MSN Display Names in Adium
Getting MSN display names to appear in Adium wasn’t as easy as I’d first thought. Here’s the recipe I found to work:
Preferences -> Appearence -> Contact List -> List Layout
Make sure “Show Status” is set to “Beside Name”.Preferences -> Appearence -> Size to fit horizontally
Turn off. Automatic Sizing doesn’t care about the status message.Preferences -> Appearence -> Width
Set to 250px to ensure there’s space for the status message.Preferences -> Advanced -> MSN -> “Show display names as status messages”
Turn this on.Restart Adium.
You can set your own MSN display name in Adium like this:
- Preferences -> Accounts -> select account -> Edit -> Personal
Then edit the “Display name” field. Changes take effect immediately when you close the window.