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    realJSOP
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    Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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      Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
      -----
      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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      I used to use trillian and loved that it was a great alternative to having 6 different IM windows open. However, since you are just getting into it, I would recommend you switch to Miranda IM. Does everything that Trillian does, plus its free (and open source) Unfortunately I don't have a solution to your problem with underlining since I haven't used trillian for years at this point.

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        Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
        -----
        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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        martin_hughes
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        Get Zaphod to give her a Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster.

        ***The collected future Mrs. Martin Hughes***

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          Get Zaphod to give her a Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster.

          ***The collected future Mrs. Martin Hughes***

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          Gary R Wheeler
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          I'm sure John has a towel.

          Software Zen: delete this;
          Fold With Us![^]

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            Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
            -----
            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            Member 96
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            I use it all the time, I've never seen it underline words before other than hyperlinks.


            "The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." - Walter Bagehot

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              I'm sure John has a towel.

              Software Zen: delete this;
              Fold With Us![^]

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              martin_hughes
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              You've really got to know where your towel is! :)

              ***The collected future Mrs. Martin Hughes***

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                Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                -----
                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                PIEBALDconsult
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                AOL's IM seems to do that too. If you paste a link (or something else underlined) then whatever you type is still underlined, unless you select it and un-underline it.

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                  I used to use trillian and loved that it was a great alternative to having 6 different IM windows open. However, since you are just getting into it, I would recommend you switch to Miranda IM. Does everything that Trillian does, plus its free (and open source) Unfortunately I don't have a solution to your problem with underlining since I haven't used trillian for years at this point.

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                  realJSOP
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                  kinar wrote:

                  switch to Miranda IM

                  I just did that. "Trillian" is too gay to say too many times too.

                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                    AOL's IM seems to do that too. If you paste a link (or something else underlined) then whatever you type is still underlined, unless you select it and un-underline it.

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                    realJSOP
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                    Apparently it connects to some wiki and underlines all the words found in that wiki. No worries though, I killed it off and installed Miranda.

                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                      Apparently it connects to some wiki and underlines all the words found in that wiki. No worries though, I killed it off and installed Miranda.

                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                      -----
                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                      Anthony Mushrow
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                      Ugh, why would you do that? I mean, why not go all the way and use a dictionary :mad:. Apparently it connects to some dictionary and underlines all the words found in that dictionary.

                      My current favourite word is: I'm starting to run out of fav. words!

                      -SK Genius

                      Game Programming articles start -here[^]-

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                        Ugh, why would you do that? I mean, why not go all the way and use a dictionary :mad:. Apparently it connects to some dictionary and underlines all the words found in that dictionary.

                        My current favourite word is: I'm starting to run out of fav. words!

                        -SK Genius

                        Game Programming articles start -here[^]-

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                        DABBee
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                        Actually it connects to the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. Try typing in "Earth" and it suggests "Mostly Harmless". mmmm

                        Must...remember...to....set...signature...

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                          Apparently it connects to some wiki and underlines all the words found in that wiki. No worries though, I killed it off and installed Miranda.

                          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                          -----
                          "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                          PIEBALDconsult
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                          John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                          installed Miranda.

                          Without warning?

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                            Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                            -----
                            "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                            Steve Echols
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                            Give Pidgin[^] a try. It's pretty bare bones, but handles everything I've ever needed from IM (i.e. closes rather quickly :) ).


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                              Give Pidgin[^] a try. It's pretty bare bones, but handles everything I've ever needed from IM (i.e. closes rather quickly :) ).


                              - S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!

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                              Steve McLenithan
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                              I'll second this. Trillian is bloated. Pidgin 4tw.

                              // Steve McLenithan

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                                I'll second this. Trillian is bloated. Pidgin 4tw.

                                // Steve McLenithan

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                                Steve Echols
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                                Have you tried the Psychic Mode plugin? It's fun to freak people out, til they figure it out anyway.


                                - S 50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!

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                                  Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                  -----
                                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                  benjymous
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                                  That's probably it's wikipedia lookup feature Trillian Preferences -> Message Windows -> (Uncheck) "Underline words with encyclopedia entries in green"

                                  -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!

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                                    Get Zaphod to give her a Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster.

                                    ***The collected future Mrs. Martin Hughes***

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                                    peterchen
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                                    martin_hughes wrote:

                                    Get Zaphod to give her a Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster

                                    That DOES sound dirty. :~

                                    We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                                    blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                                      Alright - I was finally dragged into this IM crap because I have to communicate with a programmer in Seattle. How do I get Trillian to stop underlining words? (I hate this IM stuff.)

                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                      -----
                                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      Jeff Dickey
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                                      Pay more attention to spelling, maybe? When I used it, it had a really tiny dictionary, but you could add to it.

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                                        martin_hughes wrote:

                                        Get Zaphod to give her a Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster

                                        That DOES sound dirty. :~

                                        We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                                        blog: TDD - the Aha! | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                                        Robert Royall
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                                        No more than having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped around a very large gold brick.

                                        Imagine that you are hired to build a bridge over a river. The river gets slightly wider every day; sometimes it shrinks but nobody can predict when. Your contract says you can't use concrete or steel - the client only provides timber and cut stone (but won't tell you what kind). Gravity changes from hour to hour, as does the viscosity of air. Your only tools are a hacksaw, a chainsaw, a rubber mallet, and a length of rope. Welcome to my world. -Me explaining my job to an engineer

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