Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 25, 2007 12:01 PM
Conversely, I know lots of people (myself included) that have multiple accounts purely for compatibility with other people on different networks. People with that usage always have their accounts set to the same statuses as each other. Obviously, our use cases differ, and there is a significant percentage of users who fall into each category. Therefore, any IM client should make it easy for both sets of users.
How do you set this up in Adium?
In Gaim 2.0.0, you'd just create multiple saved statuses. For example, you could create one named "Work" that sets MSN to Available, AIM to Away (with your away message), and Yahoo to Busy. Then create one named "Home" that sets MSN to Away, AIM to Available (with your message), and Yahoo to Available.
From there, you can switch between status with one motion, rather than by adjusting multiple accounts manually. It takes a few more seconds to set up the first time, but it's a LOT easier after that. It seems like you're a great example of how the 2.0.0 status system can make things more intuitive.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 25, 2007 12:01 PMHow do you set this up in Adium?
In Gaim 2.0.0, you'd just create multiple saved statuses. For example, you could create one named "Work" that sets MSN to Available, AIM to Away (with your away message), and Yahoo to Busy. Then create one named "Home" that sets MSN to Away, AIM to Available (with your message), and Yahoo to Available.
From there, you can switch between status with one motion, rather than by adjusting multiple accounts manually. It takes a few more seconds to set up the first time, but it's a LOT easier after that. It seems like you're a great example of how the 2.0.0 status system can make things more intuitive.
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