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Can you make iChat use contact photos as buddy icons automatically?

MotionMan

Lifer
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Can you make iChat use contact photos as buddy icons automatically?

If so, how?

Thanks.

MotionMan
 

MotionMan

Lifer
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Is it that there is no way to do what I want or that you cannot understand my question as phrased?

MotionMan
 

TheStu

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I don't use iChat so I am not sure if there is a way. Maybe if you install Chax? it is a plugin for iChat that I think still works, but it would be best if Tyranicus showed up, he actually uses iChat.

Adium will do it, but Adium will not do ScreenSharing or Video/Audio chats, and sometimes gets wonky on file transfers.
 

Tyranicus

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I don't know how to do it automatically either. I've done it manually for my contacts. if someone figures this out, I would like to know as well.
 

MotionMan

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Originally posted by: Tyranicus
I don't know how to do it automatically either. I've done it manually for my contacts. if someone figures this out, I would like to know as well.

It does seem like a no-brainer given all the cross-program integration you otherwise see from the MacOS.

MotionMAn