Cant add buddies to my bonjour list

i have an aim ichat and a mac ichat account but i like using my bonjour but i cant add any of my buddies to my bonjour list. there isnt a button to press to add buddies

No.
This auto-discovers other Macs on your LAN with iChat (and the Bonjour part) ON.
A LAN is a Local Area Network (every computer and router your side of your Modem.
Bonjour therefore does not work over the Internet.
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I am unable to view my existing Buddies (like I can on my iMac) from my MacBook Pro. I am signed in to my mac account from Messages, but when I go to my Buddies list, it pulls up a blank list called "Bonjour List". In my preferences, I have Bonjour and my Mac account listed. When removing Bonjour from the list, I no longer have access to a Buddies list.
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Could someone please help me figure out the errors of my ways?
Thanks!

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Short Version
If you have only Bonjour and iMessages listed then make sure the Bonjour one is Enabled.
You will then be able to use the Windows Menu to see Buddies
However you cannot add Buddies to either Account:-
a) iMessages does not have a Buddy List
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Messages and iChat can join the AIM service and various Jabber servers (that in turn can be internetlinked) and at iChat 6 can also join Yahoo.
It is these three account types that support/create Buddy Lists within the app.
Adding AIM, Jabber or Yahoo
In Messages this is in the Messages Menu > Preferences > Accounts and clicking/pressing the + icon below the list.
This opens a new Pane where the top item is a drop down listing AIM then a line, followed by Google and Jabber and another line then Yahoo.
So....
iMessages account in the list is created on first run when you are prompted to add an Apple ID for iMessages uses.
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AIM, Jabber, Yahoo and Bonjour Accounts have Buddy lists.
You cannot add Buddies to the Bonjour Buddy list as these are found automatically.
Other Macs on your LAN can be found in any Finder Window under Shares by Computer Name.
Messages/Bonjour find other Users on those Macs that are using iChat or Messages with the Bonjour account Enabled.
By Default the Bonjour account is NOT enabled in the Messages > Preferences > Accounts
This in turn means it will not show up in the Windows Menu under "Buddies"
However having a multitude of AIM, Jabber and Yahoo Accounts means the "Buddies" item will appear as in this pic.
The Window Menu lists just "Messages" for the Chat/Interface window and "Buddies" for a combined List.
Unlinking the Accounts in the General section allows the Buddy Lists to be listed separately
I have more accounts then the Keystroke allocation can deal with.
I have shown two Buddy Lists only (Bonjour and one of my AIM ones) with the Preferences at the Bonjour pane in the background.
You will notice the Bonjour Buddy List does not have a + icon lower left.
You cannot Add Buddies (Or Groups) as they are found by the Bonjour process for you. (it adds their Names as they are listed in their Address Book/Contacts app > My Card (You are shown as your Name in your My Card to your Bonjour Buddies).
Therefore to Add Buddies you need either an AIM, Jabber or Yahoo Account (Screen Name or ID you can use with one of these services).
Apple IDs issued by Apple ending in @mac.com, @me.com or @icloud.com are also valid AIM Screen Names (Apple has an Agreement with AIM that they will be recognised).
This may mean your Apple ID is listed for iMessages and then used in the Add Accunt pane as an AIM name.
Google run a Jabber server for Google Mail IDs.
As most Jabber Servers list the server name as the end part of an ID ([email protected] becomes jabberservername.com) Google have an issue as they use both @googlemail.com and @gmail.com in their Mail Account IDs.
As a consequence they list another server (talk.google.com) to get around this which leads to the variant split in adding Account.
This means you may need to gain an ID or Screen Name.
This will depend on the Buddies you intend to have.
Essentially it is AIM to AIM and Jabber to Jabber and Yahoo to Yahoo.
As I have said you may already have an valid AIM name in the type of Apple ID you have.
You may have Jabber ID as you have Google Mail Account (you do need to enable "Talk: on your Google Settings)
Facebook also run a Jabber server (you need to enable "Chat" on your account's settings)
I hope this helps
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Many people are reporting that they cannot add Buddies to either iChat 4 or iChat 5.
The Symptoms are that the Buddy appears in the Buddy List and then does the "Brightening/Fading" cycle but fails to be anywhere in the list including Off Line Buddies.
To Show Off Line Buddies, highlight the Buddy list to bring to the "front".
Then go to the View Menu and Enable Show Off Line Buddies.
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There can be many causes and I will attempt to deal with then in the order that they are most likely.
A) The Contact is already in the Address Book.
When Adding a Buddy via the use of the + Sign at the Bottom of the Buddy List (Then Add Buddy) or invoking it from the Buddies menu a drop down appears to slide down out of the Buddy List Header area
In this slide out/drop down, you get the chance to Add the Screen Name and then the First Name Last Name details of the Buddy.
iChat checks the Address Book and if the First Name, Last Name items do not match any contact in the Address Book already then the Buddy will be added to the Buddy list.
As the Address Book does not allow two contacts to have the same name they will not be added to the iChat Buddy List if the name exists already.
In iChat 3 and earlier there was an Error Message that popped up saying there was Feedbag Error
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Note: AIM Protocols call Lists "Feedbags". Contents (Buddies) are "Food" and of course Food is kept in Feedbags.
The Address Book is one Feedbag in this case and the Screen Name (only) Buddy List held on the AIM Server is the other.
The Software puts the two together for Display purposes
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Either:
1) Add them as Screen Name only
2) Use the Arrow head at the end of the Last Name line to open the Address Book and pick the Contact.
3) Open the Address Book and Edit their Card to Add the Screen Name, then drag them from the Name column to the iChat Buddy List.
4) During any type of Chat use the item in the Buddies Menu to Add the person (it will display their Screen Name in Dark text if not in the Buddy List - Then item 2 can also be used)
B) Parental Controls
There are similar Symptoms if the Mac User Account is subject to Parental Controls.
If the Mac User Account on the computer is not an Admin account it is a Standard or Managed one
A Managed one has Parental Controls Enabled.
There is a Tab for Mail and iChat.
If it is turned on for iChat then all buddies are Blocked initially (in iChat 4 Jabber and Bonjour Buddy List cannot be used.)
Adding AIM valid Screen Names (AIM, Those with either @mac.com or @me.com endings) to the allow List Unblocks those Buddies and they will show in the Buddy List as On or Off line
The Fix.
In this case if you are the Managed account you have to get the Admin account to add the Buddy to the Buddy allowed list in Parental Controls.
Exception
There is a very large exception.
Due to the fact that the way Parental Controls blocks names until they appear in the Allow List there can be a problem if testing the same iChat Details in a Test Account.
Lets say you are the Admin User on the Mac.
You set up a second Mac User Account called Test.
In this you set up iChat with the same details (Screen name) you use in your Main Mac User Account.
You then test Parental Controls by turning it On and setting the iChat Limit option.
Then you add to the allow List one or two AIM valid names.
You check iChat and find they are the only Buddies that show up.
It works, so you return to your main Mac User Account and discover that most of your Buddies are missing.
On checking the iChat Menu > Preferences > Accounts > Security Tab you find the Allow Specific People option is Enabled and the list only includes those Buddies you set in Parental Controls.
Choosing allow All does not seem to bring back the Buddies even if you Log out of the Test Mac User Account.
The Fix Here
Is to Disable all the Parental Control Settings again (Remove names from any list) before Logging out of the Test Mac User Account.
The cause is partly to do with the Setting in iChat > Preferences > General Section that reads "When I quit iChat, Set the Status to Off Line" which is not the default - leaving a partial login for Off Line Messaging. As a consequence your Buddy List is constantly being told to block certain Screen Names.
A Variation on this is if you have Two Log-ins of your Screen Name from either different apps or computers.
Altering the Buddy List in one effects the other login. The computer or app that was logged in first take precedence.
C) Adding Buddies as the wrong type (In Buddy List - But always Off Line)
This applies more to iChat 4 than it does to iChat 5
At the Add Buddy Screen/Slide in iChat 4 you have to choose if the Buddy is an AIM, @mac. or MobileMe name in a drop down.
The software shows the @mac.com or @me.com endings in grey in the Screen Name text field and adds this for you.
This can lead to Buddies being added as the wrong type as in ralphjohnsr added as [email protected] etc.
It can also lead to people being added with 2 @ symbols in the Screen Name ([email protected]@mac.com) and iChat not always telling you this is not allowed.
In both iChat 4 and 5, as Jabber IDs/Screen Names also look like Email Addresses, we have to also consider whether AIM names have been added to a Jabber List or Jabber Names added to AIM valid Lists.
D) Plain old Typos
Here I am talking about misreading someone's Screen Name and typing that in (Such as receiving and email with a Screen Name in it and typing the letter O for 0 (zero).)
And of course, just plain typing mistakes.
The Fix for C) and D)
The Buddy in this case will be in the Buddy List but will always be Off line
Highlight the Buddy with one click.
Do a Get Info (Apple()/Command(⌘) key and I key together) and their Info card will show up.
Correct as Required.
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Thanks Ralph,
Some thoughts.
To Show Off Line Buddies, highlight the Buddy list to bring to the "front".
Then go to the {color:red}Show Menu{color} and Enable Show Off Line Buddies.
(there is also an Option to display these in a separate Group).
Do you mean under the {color:green}View{color} menu where I see Show Offline Buddies? (both iChat 4.0.8 and 5.0.3)
A)… In the {color:red}slide out that appears from the top{color} of the Buddy list you get the chance to Add the Screen Name and then the First Name Last Name details of the Buddy.
I kept looking for a button for the "slide out" at the top of the Buddy list. Found out it's the dialog box that appears when you click "+" (Add a new buddy…) at the bottom of the list. Yes, I can act like a beginner too
(Slide out to me sounds like a sideways slide out, versus a Pop Up or Pop Down Dialog box).
As the Address Book does not allow two contacts to have the same name they will not be added to the iChat Buddy List {color:green}if the name already exists.{color}
The Address Book i one Feedbag in this case
The Address Book {color:green}is{color} one Feedbag in this case
B) Adding AIM valid Screen Names (AIM, Those with either @mac.com or @me.com endings) to the allow List Unblocks those Buddies and they will show in the Buddy List as On {color:red}of{color} Off line
… as On {color:green}or{color} Off line
*The Fix.
Exception*
{color:red}The{color} you add to the allow {color:red}List{color} one or two AIM valid names.
{color:green}Then{color} you add to the allow one or two AIM valid names.
C)
At the Add Buddy Screen/Slide in {color:red}ichat{color} 4
At the Add Buddy Screen/Slide in {color:green}iChat 4{color}
In both iChat 4 and 5 as Jabber IDs/Screen Names also look like Email Addresses we have to also consider
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