zebra · 10-11-2007, 10:17 PM

I use 2003b and I have been having the EXACT same problem. When I have several ICQ windows open and I am typing in one, another will pop up in front of it. When in the middle of typing, the cursor disappears and I have to click the text box again to start typing. I haven't updated in a couple years so thinking it is something else affecting it. Starting to drive me nuts.

Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE · 10-11-2007, 10:20 PM

never had the problem

Zebra · 10-11-2007, 11:35 PM

Holy fuck. Had anyone checked out the forums on icq.com? TOTAL wast of time. Whoever designed their forums needs to be shot.

JuiceMonkey · 10-12-2007, 02:06 AM

http://pidgin.im/

Thank me later

10-11-2007, 03:20 PM	#1
Quentin Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,280	ICQ... wtf? Is this happening to anybody else? Over the last couple weeks, I've been having this problem whenever I have ICQ windows open wherein the windows behave like exit consoles that have been coded to "focus forward" - meaning that open (but idle) ICQ windows suddenly spring to the foreground and interrupt whatever I'm doing at the moment. This appears to happen at random intervals - or at least I have not been able to discern a pattern/likely 'trigger' for it, so far. I've also had the program act as though I've hit the 'tab' key, thus activating the send button, resulting in messages being sent before I'm done typing them. I've spoken to a few other people that are having the same problem, including a couple of my XBIZ coworkers. Anybody here having the same problem? Any idea how to stomp this miserable bug? My apologies if somebody else has already posted about this - the GFY search function got hung up when I tried to check. __________________ Q. Boyer

10-11-2007, 03:25 PM	#2
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	I've been having that exact same problem.. also, while I'm typing a message to someone it will act as if I hit enter and send my message. Only I wasn't done typing the fucking thing. __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

10-11-2007, 04:10 PM	#4
AmeliaG Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 10,565	I have been having the same problem. Windows with messages don't light up, but random open message windows fly in front of everything. I'll be trying to type a message and it will either send half of it before I actually hit send or it will fly another window in front and I have to keep re-selecting the one I am trying to chat in. __________________ GFY Hall of Famer AltStar Hall of Famer Blue Blood's SpookyCash.com Babe photography portfolio

10-11-2007, 06:07 PM	#10
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10-11-2007, 06:11 PM	#11
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,943	Seems to be pretty stable for me.Is yours the newest version? __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

10-11-2007, 05:21 PM	#5
Jago Webcams Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: webcams Posts: 694	Mine's awful too.. Very rarely does it hit enter before im ready to send a message, but it does however bring other random icq messages to the foreground every 5 minutes

10-11-2007, 05:41 PM	#6
FredIsMe So Fucking Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Livin' in America Posts: 2,406	I use adium and it's running fine.

10-11-2007, 05:51 PM	#8
Virago Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 111	let me know what I'm doing different so that I don't ever have to experience that bug Good luck in getting it fixed - sounds like it sucks

10-11-2007, 05:53 PM	#9
voa Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 16,532	No problems with my ICQ hope you will set tthis thing soon as possible

10-11-2007, 06:16 PM	#12
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10-11-2007, 06:17 PM	#13
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10-11-2007, 06:23 PM	#14
baddog So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: the beach, SoCal Posts: 107,089	In case you guys have not figured it out yet, ICQ is not something that should be updated with each new release. I never update it untill they make the old version non-functional.

10-11-2007, 08:23 PM	#15
onlymovies Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 906	Thank god, i thought it was just me! We're having the same problem. It'll pop other icq windows up in front of one that i'm typing in. Sometimes, it'll even send a message while i'm in the middle of typing a sentence. Thank god most people i talk with are on Gtalk..... __________________ HomemadeVideoPass.com - High converting Homemade mega site! StolenPornVideos.com - The hottest site on the web converting like crazy! ReelPass.com - Offer your surfers 15+ exclusive movie sites for one low price

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10-11-2007, 10:17 PM	#19
Zebra Banned from Kimmy's couch Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Down at Fraggle Rock Posts: 5,091	I use 2003b and I have been having the EXACT same problem. When I have several ICQ windows open and I am typing in one, another will pop up in front of it. When in the middle of typing, the cursor disappears and I have to click the text box again to start typing. I haven't updated in a couple years so thinking it is something else affecting it. Starting to drive me nuts. __________________ Old School

10-11-2007, 10:20 PM	#20
Bro Media - BANNED FOR LIFE MOBILE PORN: IMOBILEPORN Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Tinseltown NL Posts: 16,502	never had the problem

10-11-2007, 11:35 PM	#21
Zebra Banned from Kimmy's couch Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Down at Fraggle Rock Posts: 5,091	Holy fuck. Had anyone checked out the forums on icq.com? TOTAL wast of time. Whoever designed their forums needs to be shot. __________________ Old School

10-12-2007, 02:06 AM	#22
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