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Adds nice little enhancements like tabs to iChat (for Leopard).


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The "Download Now" link yields the Mac OS X 10.5 version. The Mac OS X 10.4 version is available in the "Related Links" section of this page.

Chax is a collection of minor modifications and additions that make using Apple's iChat more enjoyable. Some major features include:

Unified contact list shows all contacts from all accounts in one window
Growl notifications for new messages and users changing status
Automatically resize the contact list to fit the number of visible users
Built-in log viewer
Activity log that displays your contacts' status changes
Auto-accept file transfers, AV chats, and screen sharing requests
Toggle text status visibility of users
Always on top option for contact list, message windows and AV chats
Set font of names, status messages, and group separators
Option to auto-accept text chats, skipping new message notification window
Show status changes directly in the message window
Additional unread message notifications in the dock
Automatically go away when the screensaver activates
Properly use ICQ accounts without sending text formatting in messages

Version 2.1.2:

(New) Quick Look support for inline image transfers (available by right-clicking an image)
(New) Contact lists can now be sorted by user handle (View menu -> Sort Buddies -> By Handle)
(New) New default to strip background color of outgoing messages (StripOutgoingBackgroundColor)
(New) Russian localization (thanks to Denis Avdeev)
(New) Options to undim the screen when receiving a message or AV invitation
(Change) The unified contact list can now be set as the primary contact list in the Chax preferences
(Bug) Unified contact list should now stay in sync properly with all accounts
(Bug) Auto-replies to ICQ users are now properly stripped
(Bug) Name notifications in the Dock now truncate better
(Bug) Selecting "All Contacts" from the Window menu now toggles unified contact list visibility
(Bug) Can now make all accounts invisible at once with the unified contact list
(Bug) Fixed crash that could occur on wake-from-sleep and when reconnecting
(Bug) Improved German localization
(Bug) Viewing logs on a specific person will now properly reload logs
(Bug) Exporting logs as text will now save status changes
(Bug) Exporting log as text now gives a default name
(Bug) Stop screensaver on event options now properly stop the screensaver
(Bug) Find now works properly in the log viewer

Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

Chax 1.5 for Mac OS X 10.4

Developer:	Kent Sutherland
Downloads:	101,760
- Version d/l:	1,462
Internet:	Chat
License:	Free
Date:	13 May 2008
Platform:	PPC/Intel

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Chax User Reviews (99 posts)

Feb 26 2008

JOBBY Would love to see Chax have the ability to replace all occurrences of "Buddy" with "Contact". It really grates, and is one of the reasons I use Adium instead of iChat...

(This is what happens when you let AOL near a program :) (Version 2.1.1)

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Jan 3 2008

DARKGREYSTAR I can't seem to get this to work with Leopard, though it says that it works with Leopard.

I've installed a few times, restarted iChat, the chax option shows up in preferences, but it's not tabbing my chats. (Version 2.1.1b1)

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Dec 13 2007

as I can't seem to find an email addy for the dev I'll post this here in the hope that he sees it!!

Firstly this is uber ace I love it and I thoroughly recommend that people donate to this guy.

Secondly, the resize to contact window isn't working for me in this new version where it has before and yes, I've checked that it is checked in the box in the prefs!! Any clues? Running 10.5.1. (Version 2.1)

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	Dec 6 2007	PISSNAROUND having a small issue with Chax 2.0 & 2.1b1. I have multiple accts but only use one at a time. but at times, when I set one to offline, then close it using the Accounts setting in the menu, iChat crashes. Its fine without Chax installed. it also doesn't do it every time. any thoughts? (Version 2.1b1)
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