Hidden Preferences

On this page you'll find the various tweaks you can do to customize Adium that aren't in the preferences. For these changes to take effect you must quit Adium, make the change, and re-launch Adium.

Show unread count in StatusItem (Default: On)

To disable showing the unread count in the StatusItem, run the following command in Terminal:

defaults write "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/Status Menu Item" "Status Menu Item Unread Count" -bool NO

To enable showing the unread count in the StatusItem:

defaults write "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/Status Menu Item" "Status Menu Item Unread Count" -bool YES

Auto-Confirm External Plugins (Default: Off)

To enable the automatic confirmation of external plugins, run the following command in Terminal:

defaults write com.adiumx.Adiumx AIAutoConfirmExternalPlugins -bool YES

To disable it again, use:

defaults write com.adiumx.Adiumx AIAutoConfirmExternalPlugins -bool NO

XMPP Advanced Features (Default: Off)

To enable the advanced features (only the XML Console menu item right now), run the following command in Terminal:

defaults write com.adiumx.Adiumx AMXMPPShowAdvanced -bool YES

To disable it again, use:

defaults write com.adiumx.Adiumx AMXMPPShowAdvanced -bool NO

Use Tab Overflow Menu (Default: On)

To disable Tabs overflow using the chevron (">>") expansion menu, run the following command in Terminal:

defaults write "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/Dual Window Interface" "Use Overflow Menu" -bool NO

To enable the Tabs overflow menu again, use:

defaults write "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0/Users/Default/Dual Window Interface" "Use Overflow Menu" -bool YES