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    Adium + Growl - What does Growl do?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by passive101, May 20, 2007.

  1. passive101

    passive101 Notebook Deity

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    I finally installed Adium and it works great, but it wanted Growl installed as well. I installed it and growl is always running now. It is using RAM but I have yet to figure out what it does yet.

    What does Growl do? It lists options for Skype as well. I don't want it messing with skype really. If it isn't doing anything useful ever how do I uninstall growl?
     
    passive101, May 20, 2007
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    It will notify you in a window of events. For instance display a incoming msg and or mail.

    Go to growls website and check out the different applications it works with.
     
    jatilq, May 20, 2007
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    Those notices that appear at the top right hand corner of your screen (unless you changed that setting) is Growl. It's very nice.
     
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  4. passive101

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    maybe I have it turned off. How do I turn growl back on to show things?
     
    passive101, May 21, 2007
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    System Preferences>Growl>Start
     
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  6. passive101

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    ok I have growl running but I have yet to see it do anything.
     
    passive101, May 21, 2007
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    hoolyproductions Notebook Evangelist

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    has anyone sent you a message? it only does stuff when stuff happens :O)
     
    hoolyproductions, May 22, 2007
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  8. passive101

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    i've received messages but i just hear the duck sound
     
    passive101, May 22, 2007
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    Go to Adium menu->Prefs->Events-> and choose the events that will use Growl notifications. I for one use it only to display new conversations.
     
    Wooky, May 22, 2007
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    mine makes a noise like tokyo train station; it's so soothing compared to the moronic msn and skype sounds
     
    hoolyproductions, May 23, 2007
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