When IMing on AIM, What does "....has become idle" mean, and how do you become idel?
2006-06-25 03:06:20 · 6 answers · asked by HELP! 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It means the person has not been on the computer.
For instance if you step away from your comp, your screensaver goes on.
Well, your idle sign goes up if you do that on AIM
2006-06-25 03:09:44 · answer #1 · answered by Analina 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Idle means that the user has not touched the computer/AIM for a specified length of time, yo. You can set after how long you want AIM to show you as idle in your status menu, yadidamean? Idle shows that a person is probably not going to read your IM until they come back, or that they forgot to set an away message.
2006-06-25 03:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mr M. 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
idle? It means you haven't been on in a while. Like no activity. You can change the time at which you will turn idle too.
2006-06-25 03:09:55 · answer #3 · answered by Pink Tigger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
idle means when you are on but you are away. but it's different from an away message. it's when the name on your list turns grayish instead of black. you choose an amount of time and if that person doesn't do anything on AIM (because they aren't there or just aren't doing anything) their names turns gray on your list.
2006-06-25 03:10:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you have not been speaking for a while, so they think you have probably went away from the computer without signing off or putting on an away message.
2006-06-25 03:09:52 · answer #5 · answered by Br 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that you have not been active on your computer of a certain period of time.
2006-06-25 06:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by Family Tech Support 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋