Here's Apple's new icon for iChat, as published on their new .Mac webpage. I hope this wasn't already posted...
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iChat 2.0 release imminent?
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Here's Apple's new icon for iChat, as published on their new .Mac webpage. I hope this wasn't already posted...
The AIM guy is more glossy indeed, but still, why would they change it on a web page without getting close to release a new version? Altough we have metal-brushed windows and new buttons that reminiscent of Apple's introduction to new interfaces (aka: The Panther look) and it's been already 2 years since QuickTime Player metal-brushed look has been introduced.
I'm on the 10.2.6 and I see very little difference. The AOL guy is a little more orange...maybe...
10.2.6... The icon on my dock looks just like the one you posted. Maybe you could post the "old" icon you're comparing it to.
(Edit: I don't think the degree of glossiness is an indication of an update. Which isn't to say that an update is not due.)
(Edit: I don't think the degree of glossiness is an indication of an update. Which isn't to say that an update is not due.)
anyone who doesn't think there is more orange in that picture than the current iChat icon needs to get their eyes checked!
also there is a slight difference in the thickness of the outline of the aim guy.
i think that the away message feature is long-overdo to be implemented. also, there is an error between iChat users when they have away messages up...often times it will display no message at all. i would also like to see profiles added...possibly buddy groups too
also there is a slight difference in the thickness of the outline of the aim guy.
i think that the away message feature is long-overdo to be implemented. also, there is an error between iChat users when they have away messages up...often times it will display no message at all. i would also like to see profiles added...possibly buddy groups too
what ichat needs..
1) profiles! I can check the profiles of people with aim but cant do it myself.
2) little goodies that are in aim and not ichat, like I used to right click on a user and be able to find out how long they have been online (not just idle times)
3) ok this is major because I had to download aim on here just to do it and then I deleted it after I was done. That is that I cant edit my buddly list that I had all ready set up. Ya you can update and change the one that is connected with your adressbook but not the one I had from when I used aim before its only there just not editable. (ps. if there is a way please tell me)
4) also maybe voice between users because i know aim had it when I used it on my pc (before I got my mac, 2 months ago)
now 1 and 3 I NEED and 2 and 4 I would like.
As for having my away message sent to people when they IM me I DO NOT want that I love it better the way ichat has it because I get to have my away message on (peope think I cant IM them like on aim you cant IM people when you have your away message on) but accually now it makes it that I can talk to the people I want to and not other ones and if they ask why later when I accually feel like talking I can just be like I had my away message on.
btw.. excuse any spelling or messups because I wrote as fast as the stuff came to my head and to lazy to read over it.
1) profiles! I can check the profiles of people with aim but cant do it myself.
2) little goodies that are in aim and not ichat, like I used to right click on a user and be able to find out how long they have been online (not just idle times)
3) ok this is major because I had to download aim on here just to do it and then I deleted it after I was done. That is that I cant edit my buddly list that I had all ready set up. Ya you can update and change the one that is connected with your adressbook but not the one I had from when I used aim before its only there just not editable. (ps. if there is a way please tell me)
4) also maybe voice between users because i know aim had it when I used it on my pc (before I got my mac, 2 months ago)
now 1 and 3 I NEED and 2 and 4 I would like.
As for having my away message sent to people when they IM me I DO NOT want that I love it better the way ichat has it because I get to have my away message on (peope think I cant IM them like on aim you cant IM people when you have your away message on) but accually now it makes it that I can talk to the people I want to and not other ones and if they ask why later when I accually feel like talking I can just be like I had my away message on.
btw.. excuse any spelling or messups because I wrote as fast as the stuff came to my head and to lazy to read over it.
Could it be that the graphic designers that work on the web page altered the image slightly to make it look better on the web? A little airbrushing, isn't that the norm?
i have no idea if this new icon means we should be expecting an update soon, but we can only hope! the away message is quite possibly the most annoying shortcoming in ichat right now, but all the other issues people brought up need to be addressed, too.
we just need a *real* update to it so i can go back to using it. it takes up so much less resources than AIM, and i love the way it fits into the menu bar (not to mention rendevous, which is super cool).
oh well, looks like we will just have to wait and see what happens.
we just need a *real* update to it so i can go back to using it. it takes up so much less resources than AIM, and i love the way it fits into the menu bar (not to mention rendevous, which is super cool).
oh well, looks like we will just have to wait and see what happens.
I hope so...now that AOL owns ICQ it seems like it would be a no brainer. And I want animated buddy icons!!
i don't think we'll see webcam support. voice support would be a nice surprise, but i'd only expect bug fixes and afore mentioned little things (profiles, animated icons, etc)
I hope it has a lot of changes. I can't stand the current ichat. I want to like it, but it's just so much worse than AOLIM that I can't bear it.
my complaints:
1) buddies not organized by group, but just listed alphabetically or by online status. I like my groups; that's why I made them!!
2) I don't like ichat automatically replacing IM names with real names, but I want to be able to have IM names in my address book. This really annoys me.
3) I suspect I'm just an idiot, but I can't see any profile info. for buddies on ichat. That's the best part of IM, finding cool links on buddies' profiles!!
I really do want to give ichat a chance, but these are just unacceptable issues for me. I hope version 2.0 does something about these.
my complaints:
1) buddies not organized by group, but just listed alphabetically or by online status. I like my groups; that's why I made them!!
2) I don't like ichat automatically replacing IM names with real names, but I want to be able to have IM names in my address book. This really annoys me.
3) I suspect I'm just an idiot, but I can't see any profile info. for buddies on ichat. That's the best part of IM, finding cool links on buddies' profiles!!
I really do want to give ichat a chance, but these are just unacceptable issues for me. I hope version 2.0 does something about these.
I could be stupid and just not know how to do this, but I'm fairly certain that in iChat there's no way to read someone's away message once they go idle, because instead of where it said their away message, it switched to their idle time.
One thing that I think the new iChat needs is auto-reconnect! Sometimes while i'm away from my computer my broadband internet connection will drop out them come back on really quick. On AIM, it automatically puts me back on the net with my away message still up. However, with iChat, it just leaves me offline and wont reconnect until I manually do it.
AUTO-RECONNECT IS A MUST!!!
AUTO-RECONNECT IS A MUST!!!