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iChat character limit in away message?
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Apr 20, 2006, 08:45 AM
 
I noticed that there is a character limit in the away and available messages. It is 42 characters long.

Does anybody know why this happens? I want to put a sentence longer than 42! Wonder if there's a connection with the question in Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy?
     
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Apr 20, 2006, 08:55 AM
 
Originally Posted by skytalon
I noticed that there is a character limit in the away and available messages. It is 42 characters long.

Does anybody know why this happens? I want to put a sentence longer than 42! Wonder if there's a connection with the question in Hitchhiker's Guide to Galaxy?
It happens because the program is coded that way.

You going to get dinged for posting in the wrong forum.

Edit: I just tested the limit and it's a heck of a lot higher than 42 characters. Why do you think it's 42?
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Apr 20, 2006, 08:56 AM
 
Psst, Applications forum..

Anyway, I can't imagine why any away message needs to be longer than that. Its just supposed to be a simple message, not a book for people to spend hours pondering over..

Maybe the multitude of iChat add-on type apps can change this, I don't know. 'Chax' is probably worth a look. It does a multitude of things for iChat, including adding the much demanded tabbed chat windows.
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Apr 20, 2006, 08:59 AM
 
Sorry! I thought Ichat is under OSX... Gotta look harder than that. Sorry.

Mod- Sorry!!!

and everyone else, thanks!
     
   
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