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Making Facebook Chat Practical

Sections: Features, How-To, Mac Software, Macintosh/Apple Hardware, Originals, Social Media, Software, Web Applications / Development, Widgets

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Fluid Facebook chat is a little awkward… it’s stuck in the browser, and even if popped out, it still runs in Safari. By closing the window, or moving to a new tab, you close your chat. Fortunately, Mac OS X makes it easy to run Facebook Chat separately from Safari. Here are the two easiest ways:

Web Clip in Dashboard
Simply navigate to Facebook, use the chat menu to pop out the chat in a new window, and choose “File > Open in Dashboard.” Then, arrange it as you please. I chose to make only my buddy list visible, so I can easily check who is online before starting to chat. When I wanted to chat, I either went to Facebook, or resized the widget to show the chat.

Fluid.app
This method is the better one for someone who wants to do heavier-duty chatting. First, download the free and awesome Fluid.app at http://fluidapp.com. Then, launch Fluid, and type the following address into the field:

http://facebook.com/presence/popout.php

Give it a name like “Facebook Chat,” and save it. There you go! You now have a native Facebook Chat application.

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9 Comments

  1. I went with the Fluid.app way of doing things. Its great, but there is no notification system to tell you when a new message has been received.

    Mark Rowland
  2. اريد التعرف علي مصرية

    sayed
  3. I don't like this set-up. I had to reformat my hard drive and it gave me this new set up automatically. How do i go back?

    eric
  4. hey how are yall

    kathleen kincad
  5. ifly

    joan
  6. wat r u talkin about

    jaleel
  7. mmmm..

    jawa
  8. I wanna chat on facebook

    Daisy Richardson
  9. i want 2 chat on facebook

    kieanah

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