[cjwj]

in the buddy list - or bonjour messaging, for that matter - ichat displays audio or video icons stacked like little cards if the computer in question is able to initiate and/or participate in chat conferences with 2 or more users. my powerbook is one such computer; however, on the odd occasion, these icons revert to their less-capable bretheren, i.e., i get only one audio and/or video icon in my buddy list, even though i am capable of chatting with more that one buddy. usually, a restart and deletion of ichat prefs - all 5 of 'em - will restore functionality, but this isn't always the case, and anyway, it should either work or not. is this a bug, has anyone else experienced this behavior, and apple, are you listening? any ideas?

john

[philm]

I think that you only see your own icon as 'stacked' if (a) your Mac is multiple-chat-capable and (b) someone else who is similarly equipped is online at the same time. That is, if you only have one buddy online at a particular time, and this person is not multiple-chat-capable, both your icon (and theirs of course) is 'flat', not 'stacked'.