Comments on: So, why is there no “Invisible” in the iChat Menu Bar?

By: James

James — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:20:24 +0000

mmmmm Utz Cheeseballs!

By: boult

boult — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:39:36 +0000

I guess you mean .mac sync icon in menu bar?

Go to Application folder and find iSync then go to preference and you will find the option to turn menu item off.

By: Jonathan.. er another Jonathan AKA Chaplare...

Jonathan.. er another Jonathan AKA Chaplare... — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:13:11 +0000

Hmm, I do not know about being invisible in buddy lists, but this is a cool “invisible” effect for ichat… http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=377104

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:52:02 +0000

to Jonro:

Hold down the Command key and click and drag the icon off your menubar

By: Mark Rushton

Mark Rushton — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:56:47 +0000

Yes, there is a workaround. While “offline”, open your Buddy List from the menu-bar. Then choose “Invisible”.

Clunky, but it works.

By: Jonro

Jonro — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 14:25:55 +0000

That made me think about another burning question: How do I remove the .mac icon from my menu bar. I don’t have .mac and will probably never have .mac. There’s no checkbox to remove it from the menu bar like there is for iChat .

By: Aayush Arya

Aayush Arya — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:13:04 +0000

I think I do know the reason. Invisibility is not supported on Google Talk/Jabber in iChat, so I guess having a universally applicable option in the menu bar for invisibility would cause confusion, because it would only work for your AIM/.Mac buddy list.

You’re right though. There must be some way to sign on as invisible without “blowing your cover”.