Nicknames

[MacCuajo]

since i use adium .. i cant use my own nickname .. so would be cool to do that (like normal messenger) put emoticons and those things

[Catfish_Man]

since i use adium .. i cant use my own nickname .. so would be cool to do that (like normal messenger) put emoticons and those things

Well... I can't really parse that very well, but I'll answer what I think you're asking. You can use nicknames and emoticons in Adium. In fact, it'll automatically pull your nickname from Address Book if you have your screenname there.

[gaz]

Are you referring to the MSN nickname? Go to Adium > Preferences > Accounts pane and set the Alias for your MSN account. That's the nickname. And if you need the full MSN emoticon set go to http://www.adiumxtras.com/index.php?a=xtras&xtra_id=1

(I'm assuming you're on MSN because you mentioned the 'normal messenger')

[zaudragon]

Maybe he's using YIM!

[gaz]

Maybe he's using YIM!

I think its MSN because it's the one where you set a nickname which can contain emoticons.

[zaudragon]

OK, never knew that!

[MacCuajo]

well ... i know that u can use emoticons in adium , whenn u put an emoticon code .. i dont see it in the conversation window , and another thing .. in the conversation i see trhe mail of my contact , not the alias , and i have set the alias thing .. ??

[dchoby98]

Check the emoticon preferences: Adium menu -> Preferences -> Emoticons. There are a few packs there, and they must be enabled (have a check in the checkbox) before the emoticons can be used. What emoticons have you been trying to use?

As for MSN aliases, to see someone's display name in the message window, go to the Preferences, Accounts, click your MSN account, go to the Advanced tab, and make sure the top checkbox is NOT checked.

[mayanchica]

My friends on MSN and I change our display names constantly, but I find that in using Adium, the names don't show up on my contact list. I have to hover my mouse over their entry in my contact list to see what their current display name is, then I have to open the info box of that particular contact, and change their alias under the 'settings' tab by manually entering their new display name. If I leave the alias field blank, then only the contact's e-mail address shows in my contact list. Is there any way to make their current display name show up in my contact list? According to what dchoby98 said in the last post, the top checkbox in the 'advanced' tab of account preferences should not be checked. And, I don't have it checked, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Son of a Preacher Man]

You've got the correct box? "Treat contacts' display names as their extended status"? This should be off, and you may need to restart Adium.

Also, check that in View > Contact Name Format you have it set to Alias.

This really should solve your problem.

[mayanchica]

...Actually, I just now figured it out. I was looking through the 'preferences' window, and I looked under the 'advanced' tab at the 'address book' prefs, and I noticed that it was set to import contact names from the address book. I unchecked that, and now the display name is showing in my contact list. yey javascript:emoticon(':P')

(Just FYI, I've never had the 'treat contacts' names as extended status' box checked, and I also have always had the contact name format set to 'alias'.)