Chax is a collection of minor modifications and additions for iChat. Chax makes using Apple's iChat more enjoyable.

Here are some key features of "Chax":

User list:
· Toggle text status visibility of users
· Automatically resize the contact list to fit the number of visible users
· Set font of names, status messages, and group separators
· Show animated user icons
· Ability to hide iTunes music store links in text statuses
· Idle time included in tooltips
· Display Address Book nicknames instead of full names
· Option to show a warning before messaging mobile users
· Hide the audio/video status icon at the top of the user list
· Message a specific screen name for people with multiple screen names

Message window:
· Tabbed chats, allowing you to keep all of your chats together in one window
· Option to auto-accept text chats, skipping new message notification window
· Show status changes directly in the message window
· Disable the smiley button in text input lines
· Option to open images sent through direct connect directly in Preview
· Send away auto-reply only once per conversation
· Save and restore window positions for individual screen names

Other:
· Unread message notification in the dock
· Growl notifications for new messages and users changing status
· Properly use ICQ accounts without sending text formatting in messages
· Automatically set status to away when screensaver is activated
· Option to auto-accept file transfers
· Hide all iChat windows when iChat is inactive
· Always on top option for user lists, text chats, and audio or video chats
· Set a custom away auto-reply that is different from the away message
· Change the delay of or disable auto-away
· New message windows cascade properly instead of always appearing on top of each other
· Built-in log viewer
· Activity window shows history of user status changes
· Warn before quitting while there are active chats
· Option to disable pausing of AV chats while there are active file transfers
· Disable picture-in-picture in video chats
· Automatically reconnect when disconnected
· Disable alert sounds when away, idle, or available

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Readded show status changes in messages windows.
· Fixed auto-accept of file transfers.
· Fixed Growl status change alerts appearing sometimes when opening or closing a chat.
· Fixed Current iTunes Song status not working properly.
· Fixed the unified contact list not working properly after waking from sleep.
· Fixed potential crash when using auto-accept text invitations.