Aim 6 Beta Released

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Aim Triton officially changed its named to Aim 6 to mark its close to Gold Master rekease. Or knowing AOL, it can take another year for this to finally be finished. For those who have tested Aim Triton before, Aim 6 doesn’t really add anything new aside from UI changes, and a webcam chooser in its settings. Other minor changes in the IM window  is "NEW IM" is off to the left, the buddyinfo button is missing, tabs are gone. Some of these changes sound temporary but still the UI in this version is far worse than the previous Aim Triton 3.10.3.

One of the biggest problems in the IM window is the lack of a buddy info button. With all that extra space they have left in the white section, some icons can be dropped in for ease of usability. You really don’t want your users to navigate through a menu when it can be simplified by just adding one button. Another design flaw is that the New IM button looks out of place, this can just be fixed by centering it.

The theme looks great on the welcome screen. The design looks more practical and ergonomic than Aim Triton. It fits the buddy list quite well, but contrasts alot with the IM window, where blue is still being used for the tabs. Other than that its a step in the right direction of how a buddy list should look like.

Aim Triton has been in beta for years now, and we still don’t have the most requested features in it yet, below is a list of features in Aim Triton that has been requested so much times, that even beta staff gets tired of seeing them.

Disable Sounds While Away
Set Buddy List Font
Fix Format Screen Name
Docking Buddy List