Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

You are here: MacNN Forums > Software - Troubleshooting and Discussion > Applications > Do any AIM/Chat Programs Do This?

Do any AIM/Chat Programs Do This?
Thread Tools
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jun 2004
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 9, 2004, 03:36 PM
 
I'm a PC user who is about to get his first Mac next week. Right now, I use Trillian to talk on AIM. I love the logging and the feel but a feature I really am crazy about is the ability to have my away message up while still talking to people. Are there any chat programs for OS X that do that? Thanks.

-Phil
     
Senior User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 9, 2004, 03:52 PM
 
iChat allows this (Yes, I love that feature, too ). You can download a separate file, "iCAR," I believe, that allows iChat away messages to send periodically, like in AIM.
     
Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Illinois
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 9, 2004, 04:12 PM
 
http://www.adiumx.com/

Gotta love Adium :-)
     
Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Illinois
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 9, 2004, 04:18 PM
 
http://www.adiumx.com/

Gotta love Adium :-)
     
Professional Poster
Join Date: Aug 2002
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 9, 2004, 04:45 PM
 
Gotta love double posting today!
     
Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: State of Denial
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 9, 2004, 06:05 PM
 
Fire does too, FWIW, and I'm guessing so does Proteus.
[Wevah setPostCount:[Wevah postCount] + 1];
     
Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Illinois
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 9, 2004, 06:12 PM
 
Originally posted by ryju:
Gotta love double posting today!
And I can't edit it today
     
Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2000
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 10, 2004, 09:55 AM
 
Any of:

Proteus http://www.proteusx.com/
Adium http://www.adiumx.com/
Fire http://fire.sourceforge.net/

And probably others support being away while sending messages...

- proton
     
Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York, NY
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 10, 2004, 12:56 PM
 
As a matter of fact, I can't think of an AIM program on the Mac that *does* remove the away message when you start chatting... including the official client.
     
Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: dayton ohio
Status: Offline
Reply With Quote
Jun 10, 2004, 02:11 PM
 
no i use AIM and i can have my away message up while i talk to people. i love it
     
   
Thread Tools
Forum Links
Forum Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On
Top
Privacy Policy
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:23 AM.
All contents of these forums © 1995-2011 MacNN. All rights reserved.
Branding + Design: www.gesamtbild.com
vBulletin v.3.8.7 © 2000-2011, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd., Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.3.2