Open Buddy List instead of Chat Window
I remember at least with iChat, when you clicked on the icon in the dock, you could have it open the Buddy List to pick a name to start a conversation. Now with Messages, everytime I click on the icon, it just takes me to a new chat window. I've looked around in the options and can't find a way to default to opening the Buddy List instead of a window, even if I move a particular chat account above iMessage in the Accounts window.
Any workarounds? If not, I'd like to see this make it to the feature request list.
Thanks!
Hi,
The Window Menu (once Messages in Launched) and the keystrokes listed remains the only place that this can be done.
The option to Chose any Window that is Open from the DOCK icon has gone (Used mainly when the app was Not "front")
The other method of using the Menu bar icon drop down to get to individual buddy List also does not work as it does not list which Buddy list is "Front" (you can opt to show or not Show the Bonjour Buddies (making Bonjour the "Front" Buddy list but it does not tell which is when the Bonjour one is not)
Like you I am somewhat "iChat Centric" about this.
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