Is Miranda getting friendlier?

Hello, dear HabraCommunity!

In this “topic” I would like to share with you the positives caused by two “events” in the world of Miranda.
This is the new "night build number 29" and the first public version of the "program to create skins for Miranda."
I hope the news is really nice.

Details as always below ...
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Actually yesterday and today I was pleased with two news. This is the new "night build number 29" and the first public version of the "program to create skins for Miranda."

Let's order them in order why I decided to pick out these two important news and called them friendly.

Let's start with the "night build".

According to the reports, this is the “official release candidate 0.8 RC1”, which is good news.

But the most important "innovation", which can be called a breakthrough for Miranda in relation to friendliness, is the "Preview of the new Miranda IM options."

Below you can see screenshots of this creation. It should be noted that it is quite convenient and pleasant to the eye. And, most importantly, it does not scare the average user "a bunch of settings."




Naturally, for those who like to “dig” there are “extended”



And the second important (at least for me - a regular user) news is Miranda Skin Studio.

What is remarkable about her?

Below is a quote from miranda-planet.com

Key features:
• Creating a skin by visual means.
• View the skin in the process of its creation.
• Created using the program skin is free from all rubbish.
• Ability to properly align images.
• Intuitive user interface.
• Ability to edit already created skins.
• Creating a skin (if you have images) will take less than 10 minutes.
This program is not replaceable for beginners skin makers, as well as those to whom creating skins through a notebook delivers a lot of headaches. :)

The end of the quote.

Program version: 0.6.4, and as I wrote above, the first public version.

Also screenshots of this program:





So what conclusions can be made from all this?

• Miranda gradually ceases to be "for the elect." I understand that many will say that everything is so simple there - but many acquaintances could not switch to it because of the heap of settings from which their eyes “ran.” As a result, I think, the Miranda community will be replenished with a good% of new users.
• The ability to create your own skins (contact list) is another push for “personalization”. Now you can move the button and change something without strong problems. Well, it is natural to "create" from scratch. Those. and here the “creation of a skin” ceased to be only for the elect.
• You say: “Who needs that one and will understand, do, etc.”, but understand that the ability to use the product without unnecessary problems for an ordinary user is a very important task of the program, and especially the Internet pager. For the development of a single IM client will spur the developers of other clients, and this is already benefiting everyone.

Thanks for attention!

ps
download links:

miranda-v080a29w.zip
(if “archive is broken”, then: alternative to miranda-planet )
Miranda Skin Studio