LORRE  There is the ability to send custom Live Messenger emoticons thanks to a plugin, check it out:

http://www.adiumxtras.com/index.php?a=xtras&xtra_id=7005

Works perfectly for me  
(Version 1.3.10)

PEHPSI.3  Awesome, I'll give it a whirl.

Thanks.  
(Version 1.3.10)

PEHPSI.3  Works beautifully :)

MM is now trashed and Adium is finally my #1.  
(Version 1.3.10)

DUHANEBEL  There is a patch for adium-1.4 that implements sending custom emoticons. It's a work in progress but it's quite stable: http://www.dune.it/blog/2010/01/sending-custom-emoticons-with-adium/  
(Version 1.3.10)

ROBBY.IS.ON  10.4 will be dropped for Adium 1.4. If you think it's ridiculous feel free to backport it.

To be quite honest, I don't think you're in the position to tell volunteers how to develop a free programme in their free time.  
(Version 1.3.9)

ILGAZ  If you explain ordinary users (Adium's target) for exactly what reason 10.4.11 support will be dropped and what can be done to stop the drop, it wouldn't sound like "trendy developers ignores users running old OS X".

Of course, as a curse to Adium, "supporters" like you must offend them for a simple message. Guess what? Everyone doesn't know the differences between supporting 10.4.11 and 10.5.x+, they have no clue with the XCode tricks Apple plays to push Developers either.

Here is a tip: Stop offending ordinary users on behalf of Adium especially if you haven't contributed a cent or a line to the project.  
(Version 1.3.9)

AARGL  Well, we're a lot, out there, bound to Tiger for a number of reasons, why should we remain silent?

Of course, developpers do what they want, but each time a shareware developper abandons an "old" system, it drops hundreds or thousands of users and potential buyers. That's their own choice.

Freeware authors are even more free... ;-)

If they still offer a link for the "last Tiger version", there's nothing to complain about. Many don't do, and THAT is ridiculous.  
(Version 1.3.9)

ROBBY.IS.ON  Ilgaz:

I contribute to the Adium Project, thanks.

Something's wrong when volunteer developers have to explain themselves if they don't want to be attacked and when users of free software prefer the notion of "trendy developers ignore users running old OS X" to "there must be a reason why they are dropping an OS that is four years old".

Calling something "ridiculous" is not a "simple message" where I come from and is more of an offence than my reaction.

Aargl:

"If they still offer a link for the "last Tiger version", there's nothing to complain about. " - the Project does, even a version for 10.3 is listed. :)  
(Version 1.3.9)

ILGAZ  I mean there is a reason for VLC dropping 10.4.11 support, it is very technical but it is a valid reason, they can't carry on with the enhancements to VLC with caring about Tiger and guess what? It is something related to Apple and Apple not supporting a very crucial thing for them on 10.4.11. One must be insane to think Apple will add it to 10.4.11 with an update (it is related to kernel and core frameworks). The issue is, VLC team wasn't open about it so they got blamed as result.

As a pure, state of art (IMHO) Cocoa Application which also runs a Unix core "engine", Adium must also have a reason to drop 10.4.11 support. Instead of aggressively posting replies, you guys can put the technical explanation to "what's new" so users who already feel abandoned by Apple, other software vendors all the time these days won't target Adium developers.

Everyone isn't that technical and in fact, many advanced Windows developers doesn't know how Apple philosophy is different from other vendors like Microsoft. So, when they see "10.4.11 isn't supported", they automatically think "ah trendy developer abandoned me" while it is not the case most of the time. Of course, if enough people donated, one of the developers can have a 10.4.11 PPC Mini and somehow it can be supported unless it is a core frameworks/kernel issue like VLC. I agree to that.  
(Version 1.3.10)

TINTONIUM  Wrong screenshot link. Sorry!  
(Version 1.3.8)

SHOCK J  Downloaded Adium 1.4b13, which says it fixes the FB captcha issue, but still no go. Instead of asking me for DOB, now it asks for two word phrase, but it still won't accept any response and won't log me in. I enter 10 in a row and I know most of them were correct. Apparently FB has changed something. Lame.  
(Version 1.3.7)

ROBOTANK  I have the same issue. I've tried both 1.3.8 and 1.4b13 with the same result. I wonder if Facebook is deliberately blocking external programs from logging into its chat, or if it's just a matter of some change in Facebook's code making Adium's current method of logging in no longer valid?  
(Version 1.3.8)

MREDRUP  Same Facebook captcha issue here too..  
(Version 1.3.8)

SHOCK J  OK, I'm a huge fan of Adium and the development team is usually on point with problems, but what just happened here? They release an update to fix a specific issue and is just flat out doesn't work. It's not like this is a hard to replicate issue. It happens every time...can't login to Facebook. I certainly appreciate their enthusiasm to release a fix, but how about waiting until it actually works before you release it.   
(Version 1.3.8)

MUDFLAPPER  Same here.  
(Version 1.3.8)

MREDRUP  Updated to ß14 and the Captcha issue seems to be fixed now.  
(Version 1.3.8)

ROBOTANK  Also now successfully connecting to Facebook after upgrade to beta 14.  
(Version 1.3.8)