- Index & Versions
- Pages 1 to 8
- Pages 9 to 16
- Looking at .plists Page 9
- Reinstalling with Pacifist. Page 10
- Original work; Page 11
- iChat to AIM on a PC Page 12
- Error Messages in iChat 2 & 3 Page 13
- Trouble Shooting: (Page 15)
- Incomplete Startup screens
- No log on to the AIM server
- Can not Add Buddy.
- See greyed out names
- You can see Buddies
but they can't see you. - Can not see green icons
for Audio and Video - Can Text chat but not AV
- Can not connect to a
Certain Buddy. - Ok Preview of Video
but Black screen in chat. - Can not send Files.
- Can see my DV camera in iMovie
but not iChat - Can not get my DV camcorder
to stay on - I have an error message
Redirect to Error Message page.
- Start Up checks for iChat 3
- Error Logs post 10.4.7
- More info on Error Logs
- EZ Jim's iSight Section
- iChat in Pics
- Site Map
- Email Me
Ralph Johns
iChat Information Pages
Version 3
These iChat 3 pages are coloured Orange and have the iChat 3 icon on them that was in use at the time, so you know where you are. The icon differs from Version 1 by having the camera logo added and from iChat 2 by having the Running Man removed.
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 In that time the AIM servers have been closed down (2017) and iChat has been superseded by Messages. That effectively make this a sort of Historical Document of how it worked.
iChat 3 Pictures
You are In:- iChat >> Versions >> iChat 3 >> iChat 3 Pictures Index >> iChat 3 Menu Index >> Format Menu
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7[8] | 07 Format Menu. | Oct 2008 |
 7 Format Menu |
This is the iChat 3 Format menu.
This menu gives you additional controls of the Font, style and colour of individual or sets of words (or even single letters) in a current Text Field entry point before sending the IM. It will not change the Bubble colour chosen in iChat > Preferences > Messages but can temporarily override the Font Choice and it's Colour.
When the IM is then sent the colours will hold and so will the Font choice if the Buddy has that Font as well. Bold, Underline and Italics work with any Font. Hyperlinks are preselected to be Underlined and Blue which can not be overridden.
The Window Menu is next up.
Created with JAlbum 4.0.6
Created October, 2008 Major Update/Edit October 2024.
© Ralph Johns. Created October 2008
Information Block
This site is about iChat from Version 1 through to iChat 5.x.x
Mostly this is kept as an Historical Document. Some small tense changes have been made but the content is by and large untouched.
It has a mixture of basic info and problem solving help.
The sections below will change for Specifics about info on the page on view
About This Page
How to Format individual letters, words or phrases on a IM instance rather than the Chat as a whole.
Show Fonts gives access to all the Fonts on your Computer. Show Colours gives access to the Sytem methods of changing colours.
Your Buddy will see the colours if using iChat and will see the Font Choice if they have the same Font.
The Example Text picture show some Red Text, Bold Underlined Text and an hollowed out text in a range of colours where the Buddy might not have the Font.
Compatibility
As mentioned above this has had a major Edit/Update in September 2024 moving towards being fully HTML 5 compliant meaning that the Browsers listed below are likely to no longer work.
I have tested in Safari 18.1, Firefox 130.x and 131.0, Vivaldi 6.9.3447.48 and iCab 6.2.3 (All Mac Browsers) I don't have access to a PC let alone multiple browsers to test on.
The original pages worked with Win/IE 5.5 and later (should work in 5.0, but not confirmed), Firefox 2, Safari 3, Opera 9, iCab 3.02 and later, Mac/IE 5, Netscape 6 and later
Old browsers (IE version 4 or earlier, Netscape 4 or earlier) should/may only see a text-based page which, while not the prettiest option, is still entirely usable.
CSS is based on Comic from Ruthsarian Layouts.
© Ralph Johns and others where credited.
Revised September 2024
Made on a Mac®