This beta is mostly about minor bug fixes to the log viewer that were causing some people trouble, especially when launching iChat. I’ve also added in a feature that will correct the file creation dates on logs that have lost their proper creation date. Incorrect file creation dates causes the Chax log viewer to display the wrong date for a past conversation with an incorrect creation date. Luckily each saved transcript file also contains the date the conversation occured, so file creation dates can be corrected. Most people shouldn’t ever have to deal with this problem, but a solution is now available for the few people run into it.

Changes from Chax 1.4.4 beta 1:

• (New) Added log date correction for users who have had the creation dates of their log files reset
• (Bugfix) Fixed a crash when customizing the log viewer toolbar
• (Bugfix) Selecting view logs on a user with an accent in their name will now work properly
• Fixed reversed option for disabling overflow menu
• Can now specify to disable alert sounds when available, away or idle
• Fixed problem with the tab bar not resizing properly
• Fixed a problem where iChat would display an error when launching because of oddly named log files
• Dragging URLs onto tabs will now automatically bring the tab to the front

Saved activity between iChat launches is finally part of Chax, thanks to Core Data. Some more tab improvements have been added also.

• (New) Option to suppress alert sounds when idle or away
• (New) Activity log now automatically saves and restores data between launches
• (New) Option to disable the overflow menu in the tab window
• (New) Added a warning sheet when attempting to close the tab window with more than one active chat
• (New) Dragging and dropping text or files onto tabs will now automatically select the tab and insert the dragged item into the chat input line
• (Bugfix) Double-clicking to open images in Preview will now work when sent two files with the same name
• (Bugfix) Log viewer should now work with French logs
• (Bugfix) Confirm quit dialog now works properly on Intel Macs
• (Bugfix) Selecting view logs before initially opening the log viewer window now works properly
• (Bugfix) Fixed a problem where the standard iChat notification dock icon would flash for a second before disappearing when receiving a new message

Very few changes from beta three, just packaged up into a final release along with a very minor fix to the tab window. The biggest addition to this release is greatly improved log viewing. Also new is a floating information window that will show a larger buddy icon along with a selectable away message.

Changes from 1.4.2:

• (New) Floating info window displays full status messages and larger user icons (access by right-clicking a user in the contact list and selecting “More Info”)
• (New) Log viewer toolbar has options to delete logs and export logs in plain-text
• (New) Log viewer has a search field that uses Spotlight to search through logs
• (Feature improvement) Tab overflow menu will change icons to denote new messages in tabs that aren’t visible
• (Feature improvement) Log viewer will now work in any language
• (Bugfix) Receiving a new message when using tabs won’t always bring the new tab to the front anymore
• (Bugfix) Old iChat 2 logs now display properly in the log viewer
• (Bugfix) Fixed a problem where opening saved chats could fail
• (Bugfix) Fixed a typo in the German localization
• (Bugfix) Fixed a problem where typing a reply into a new message window with tabs enabled could case the tab window to resize infinitely
• (Bugfix) Using the tab window below the dock will no longer cause the message window to be moved above the dock
• (Bugfix) Other minor bugfixes related to tabs
• (Note) The Chax installation program name has been changed from Install Chax to Chax Installer