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dojo inside adium?!?

Torrey has implemented what I believe to be the first implementation of Dojo inside a desktop IM client, in this case Adium. Adium basically renders all of its messages using the Safari WebKit. So it was a matter of figuring out how to package it all together to use Dojo to provide transition effects and animations to create a more interesting IM experience than is normally found with the normal IM themes. The package is still being perfected before it is added to the Adium site. In the interim,Torrey made a short QuickTime video demo showing Dojo inside Adium.

That is truly awesome. It's

That is truly awesome. It's a reminder that details do matter: having the fade effect in there seems like a little thing, but it makes a big difference in my emotional response to that UI. I switched from OS X to Linux earlier this year, and I miss Adium's nice interface. I was just thinking today that somebody should take libgaim + gecko and make a nicer looking chat client for Linux.