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Tick · 03:44 PM

*whistles*

http://oatmealmaster.spymac.net/Adiu...act%20List.mov

Or (mirror)

http://patr1ck.ca/random/Adium%20Contact%20List.mov

jessejlt · Aug 18, 2004, 03:40 PM

Lookin' tasty

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 18, 2004, 03:47 PM

*NOW* we're talkin'. Looks frickin' great.

Live preview. Easy to use interface for the customizations.

ETA?

Tick · Aug 18, 2004, 03:55 PM

When it's ready

Turias · Aug 18, 2004, 04:01 PM

Wow, very nice!

Krypton · Aug 18, 2004, 04:07 PM

...I'd still give my left testicle for some sort of file transfer GUI though

Tick · Aug 18, 2004, 04:09 PM

Originally posted by Krypton:
...I'd still give my left testicle for some sort of file transfer GUI though

I'd recommend actually getting help if you are willing to lose a part of your body for some software

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 18, 2004, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by Tick:
I'd recommend actually getting help if you are willing to lose a part of your body for some software

Are you saying this because he's only offering part of testicles...because I'd offer my right testicle to complement that left one.

And maybe some per-user options such as: always accept file (from this user) and never accept file...the default would be asking the user though...and there should be a global setting that is applied to all users that haven't been touched by the per-user options.

gorickey · Aug 18, 2004, 04:14 PM

New Hotness!

Krypton · Aug 18, 2004, 04:18 PM

My predicament being that I use Proteus while it has the features I want, but it's slow and tedious. By the time Adium has the features I'm after, it too will become slow due to too much polish in areas that people didn't have issues with beforehand.

<cue: "with open source people work on whatever they want you non-programmer serf">

(I only mean this light heartedly I stress,

)

Tick · Aug 18, 2004, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by Krypton:
My predicament being that I use Proteus while it has the features I want, but it's slow and tedious. By the time Adium has the features I'm after, it too will become slow due to too much polish in areas that people didn't have issues with beforehand.

<cue: "with open source people work on whatever they want you non-programmer serf">

(I only mean this light heartedly I stress, )

Don't equate adium developement to proteus developement

Krypton · Aug 18, 2004, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by Tick:
Don't equate adium developement to proteus developement

Hehe.

First Fire, then Proteus... when do the Adium devs gets absorbed into the mother ship?

Tick · Aug 18, 2004, 04:36 PM

Probably after college

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 18, 2004, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by Tick:
Don't equate adium developement to proteus developement

Well Proteus and Adium are both superb apps. They each have their differences and together, they cater to most people's needs.

It's sad that official clients suck so bad on Macs and that even the awesomeness of 3rd-party clients aren't pushing official IM client developers' to create something better. It's too bad but...they lose.

Nobody can say IM on Macs suck. With Proteus and Adium and iChat, most needs are covered. We just need good chat room support in Proteus and Adium and we're all set.

MSN users that play those Shockwave games can kiss my ass.

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 18, 2004, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by Krypton:
Hehe.

First Fire, then Proteus... when do the Adium devs gets absorbed into the mother ship?

Fire devs got jobs at Apple? Dear god noooo!

Tick · Aug 18, 2004, 04:46 PM

Originally posted by Horsepoo!!!:
We just need good chat room support in scroteus and Adium and we're all set.

in .64 there is some good group chat support coming too

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 18, 2004, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by Tick:
in .64 there is some good group chat support coming too

:o

Any more secrets?

gorickey · Aug 18, 2004, 04:52 PM

Originally posted by Horsepoo!!!:
Any more secrets?

It finally comes bundled with Elisha Cuthbert...

Twister · Aug 18, 2004, 05:20 PM

wow that's amazing!

Chinasaur · Aug 18, 2004, 05:25 PM

Whoa!! Sunny Beaches!!!!!!

Synotic · Aug 18, 2004, 05:39 PM

This is probably pushing it, but I'm guessing that this is all Cocoa magic? No WebKit anywhere?

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 18, 2004, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by Synotic:
This is probably pushing it, but I'm guessing that this is all Cocoa magic? No WebKit anywhere?

I don't think Webkit could render each contact item in that list that fast and live. This is most definitely the result of some really good Obj-C coding.

Synotic · Aug 18, 2004, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by Horsepoo!!!:
I don't think Webkit could render each contact item in that list that fast and live. This is most definitely the result of some really good Obj-C coding.

It doesn't need to rerender the entire buddy list every time. Just like with the message views it can append, modify, and delete any node in the entire render tree. Without rerendering the page, I'd say JavaScript is plenty fast. And Tiger is even faster... it'd be cool to see it implemented for those those of us who want to have some fun though

I actually created a JavaScript based buddy list a while ago that updated without being rerendered but due to my ineptness with JavaScript it broke recently. I'd like to see BlackBook give it a shot though

gorickey · Aug 18, 2004, 07:52 PM

Tick...is that preview of Adium running on Tiger? Or is that a "Tiger Theme" going on?

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 18, 2004, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by gorickey:
Tick...is that preview of Adium running on Tiger? Or is that a "Tiger Theme" going on?

That's not even a Tiger theme. 'cept for the Tiger-ish Apple in the corner, it's nothing like Tiger...and the dev build of Tiger doesn't have that kind of Apple in the corner...only the build seen in the Apple.com screenshots.

Tick · Aug 18, 2004, 08:02 PM

Nope, not webkit.

That's paper and plastic+tiger HAXXXXX

gorickey · Aug 18, 2004, 08:03 PM

Originally posted by Tick:
That's paper and plastic+tiger HAXXXXX

Gotcha.

kpne1home · Aug 18, 2004, 10:06 PM

It just keeps getting better and better.

King Bob On The Cob · Aug 18, 2004, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by Horsepoo!!!:
:o

Any more secrets?

AppleScript and Meta Contacts :-)

Zimphire · Aug 18, 2004, 10:48 PM

Nice

mac15 · Aug 18, 2004, 10:49 PM

Wow that looks really cool! I can't wait to give it a try

nooon · Aug 19, 2004, 08:31 AM

is the anon CVS up again?

Tick · Aug 19, 2004, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by nooon:
is the anon CVS up again?

http://sourceforge.net/docman/displa...352&group_id=1

TheBadgerHunter · Aug 19, 2004, 12:04 PM

Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob:
AppleScript and Meta Contacts :-)

I'd tear off someone's left testicle an give it to the devs to get support for status messages ala iChat..... an applescript for them.

Krypton · Aug 19, 2004, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by TheBadgerHunter:
I'd tear off someone's left testicle...

That's the spirit!

Chris O'Brien · Aug 19, 2004, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by Synotic:
I'd like to see BlackBook give it a shot though

Wow man. I'm incredibly flattered

Go on then, I'll give it a shot. You can PM me or e-mail me at chrisobr@DON'TYOUDAREFECKINGSPAMME!!!!gmail.com

Luca Rescigno · Aug 19, 2004, 02:44 PM

Will it have a working block list? I just discovered that about the current version when annoying assholes who I had blocked a long time ago started IMing me.

That, along with some kind of graphical confirmation for file transfers, would be very very good. Otherwise I <3 Adium.

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 19, 2004, 03:40 PM

I pointy penis Adium?

Luca Rescigno · Aug 19, 2004, 04:03 PM

<3 = heart

Zimphire · Aug 19, 2004, 04:45 PM

8=====D <--- Penis

<3 <--- Heart

songoku912 · Aug 19, 2004, 08:16 PM

That's pretty hot right there, can't wait to try it.

gorickey · Aug 19, 2004, 10:37 PM

I'm feeling tomorrow is the day we get this bag of goodness finally...

kpne1home · Aug 19, 2004, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by gorickey:
I'm feeling tomorrow is the day we get this bag of goodness finally...

I'm hopping so much that you're right.

Thain Esh Kelch · Aug 20, 2004, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by Horsepoo!!!:
Fire devs got jobs at Apple? Dear god noooo!

I agree... *Ahrem* NOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Fire = Crap! Seriously! (No trollin' intended)

Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob:
AppleScript and Meta Contacts :-)

AhhHH... Meta's, that'll make me a switcher. Proteus has become to slow for me.

But how about group-chat, IRC, file-sending (With GUI?)?

Krypton · Aug 20, 2004, 11:16 AM

Originally posted by Thain Esh Kelch:
I agree... *Ahrem* NOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Fire = Crap! Seriously! (No trollin' intended)

Let me clear this up - the current devs have not gone to Apple, I was referring to an event several years ago

(Plus Fire is not crap, although I don't use it

)

King Bob On The Cob · Aug 20, 2004, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by Thain Esh Kelch:
I agree... *Ahrem* NOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Fire = Crap! Seriously! (No trollin' intended)

AhhHH... Meta's, that'll make me a switcher. Proteus has become to slow for me.

But how about group-chat, IRC, file-sending (With GUI?)?

Group Chat is in.
IRC, when mentioned in the IRC chatroom, is supposedly just waiting on something, not sure what.
File Transfer GUI is and has been in for awhile, just no dev will take the time to get it all hooked up.

Horsepoo!!! · Aug 20, 2004, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob:
Group Chat is in.
IRC, when mentioned in the IRC chatroom, is supposedly just waiting on something, not sure what.
File Transfer GUI is and has been in for awhile, just no dev will take the time to get it all hooked up.

I strongly hope IRC won't be added. IRC and IM are not the same and shouldn't be merged together. Just because PC IM clients do it, it shouldn't mean Mac IM clients should.

IRC in Adium will never be as good as IRC in a dedicated IRC app so why bother? It would just be bloat.

If IRC gets added, why not e-mail and Skype?

macintologist · Aug 20, 2004, 03:55 PM

Yea IRC is implemented a bit strangely in all IM apps. I, however, use IRC in Fire because I only occasionally go on the Macnn channel and I don't want to have to deal with a full blown IRC client to do that when Fire does it just fine. I don't need all the special commands and op controls.

nforcer · Aug 20, 2004, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by Horsepoo!!!:
I strongly hope IRC won't be added. IRC and IM are not the same and shouldn't be merged together. Just because PC IM clients do it, it shouldn't mean Mac IM clients should.

IRC in Adium will never be as good as IRC in a dedicated IRC app so why bother? It would just be bloat.

If IRC gets added, why not e-mail and Skype?

I think they want to add IRC because that's where they (the developers) congregate to chat. But you have a good point: They have a lot of work to do is they want to include a worthwhile IRC implementation. And at that point, the focus of the app becomes kind of unclear. Why not make a separate IRC app to avoid bloating of Adium? I don't really know.

Personally, I really hope the elusive idle CPU time bug is fixed in 0.64. It's the bug where Adium suddenly, and inexplicably, starts taking up large amounts of CPU time while doing nothing in particular. The one that was claimed to be fixed in 0.51, even though many others have experienced it and mentioned it.

Tick · Aug 20, 2004, 07:59 PM

irc support == this situation

OMG Something is up with adium, I must do something!!! Let me click help!!!11oneone

help/live support

Boom