adium question

[zblaxberg]

So I've got adium here and its a little hard switching from aim on a pc to adium on a mac. Most of the interface is the same and all but in my buddy list it shows the people's nicknames which were in my aim account in case I forgot who was im'ing me. Anyways I have unchecked the "Use Nickname If Available" option under advanced settings and it still manages to show up. Any ideas? Is there something else that I might still have checked? Thanks

 

[TheAnswer]

If you imported your buddy list from AIM, it most likely means that Adium put the nickname into it's name field. Here's instructions for how to remedy it:

Setting a Contact's Name (Alias)
In some situations you may want to change how Adium displays a contact's name in your Contact List. To do this you will need to create an alias for that contact.

Ctrl-Click the desired contact in the Contact List.
Select Get Info from the Contact menu.
Fill in the Alias field under the Settings tab.

 

[zblaxberg]

If you imported your buddy list from AIM, it most likely means that Adium put the nickname into it's name field. Here's instructions for how to remedy it:

There isn't an alias in there, nothing is filled in and yet the persons name rather then their sn shows up