AIM for Mac 1.5 (Beta 2) - Create Custom Buddy Icons!
Posted Apr 15th 2009 3:35PM by Lee Givens
Filed under: Beta News, AIM for Mac
If you're a regular visitor to the Mac@AOL Blog, you will notice that the AOL Mac Team spends a great deal of time reviewing comments and requests from our users. Today, I would like to be the first to announce that we have added one of our top requested features - Custom Buddy Icons to AIM for Mac 1.5 (Beta 2).
Just adding a feature to drop in a graphic would have been worked, but the AOL Mac team wanted more. Here's what you can do with the new Customer Buddy Icon Editor:
- Use the built-in iSight Camera (or a Mac OS X supported USB camera) to take a snapshot that will be converted into your new Buddy Icon.
- Upload an image from your Mac (JPEG and PNGs are nice).
- Stylize your Buddy Icon with any of the built-in special image effects.
Here's a list of Fixed Issues and other changes that are in AIM for Mac 1.5 (Beta 2):
- Fixed an issue where the Buddy List gets pushed too far to the right when a laptop closed, unplugged, then reopened.
- Fixed various connections issues.
- Fixed "Invalid Screen Name or Password" problem when entering the correct password.
- AIM log files are now saved in new location after being changed.
- Fixed an issue where the font size increases when copying and pasting text from the conversation.
- Improved log-in mechanism that allows for better authentication.
- Moved the Group Row Theme button from the top of the Buddy List to the Buddy List preference pane.
- Enabled the auto-saving of the Buddy Info window location.
- Added an "Edit Buddy" button to the Buddy Info window toolbar.
thanks!
Lee Givens
AOL Mac & iPhone Product Lead
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
1. hey i was wondering, for default fonts my favorite font is tahoma but its not in the default font list and theres not a variety of colors. :]
Posted at 11:45AM on Apr 16th 2009 by MiSzPoLix3
2. hey i was wondering, for default fonts my favorite font is tahoma but its not in the default font list and theres not a variety of colors. :]
Posted at 11:46AM on Apr 16th 2009 by MiSzPoLix3
3. Can you add the feature of signing on invisible.
Posted at 6:31PM on Apr 18th 2009 by Dave
4. i have a moving icon and it won't move
Posted at 7:06PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by MiSzPoLix3
5. A couple issues I've noticed with this beta:
1. For some reason, the mail indicator at the bottom of the buddy list does not update to reflect deleted mail or new mail, other than the initial update when I log on.
2. The box in the upper-left corner that displays the buddy icon appears blank. Other people see my icon, but I can't see it or edit it.
3. There is a weird problem with saving away messages. Each time I make a new one, it doesn't save in the original text size that I indicated. For example, I use Lucidia Grande size 11, the AM will save as size 13, and won't let me fix it.
Thanks for your hard work!
Posted at 5:25PM on Apr 29th 2009 by Dave
6. Why do you require Mac OS 10.5 for the AOL Radio program? I have 10.4.11 and don't want to have to upgrade to 10.5 to be able to use this program. Is there any way that you could make it compatible with 10.4.11?
Please let me know.
Charlie Remy
Posted at 2:03AM on Apr 30th 2009 by Charlie
7. On my PC I can edit specific buddy alerts, but on my Mac there is no option for this. Please add this option.
Posted at 12:13AM on May 6th 2009 by Jennifer Smeraldo