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Installing tabSRMM

This document is for end users who prefer to run a stable release build of Miranda. If you want to use alpha/preview builds, you should also read this page.

TabSRMM V3 This article has been updated for TabSRMM Version 3. The information it contains may be inaccurate for earlier versions of TabSRMM.

0. Prerequisites and requirements

The following things must be fulfilled, before you can install this plugin:

• You must run Miranda 0.8.5 or later which is the current stable build.
• You must use Windows 2000, Windows XP or later.
• You may need administrator privileges to copy the plugin files to the main Miranda folder, depending on your systems configuration.

1. Getting the plugin

The current officially supported version is 2.2.1.x. You should not use older builds, because they will either not work at all or have bugs which are already fixed. Before you download, you should figure out whether you need ANSI or UNICODE version (unless, you already know which Miranda version you are running). To do so, use Help->About in your main Miranda menu and the appearing dialog box will tell you which build you are using.

Official download links

• TabSRMM project page at googlecode

Building from the sources (for advanced users)

If you wish, you can obtain the source code and build it yourself. See here for more information where to get the code.

2. Installing it

Before installing a plugin, you should quit Miranda. Plugins will only be loaded and initialized when you start the program, so copying new plugins while Miranda is running will not activate them until the next restart.

The download archive will have the following directory structure inside:

\docs
\plugins
\icons

To install, copy the files as follows: the tabsrmm.dll from \plugins must be copied to the plugins folder of your Miranda installation. The tabsrmm_icons.dll from \icons must be copied to the icons folder of your Miranda installation. For example, if your Miranda is installed in c:\program files\miranda\, you will find the plugins and icons folders as subfolders in this directory.

3. Verify that the plugin has been properly installed and works

start miranda Open the options screen and navigate to the Plugins node. A list of installed plugins will appear in the options dialog. Check the following things: tabsrmm.dll is listed. its checkmark is checked (meaning, the plugin is activated) It shows a green dot (meaning, the plugin is running) It shows a blue 'A' or 'U' just in front of the DLL name, where the A stands for ANSI and U for UNICODE. Make sure, that matches your Miranda version.

4. Troubleshooting

If one of the above steps cannot be verified properly, one of the following things may prevent tabSRMM from loading and activating.

• wrong Miranda version. You must use Miranda 0.7 or later
• wrong build version. Installing UNICODE version of tabSRMM on ANSI build of Miranda is not possible - the plugin will not load. The opposite way is possible, but unsupported.
• a conflicting plugin is still active. You can only use ONE message window plugin in Miranda. Other plugins, providing the same functionality, may still be active. Check Options->Plugins to resolve this. Examples for conflicting plugins are:
  • SRMM.dll
  • Scriver.dll
  • nConvers.dll
• if you found that some other messaging plugin is conflicting, you can just disable it (remove the checkmark) and then activate tabsrmm.dll by ticking its checkmark. You'll have to restart Miranda thereafter.

That's it. You should now be able to use it. Continue reading with the hints for first time users.

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