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
What’s new:
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
