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Editing Away Messages |
The Away Messages window is used to manage your saved away messages. To get to it you select "Edit Away Messages..." from either the Buddy List status menu or the Window menu.
Creating a new Away Message
Click "Add", give your message a Title and a Message Text. The Message Type controls how others see you when that message is active. The "Idle" checkbox controls whether you appear idle as well as whatever other state you choose in the Message Type field. Regardless of the Idle checkbox's state, you will show as idle after you have left the computer unattended for ten minutes.
Editing an Away Message
Simply select the message you'd like to edit from the list on the left. The fields will be populated with the message's data, which you can change as you see fit. No special action is necessary to save the changes: they will be saved either when the new value is set (for the idle checkbox and Message Type pop-up) or when the text field loses focus (for the Title and Message Text).
Deleting an Away Message
Select the message or messages you wish to delete from the list on the left and press "Remove." Be careful! This action cannot be undone.
Specifying an Idle Message
This is the message that is sent when you are idle and have not specified another away message. Specifying the idle message is as simple as checking the "Send this message when I'm idle" checkbox.
You may only have one idle message.
The idle message is denoted by italicized text in the messages list. (Idle, Italics... get it?) Don't worry about unchecking the last idle message if you change messages; Fire handles that for you.