iChat AV (Italian), Mac OS X 10.2: Can‘t Join Chat Room

When you try to join a chat room, the button "Entra" (Go) in the window "Entra In chat ..." (Go to Chat) is dimmed.

Note: You can join a chat only if you are invited to it.

There are two workarounds. Use either one.

Workaround: Temporarily change the language

1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.
   
2. From the View menu, choose International.
   
3. Drag a language other than Italian, such as English, to the top of the list of languages.
   
4. From the Apple menu, choose Log Out.
   
5. Log back in and try to join or create a room.

Advanced workaround: Edit a line in a text file

You only have to do this one time.

1. Click the Finder icon in the Dock.
   
2. From the File menu, choose Go to Folder.
3. Copy and paste (or type) this folder's pathname into the field:

   
   /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/InstantMessage.framework/iChatAgent/Contents/Resources/Italian.lproj

   
   

4. Click Go.
5. Open the file "AIMLocalizable.strings" with a text editor, such as TextEdit.
6. In the editor, change the second line from:

   
   "FullNameOfAIM" = "Servizio Messaggi Istantanei AOL"

   
   To:

   
   "FullNameOfAIM" = "AOL Instant Messenger";

7. Quit the editor and save the changes.
   
8. Restart or log out and back in.