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.