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Adium 1.5 released, AIM client for OS X

by Peter Cohen, MacCentral  

Adam Iser has released a new version of his Mac OS X-native online messaging and chat client, Adium.

Adium is a third-party AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) client. The software features a clean and compact design, no banner ads, extensive customizability and a dual-window mode that enables you to view several individual chat sessions by clicking on tab markers. Because it's written in Cocoa, it takes advantage of features like anti-aliased text, spell-checking, and, as Iser puts it, "other cocoa-y perks."

The new version, 1.5, has been in public testing for some time, but today marks the final version 1.5's release. Changes from the previous release version, 1.4.2, include the following:

General

  • Multitasking
  • New, up-to-date documentation
  • Adium will now go idle
  • Preferences moved to ~/Library/Application Support/Adium
  • "Smart" auto-Reconnect
  • Support for 24 hour time
  • Numerous bug fixes

    • Aways

  • Preset aways are now available from the menu bar
  • Sharing of preset away messages

    • Buddy List

  • Buddy List Sorting
  • New interface icons
  • Buddy list Mouse-Overs
  • Auto-Resizing buddy list
  • More Buddy list customization options

    • Sounds

  • Custom sounds support
  • Sounds are now muted from collapsed buddy groups
  • More control over sound volume

    • Profiles

  • We can now see when users signed online
  • Profiles now refresh automatically

    • Dock Icon

  • Added a new "slick" icon (created by Sam Krueger of http://www.pixeljerk.com/)
  • Dock Icon now shows away status
  • Dock Icon now shows buddy info (signed on/off & unviewed messages)
  • Custom dock icon support
  • More duck icons

    • Logging

  • Ability to save logs after every message
  • Simple built in log viewer

    • Messages & Chat

  • Adium can now join AIM community chats
  • Command Arrow-Up/Down now scrolls IM messages
  • URL's are now auto-converted to links
  • Hovering over links now shows the hand cursor
  • Outgoing HTML tags are now closed

    • The new version, 1.5, is ready for download from the Adium Web site. Best of all, Adium is completely free.

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