Status Icons

Status icons are small images displayed on the contact list and message tabs. These icons convey the overall status of a contact.

Default Status Icons

As of Adium 1.3.x, the default status icon set is  Status" which includes the following icons:

• Available
• Idle
• Away
• Busy
• Offline
• Unknown
• Invisible
• Blocked
• Typing
• Has entered text
• Unviewed content
• Mobile

What is the “Unknown” status?

The "Unknown" status is used when Adium doesn't know the status of a contact. Depending on the IM service, contacts not on your contact list or users invisible to you may display a status of unknown.

What is the “Has text entered” status?

This is used when a contact has entered text into their message window, but is no longer typing and hasn't sent you the message yet.

Status priority

When multiple status icons apply to a contact, the icon is chosen in the following order:

1. Typing
2. Unviewed content
3. Has entered text
4. Mobile
5. Idle
6. Away
7. Online/Offline/Unknown

Creating Custom Status Icons

Information on making custom status icons is available at CreatingStatusIcons.