These iChat (Version 1) pages are coloured Blue and have the iChat (1) icon on them that was in use at the time, so you know where you are. The icon differs from later ones by having the Running Man.
These pages have sat here since 2008 with no update. In that time the AIM servers have been closed down (2017) and iChat has been superceded by Messages. That effectively make this a sort of Historical Document of how it worked.
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At the time this Menu was Screen grabbed a Chat was open and "Front". This enables the Show Names, Show Pictures and Show Names and Pictures options. These control how your Buddies appear in the Text chats you have. It is useful to have Pictures and Names in Group chats as an aid in addition to their Buddy Pics and Bubble colours.
iChat (1) has a Formatting bar actually on the Chat window which shows by default. This can be Hidden in this menu. Whilst most Toolbars tend to be the top of a window this toolbar ins in the bottom bar of the Chat Window.
The top items will go dark and become active when the Buddy List is the Front window allowing you to Sort the List and whether Off-line Buddies will be included. The Sort options will work on a Double Pass. Use one of the alphabetical choices followed by the Available choice to get your List Available by Alphabetical.
You can choose to turn the Bubbles Off by select Show as Text. You and your Buddies are then both on the left of the chat window with coloured bands the same colour as the Bubbles would be.This was then similar (except for the colour) to other Instant Message Apps at the time.
You can drop a picture in the white space that is the Chat window. The picture will only be seen at your end as a Background to the Chat. Smaller pictures will be tiled depending how big you drag the window. If you don't like it or find it distracting (or plain missed where you were dragging a picture file to Send), there is a Clear Option. Any choice made will stay and be remembered across openings of iChat.
The Next Menu is the Buddies Menu
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© Ralph Johns. Created October 2008
Revised and Edited Links and Content with corrections and updates Nov 19th 2024.