AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5 Beta 7
Posted Dec 3rd 2008 2:00PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Beta News, AOL Desktop for Mac
I dropped a small hint in my previous post :) The AOL Mac Team has been busy working on new beta updates for our AOL Mac apps. You can now get your hands on AOL Desktop for Mac 1.5 beta 7 at AOL Beta Central. As with previous builds, you'll find the updated AIM (same as the standalone version) and these fixes:
- AOL Parental Controls Assistant has fixed some minor UI issues and has been added to AOL Desktop for Mac Help
- Improved VoiceOver accessibility with respect to navigation, button labels and user experience
- Added the ability to report IM abuse to AOL - if a user gets an IM, they will have the ability to send a report to AOL and block sender
- Fixed issue when users with multiple monitors losing the display of their Buddy List
- Fixed "Set as Default" when editing or managing away messages in Preferences
- Fixed attachment size display issue
- Fixed attachments that are in mail drafts folder under specific conditions
- Fixed mail editing issue when trying to split a line of text for outgoing mail message
- Clicking on Report IM Spam for a Block screen name unblocks the screen name
- General stability and performance optimizations
Please keep the feedback coming and report any bugs you may have encountered.
Thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac/iPhone Product Lead
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1. Where do I go to report problems with AOL Desktop 1.2.1?
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Hey Ray,
There's a feedback link on the Help menu in AOL Desktop for Mac 1.2.1. That's the best place to report feedback and issues.
thanks..
Lee Givens
AOL Mac Product Lead
Posted at 10:27PM on Dec 10th 2008 by Ray Dunakin
2. Will this new beta version allow me to take my pfc aol mail files(now transferred to my new macbook on the desktop) and import them/convert to aol mac mail?
Posted at 9:32PM on Dec 11th 2008 by Barry Fox
3. Insofar as I can tell this app is a piece of crap, I have downlaoded and installed it 3 times. You cannot open any mail from the mailbox. All it says is something about connecting which it never does. (try leaving it on for THREE hours!) Maybe somebody can tell me how to get the "loading" ball to stop spinning and ACTUALLY OPEN a piece of mail?
Glad I still have 10.3.7 on my MacBookPro or AOL would be history!
Larry
Posted at 12:09PM on Jan 18th 2009 by Larry
4. Yeah I just got off the net with the aol "tech" in Bangladesh who was "so sorry but there is nothing I can do but refer it to the technical staff." LOL. So I am the ONLY leopard 10.5.6 user who can't get this to work. Uh huh and pigs fly too. Let's face it, AOL is a Windows ISP now and they don't care about MAC at all.
Posted at 12:55PM on Jan 18th 2009 by Larry
5. Hi. I just made a complete new move from Windows to Mac a few days ago and I am new to the Mac world. I installed the AOL Desktop 1.5 for Mac. I have asked a few times to Import Favorites but there is always an error. On my new Mac, how can I get access to my Favorite Places which I had on my AOL 9.0VR when I had Windows? Can I download AOL 9.0VR and use it on the Mac Operating System? AOL support could not help me.
Thank you.
Posted at 9:29PM on Jan 20th 2009 by Bobby
6. When replying to or forwarding an email, my signature appears at the very bottom of the email. It should appear just below my response and above the original email. If responding to a very long email, the recipient of the response probably won't see the signature down at the bottom of the email
Posted at 10:23PM on Jan 20th 2009 by Jim
7. I have a user having exactly the same problem as Larry in post #3.
Larry, have you found a solution? I'm a PC guy, not a Mac guy, and reinstalling made no difference...
Posted at 7:23PM on Jan 27th 2009 by CybrUser
8. Lee,
1.5 has been in beta since July I think. Really looking forward to some of those performance improvements. 1.2.1 is driving me crazy but I don't like to mess with beta software. How much longer to release? Thanks.
Posted at 1:05AM on Jan 28th 2009 by Scott
9. 1. I have a Mac running OS X with AOL Desktop 1.2.1 and here is the problem. This is a work computer, which some others use when I am not at my desk. When I am away, I sign off from AOL, but I just found out that if you click the mail button, all of my mail is showing, even though I am signed off!
Is there a way to change this? The whole point of being able to sign on and off is so that my mail has a password on it and can't be read by others, but I can't find a way to do this, and right now anyone who simply opens AOL Desktop can read all my mail. Without a password protection feature, I can't use AOL for email any longer.
Thank you!
- Rich B-N writeguy@optonline.net
Posted at 3:08AM on Jan 31st 2009 by Rich B-N