I wrote a small AppleScript called iChatStatusImage (42KB download) that monitors my iChat status and changes my picture based on that status. The script needs to run in the background, but it's got a pretty small footprint. If you know of a way to make it even smaller, feel free to let me know.
It's very simple to use -- unzip the archive and replace the JPG files in the folder with JPG files of your choosing. I recommend keeping the images to around 100x100 pixels in size (iChat will resize them to 28x28). It is very important that you have these four JPG files in the same folder as the iChatStatusImage application:
[robg adds: I have mirrored the zip file here on macosxhints, just in case, but the above link should always have the latest version of the package.]
It's very simple to use -- unzip the archive and replace the JPG files in the folder with JPG files of your choosing. I recommend keeping the images to around 100x100 pixels in size (iChat will resize them to 28x28). It is very important that you have these four JPG files in the same folder as the iChatStatusImage application:
- available.jpg
- away.jpg
- idle.jpg
- offline.jpg
[robg adds: I have mirrored the zip file here on macosxhints, just in case, but the above link should always have the latest version of the package.]
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