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How to get the “is typing…” messages through UCMA

Posted: January 9th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: UCMA 3.0 | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments »

If you’re writing a UCMA application that handles instant messaging, you may at some point want to replicate the effect that users of the Lync client get where a message shows up notifying you when the other person is typing. This makes it a bit easier for people to carry on a conversation over instant messaging without constantly interrupting one another. Triggering and receiving this notification is actually quite easy in UCMA, but the way to do it is not immediately obvious. Continue reading “How to get the “is typing…” messages through UCMA” »