Preferences in messages
when i set in preferences of messages "Alert" when "Event: i receive a message", it does not stick with said selection. it always, always, always defaults back to: "Event: When i Log In" once i close the preference window.
has anyone else been experiencing this rather annoying problem. if so have you found a work around, e.g. an assple script you'd be willing to s
Hi,
In iChat (the forerunner to the Messages app) when this happened you could "correct" it by deleting com.apple.ichat.plist (just this one of the many iChat*.plists).
This .plist is still used by Messages so I would start there first.
Open a Finder window
Use the Go Menu > Go to Folder
Copy and paste the bold text below into the Dialogue box that appears:-
~/Library/Preferences
Now hit the Enter key.
In the Preferences folder find the com.apple.ichat.plist file and drag it to the Trash.
Restart Messages.
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When I click on the status menu, every thing is in light gray and its showing off line, and I cannot change the status.
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