MSN for Mac - Annoying Issue - Advice?!

GGMagic · Feb 28, 2009, 01:26 AM

For some unknown reason, my MSN on on my mac is acting up.

Heres the issue:

When I have a conversation box open, and I am chatting with someone, I type a message to them in the typing field (or w.e its called) and press enter to send the message.

NOW for some unknown reason, after I press enter and send the message, the CURSOR is NO LONGER in the typing field, and in order for me to start typing again, I have to re-click in the field, where the cursor then re-appears and I can proceed to type my next message. I have NO idea why this is occurring.

I have un-installed, and re-installed MSN. I have downloaded the latest version of MSN for Mac. I cannot understand what is going on. Is there a preference in my System Prefs that I have to change or something?!

Please, any advice is appreciated!

Whiteman007 · Feb 28, 2009, 01:54 AM

I would try out Adium its very good. msn for mac is buggy.

yorkshire · Feb 28, 2009, 03:15 AM

Have you installed the safari 4 beta by any chance?

backblade · Feb 28, 2009, 07:00 AM

Definitely safari 4 is causing this problem. I installed safari 4 the other night and i had the same problem, but after i uninstall safari 4 everything was back to normal. Not only MSN would have a problem, but you will have a major problem with windows live email. You won't be able to click anywhere in the inbox. Take off safari 4 and you will be alright

DoFoT9 · Feb 28, 2009, 07:05 AM

+1 vote for Adium.

ppc750fx · Feb 28, 2009, 03:21 PM

Advice: Don't use Microsoft's MSN client. It's a pretty poor client in my experience. Use Adium instead.

blythy · Feb 28, 2009, 06:03 PM

Adium is much more stable and more useful

phenixbleu · Mar 2, 2009, 10:48 AM

I have been having the same problem with msn messenger. I have a feeling i could be safari 4 or the new msn messenger ill will have to fill a bug to Microsoft. I already did one for apple

steveza · Mar 2, 2009, 10:51 AM

Another +1 for Adium. Excellent piece of software.

Qwest905 · Mar 4, 2009, 08:00 AM

i have that same problem =X damn safari 4...i hope the real release fixes this issue

petemwah · Mar 4, 2009, 08:03 AM

+1 for adium, really is the best msn client i've ever used. not just on a mac, but ever...

it's fantastic...

ppc750fx · Mar 4, 2009, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petemwah

+1 for adium, really is the best msn client i've ever used. not just on a mac, but ever...

it's fantastic...

I like Adium and Pidgin. I use Adium on my Macs, Pidgin on my *nix boxes. I don't really use IM all that much, but for the times that I do, both programs perform admirably. (They are, after all, based on many of the same libraries.)

Tex-Twil · Mar 4, 2009, 08:59 AM

This problem is related to Safari 4 Beta. There is already a thread about this.

What I find strange is that as soon as somebody asks something about Messenger, all the answers say to use Adium ... which is really off topic. The question wasn't "what is a good alternative to Messenger", was it ?

T.

ppc750fx · Mar 4, 2009, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tex-Twil

What I find strange is that as soon as somebody asks something about Messenger, all the answers say to use Adium ... which is really off topic. The question wasn't "what is a good alternative to Messenger", was it ?

Yeah, but if the problem is due to a bug in MSN (which it likely is -- anything that uses the public API for doing stuff with WebKit almost never breaks with new major versions of Safari), suggesting alternatives is not unwarranted IMO.

nadyne · 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ppc750fx

Yeah, but if the problem is due to a bug in MSN (which it likely is -- anything that uses the public API for doing stuff with WebKit almost never breaks with new major versions of Safari), suggesting alternatives is not unwarranted IMO.

The issue was a WebKit bug, and is already fixed in a subsequent nightly build of WebKit. Here's the bug from webkit.org: 41276.

Regards,
Nadyne.

MistaBungle · Mar 5, 2009, 01:21 PM

Thanks for posting the fix!

ppc750fx · Mar 5, 2009, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadyne

The issue was a WebKit bug, and is already fixed in a subsequent nightly build of WebKit. Here's the bug from webkit.org: 41276.

Well I'll be darned. I take that back. Guess that's why it's a beta

Feb 28, 2009, 01:26 AM	#1
GGMagic macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2009	MSN for Mac - Annoying Issue - Advice?! For some unknown reason, my MSN on on my mac is acting up. Heres the issue: When I have a conversation box open, and I am chatting with someone, I type a message to them in the typing field (or w.e its called) and press enter to send the message. NOW for some unknown reason, after I press enter and send the message, the CURSOR is NO LONGER in the typing field, and in order for me to start typing again, I have to re-click in the field, where the cursor then re-appears and I can proceed to type my next message. I have NO idea why this is occurring. I have un-installed, and re-installed MSN. I have downloaded the latest version of MSN for Mac. I cannot understand what is going on. Is there a preference in my System Prefs that I have to change or something?! Please, any advice is appreciated!

Feb 28, 2009, 01:54 AM	#2
Whiteman007 macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2008	I would try out Adium its very good. msn for mac is buggy. __________________ got my First mac dec 20 2008. MBP

Feb 28, 2009, 07:05 AM	#5
DoFoT9 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NSW, Australia	+1 vote for Adium. __________________ MBP CD2.16ghz, 500gb, 2GB Ram, X1600 OC'd, 19" iMac24" 2.8ghz 750gb 4gbram Hackintosh E4600 3GHz 10.5.4 8500GT MozyMac

Feb 28, 2009, 03:21 PM	#6
ppc750fx macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2008	Advice: Don't use Microsoft's MSN client. It's a pretty poor client in my experience. Use Adium instead. __________________ Host:/ #rm -rf /var/forum/trolls If only it were that easy...

Mar 2, 2009, 10:48 AM	#8
phenixbleu macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008	Same Here I have been having the same problem with msn messenger. I have a feeling i could be safari 4 or the new msn messenger ill will have to fill a bug to Microsoft. I already did one for apple

Feb 28, 2009, 03:15 AM	#3
yorkshire macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2008 Location: God's Own County, UK	Have you installed the safari 4 beta by any chance?

Feb 28, 2009, 07:00 AM	#4
backblade macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2009	Definitely safari 4 is causing this problem. I installed safari 4 the other night and i had the same problem, but after i uninstall safari 4 everything was back to normal. Not only MSN would have a problem, but you will have a major problem with windows live email. You won't be able to click anywhere in the inbox. Take off safari 4 and you will be alright

Feb 28, 2009, 06:03 PM	#7
blythy macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: UK	Adium is much more stable and more useful

Mar 2, 2009, 10:51 AM	#9
steveza macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yookay	Another +1 for Adium. Excellent piece of software.

Mar 4, 2009, 08:00 AM	#10
Qwest905 macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2007	i have that same problem =X damn safari 4...i hope the real release fixes this issue __________________ MacBook \| 2.4GHz C2D \| 4GB RAM \| 320GB HD \| SuperDrive \| 640gb external 16GB iPhone 3G

Mar 4, 2009, 08:03 AM	#11
petemwah macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England	+1 for adium, really is the best msn client i've ever used. not just on a mac, but ever... it's fantastic... __________________ BlackBook 2.16 Ghz, 2GB RAM, 160 GB HD ; 32GB iPhone 3G S (White) Follow me on Twitter @ twitter.com/petemwah

Mar 4, 2009, 08:59 AM	#13
Tex-Twil macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Europe	This problem is related to Safari 4 Beta. There is already a thread about this. What I find strange is that as soon as somebody asks something about Messenger, all the answers say to use Adium ... which is really off topic. The question wasn't "what is a good alternative to Messenger", was it ? T. __________________ UMBP - 2.53Ghz - 512 VRAM iPhone 3GS - 16 GB

Mar 5, 2009, 01:21 PM	#16
MistaBungle macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2005	Thanks for posting the fix! __________________ went to school and got a degree in rocket appliance

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