"set idle" in version 0.81

[janelle]

how to i artificially go "idle" in the new version? maybe i just can't find it...

[auric]

how to i artificially go "idle" in the new version? maybe i just can't find it...

If you hit command-y, the Custom Status dialog appears. There you can check "Appear idle immediately" and then you can enter the number of hours and minutes you want to be set idle

[katanac]

so, now there is no way for us to go idle without being away? I liked the way it used to be...

[Funky Fortis]

Pro tip: Setting a custom Available status with a custom idle time fakes idle without going away. You can also leave the available message blank.

[Sirius]

can i just ask how exactly do u use the idle status? there's a check box for 'appear idle immediately', then there's a place to set the time?.. wat is the time for? a label beside the time selectors would be nice.

[Son of a Preacher Man]

The time is the time that you appear to have been idle for, when you select the status.

[Sirius]

so.. for msn it's useless?.. what do i set it to then? because on msn whenever i select a purely idle status i become idle then immediately become active again (i have myself in my contact list), even though i'm still 'idle' according to the status menu... is this a bug? or am i using the status incorrectly

[Son of a Preacher Man]

It's a bug, I get it too. On Yahoo as well on the whole, actually. I'll make a trac ticket for it.