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Franz · Jul 4, 2006, 10:22 PM

The best chat client for Mac now in 1.0 (beta):

http://trac.adiumx.com/wiki/AdiumBeta

Adium rocks!!!

- - e r i k - - · Jul 4, 2006, 10:28 PM

Known issues

Larger download size due to the inclusion of debugging info

Oh noes! They haven't remove the debugging code!

Catfish_Man · Jul 4, 2006, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Oh noes! They haven't remove the debugging code!

For once it's actually true

Forgot to hit a checkbox before building AIUtilities.framework. Shouldn't slow it down much/any though; just takes up a bit more disk space.

- - e r i k - - · Jul 4, 2006, 11:07 PM

Yeah. So far I'm loving it. Will contacts stay in the groups I move them to in MSN now? One can only hope...

Kevin · Jul 4, 2006, 11:45 PM

Wow .. downloading it now.

rickey939 · Jul 5, 2006, 12:00 AM

Awesome!

Sarc · Jul 5, 2006, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Yeah. So far I'm loving it. Will contacts stay in the groups I move them to in MSN now? One can only hope...

same problem here

kick52 · Jul 5, 2006, 06:03 AM

meh, its a pretty crappy msn client. i need to go to the prefs. to access my screen name. im gonna try merc.

threestain · Jul 5, 2006, 07:49 AM

its a great msn client. haven't tried merc admittedly but adium is great.

this beta is wicked too! lovely update

kick52 · Jul 5, 2006, 08:40 AM

im downloading it now. might aswell give it a go. changelog seems good.

tae667 · Jul 5, 2006, 10:56 AM

This is great! I love the UI! Still waiting for libgaim to add support for MSN personal messages

sushiism · 12:21 PM

~~Its an excellent MSN client because its the only one that works through my proxy since the official broke its support and Proteus just stopped working one day.~~

I take that back this version has broken proxy support for me. Time to piss about with it

Landos Mustache · Jul 5, 2006, 12:34 PM

Jabber doesn't work for me.

voodoo · Jul 5, 2006, 12:35 PM

Good news for IM clients on the Mac. I think I can wait until it is 1.0 though before plunging in

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TheoCryst · Jul 5, 2006, 12:52 PM

I can never resist a fancy beta... and this one is quite a gem. I like the updated UI quite a bit. I still need to try direct connecting in AIM/connecting at all through Jabber, but everything else is good for me.

Now, if only it supported audio/video chat...

TheMosco · Jul 5, 2006, 01:34 PM

I already had one crash on me while I was at lunch. I just has an away message up so I am not sure what caused it. thats to be expected though with a beta.

The interface is really nice though. looking good.

Hi I'm Ben · Jul 5, 2006, 04:20 PM

Love that direct connect works now! I wasn't happy when it flipped on some weird Growl options I didn't have enabled but oh well.

kmkkid · Jul 5, 2006, 05:44 PM

double post

kmkkid · Jul 5, 2006, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

meh, its a pretty crappy msn client. i need to go to the prefs. to access my screen name. im gonna try merc.

1.0 allows you to change your nick in the contact list window now. It actually is starting to look more and more MSNesque.

All I want is audio/video, and it would be perfect, still having to use aMSN for that

TheAlbinoBowler · Jul 5, 2006, 06:13 PM

direct connect working - this is a watershed moment.

kcmac · Jul 5, 2006, 06:57 PM

Video is where it is at. I see nothing exciting here at all.

Weezer · Jul 5, 2006, 07:04 PM

how do I get it to not show my offline contacts at all? They didnt used to be there...I can see how to change the color of the offline ones, but not remove them.

kmkkid · Jul 5, 2006, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Weezer

how do I get it to not show my offline contacts at all? They didnt used to be there...I can see how to change the color of the offline ones, but not remove them.

Menubar - View - Uncheck "Show Offline Contacts"

or Shift-Cmd-H

Weezer · Jul 5, 2006, 07:35 PM

awesome, thanks!

iampivot · Jul 5, 2006, 07:41 PM

For me it crashes when my macbook pro comes out of sleep. Open the lid and *poof*. Happens every time.

mindwaves · Jul 5, 2006, 08:23 PM

Simply rules. I love the new Privacy settings and the easier acccess to the editing of your own profile. The new layout is pretty good also.

wataru · Jul 5, 2006, 10:36 PM

Mine crashed and won't launch anymore. I haven't tried logging out, rebooting, or trashing prefs yet, but for now it's back to iChat.

- - e r i k - - · Jul 5, 2006, 11:29 PM

I like the new (?) slide out on edges of the screen, but it doesn't seem to work with the bottom of the screen. I keep my dock on the right hand of the screen and the contact list next to it. When it slides in, it goes under my dock from the right instead of sliding up from the bottom of the screen.

abbaZaba · Jul 6, 2006, 12:04 AM

are there screenshots floating around?

wataru · Jul 6, 2006, 01:15 AM

1.0b2 is out now.

Franz · Jul 6, 2006, 01:21 AM

1.0b3 is out now (check for updates within adium)

voodoo · Jul 6, 2006, 06:47 AM

wow new betas every 6 minutes.

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kick52 · Jul 6, 2006, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by kmkkid

1.0 allows you to change your nick in the contact list window now. It actually is starting to look more and more MSNesque.

All I want is audio/video, and it would be perfect, still having to use aMSN for that

where? i still have to access prefs. damn.

i'l download merc now.

King Bob On The Cob · Jul 6, 2006, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by kick52

where? i still have to access prefs. damn.

i'l download merc now.

You have to use the "Standard Window" option to get to the nickname in the buddylist. It also include a contact icon picker, among other things.

rickey939 · Jul 6, 2006, 07:02 PM

At least Adium is going to gain a fresh, new icon early next week...

http://www.phillryu.com/2006/07/06/a...nt-and-future/

Big Mac · Jul 6, 2006, 08:21 PM

Not a critique in any way, but I am wondering - how can Adium be only a 1.0 product after all these years? I'm pretty sure a friend had me try Adium back when OS X 10.0 was fresh.

wataru · Jul 6, 2006, 08:23 PM

They've changed versioning systems at least once. I think that was when they switched to the libgaim base instead of whatever homebrewed solution they were using before.

- - e r i k - - · Jul 6, 2006, 08:32 PM

Gah... will these options in the standard window be available to themed windows?

mindwaves · Jul 7, 2006, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

Not a critique in any way, but I am wondering - how can Adium be only a 1.0 product after all these years? I'm pretty sure a friend had me try Adium back when OS X 10.0 was fresh.

They were approaching v2, then they decided that v1 was the new v2.

eevyl · Jul 7, 2006, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by kick52

meh, its a pretty crappy msn client. i need to go to the prefs. to access my screen name. im gonna try merc.

No it's not crappy, you can access and change your beloved MSN display name from the Contact List toolbar. Now your spell checker software is crappy

siMac · Jul 7, 2006, 06:17 AM

Originally Posted by tae667

This is great! I love the UI! Still waiting for libgaim to add support for MSN personal messages

I thought they were dropping libgaim in favour of joscar? Nice update though, some decent new features.

eevyl · Jul 7, 2006, 07:37 AM

Adium 1.0 drops libgaim in favor of joscar for AIM/ICQ/.Mac alone, the rest of the gang still uses libgaim (MSN, Yahoo, long etc).

kick52 · Jul 7, 2006, 05:16 PM

oh, thats much better! and i love the uptime script you can have as your screen name!

Cross · Jul 7, 2006, 06:41 PM

I love the new look and feel. Much nicer.

Horsepoo!!! · Jul 7, 2006, 09:28 PM

In a way v1.0 was the AIM-only Adium...then Adam Iser decided to revamp the whole app and open-source it. Branded Adium X, the multi-protocol Adium was in a sense v2.0 but with the rebranding, it just made sense to start the versioning back at 0.x-1.0.

Adam Betts · Jul 7, 2006, 10:13 PM

Recent Buddies feature in buddy list is simply brilliant

Kevin · Jul 12, 2006, 11:24 PM

Beta 4 is up. Actually has been up.
Nice sig btw Adam.

voodoo · Jul 12, 2006, 11:51 PM

There was talk of a new icon.. is this true? Adam was supposed to make it.

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Philip J. Fry · Jul 13, 2006, 12:18 AM

www.artofadambetts.com

Franz · Jul 13, 2006, 12:45 AM

Hey Adam, nice Adium stuff... do you think you can make replacement icons for the message window stuff too?