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Dec 6 2007

Chax 2.1b1 for Leopard adds a consolidated Contacts list to iChat

Chax 20071206 192008 Chax 2.1b1 for Leopard adds a consolidated Contacts list to iChatKent Sutherland’s Chax has been updated to version 2.1b1 adding a Contacts list that consolidates all your “buddies” across all connected accounts.

Back in the Tiger days, Chax offered features like tabbed chat windows that have now been incorporated into Chat’s built-in feature set. Sutherland doesn’t appear to be backing away from Chax in the face of “competition” from iChat 4.0; rather, he has added features like “Auto-accept screen sharing requests” that take iChat’s new features to the next level.

Kent Sutherland has made Chax available for free but I’m sure he would appreciate it if you donated a little something using the PayPal link on his website.

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Nov 21 2007

Take the glare off of those iChat bubbles

ichat matte 2 20071121 193534 Take the glare off of those iChat bubblesOh, how far we have come. When the first iMacs came out, we enjoyed about 5 years of absolutely everything from staplers to grills coming in several translucent colors. When Mac OS X came out, it inspired the overuse of Aqua-styled text and glossy bubbles.

But now we’re moving on; those things are passe. This is evident in much of Leopard’s user interface and in a program by Joshua Bryant called iChat Matte. The program buffs the shine off your iChat dialog bubbles and makes them into simpler, subtler, colored balloons.

Bryant is careful to point out in his installer that iChat Matte overwrites default iChat files and that he takes no responsibility “if your computer erupts in flames – this most likely has nothing to do with iChat Matte and everything to do with your battery being recalled”. There is an uninstaller included as well, so worry not.

iChat Matte is freeware.

[ Via TUAW ]

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Nov 5 2007

Adium X 1.1.4 plays better with Leopard

adium 20071105 205612 Adium X 1.1.4 plays better with LeopardAmong a buttload of revisions to Adium X, the popular multi-protocol chat client, version 1.1.4 adds a number of tweaks that improves the overall user experience while using it under Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. For a full list of revisions, click the “read more” link.

Version 1.1.4 (11/5/2007)

  • Compatibility updates for Mac OS X 10.5:
    • Removed the ability for the contact list to ignore exposé, fixing a number of issues with Spaces (#7862)
    • Fixed contact dragging (#8202)
    • Fixed the image picker for buddy icons (#8180, #8184)
    • Fixed translation issues in the menubar (#8211)
    • Fixed the typing notification icon in the message window
    • Fixed Contact List autohiding’s interaction with Spaces. When hiding on screen edges, it will respond on all Spaces.
    • (Bonjour) Fixed an issue causing a warning message in the system logs
  • Improved the logic used for picking the folder to download file transfers to (#8145)
  • Changed the invalid password dialog to not clear the existing password from the keychain (#4627)
  • OTR encryption no longer causes chats to spontaneously reopen (#6664)
  • Possibly fixed a crash when receiving file transfers
  • Fixed update checking for people with profile submission turned off
  • Fixed an issue in which toolbar icons could remain on screen after the window closed (#8042)
  • Fixed a crash when quitting Adium while the preferences window is open
  • Fixed clearing the file transfer window
  • Fixed searching logs while indexing is in progress (#8223)
  • Fixed a bug that resulted in some logs not being indexed
  • (MySpace) Clarified that MySpace uses the email address for login, not the username (#8085, #8147)
  • (MSN) Fixed Hotmail mail checking (#7610)
  • (Gadu-Gadu) Fixed status messages while using the iTunes status
  • Fixed overlapping buttons in the German localization (#6143)
  • Localization updates
  • Updated to Growl 1.1.2

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