I usually open up the chat and then put it in the background, and check back in about 10 minutes to see if anyone has posted. I open the window back up, and I see that X number of people have already come into the room, asked if I was there, and left. If there was an option for it to make a "ding" whenever somone posts, it would be more convenient to talk to people in real time while browsing the site.
Archived: Chatbox
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Chatbox
01/09/07 6:52 pm | #1
Our current chatbox is very cool, but I've got a suggestion. Would it be possible to make a dropdown option for there to be a "ding' noise whenever somone makes a post? (similar to AIM)
I usually open up the chat and then put it in the background, and check back in about 10 minutes to see if anyone has posted. I open the window back up, and I see that X number of people have already come into the room, asked if I was there, and left. If there was an option for it to make a "ding" whenever somone posts, it would be more convenient to talk to people in real time while browsing the site.
I usually open up the chat and then put it in the background, and check back in about 10 minutes to see if anyone has posted. I open the window back up, and I see that X number of people have already come into the room, asked if I was there, and left. If there was an option for it to make a "ding" whenever somone posts, it would be more convenient to talk to people in real time while browsing the site.
Re: Chatbox
01/09/07 11:01 pm | #2
Okay, I'll see what I can do. This will be a little difficult to develop, but I'm looking into it.
EDIT: Another possibility would be some kind of site-wide chat. Basically, you'd be able to just chat in the regular chat, or you could also expand the chat box somewhere on the site ( between the content and the link bar for example ), so you could keep chatting as you went from page to page.
EDIT: Another possibility would be some kind of site-wide chat. Basically, you'd be able to just chat in the regular chat, or you could also expand the chat box somewhere on the site ( between the content and the link bar for example ), so you could keep chatting as you went from page to page.
Re: Chatbox
01/10/07 3:58 pm | #3
Quote by Pastafarianism:
Okay, I'll see what I can do. This will be a little difficult to develop, but I'm looking into it.
EDIT: Another possibility would be some kind of site-wide chat. Basically, you'd be able to just chat in the regular chat, or you could also expand the chat box somewhere on the site ( between the content and the link bar for example ), so you could keep chatting as you went from page to page.
EDIT: Another possibility would be some kind of site-wide chat. Basically, you'd be able to just chat in the regular chat, or you could also expand the chat box somewhere on the site ( between the content and the link bar for example ), so you could keep chatting as you went from page to page.
page-to-page chat, great idea man.
Re: Chatbox
01/10/07 7:37 pm | #4
Yeah, I think that idea would probably be better. Possibly easier to code as well.
Re: Chatbox
01/13/07 12:29 pm | #5
I'm looking heavily into both the site-wide chat, and the smilies. In order to get the smilies to work I will need to bend some web rules, but it's a rule that is bent often by many applications such as chat ones.
Re: Chatbox
01/13/07 12:49 pm | #6
Site-wide seems like it would be pretty sweet.
Re: Chatbox
02/26/07 3:03 pm | #7
Sorry for the bump, but is there any possibility for the site wide chat to be implimented? Just curious.
Re: Chatbox
02/26/07 3:14 pm | #8
Quote by FrothyOmen:
Sorry for the bump, but is there any possibility for the site wide chat to be implimented? Just curious.
Yea, I'm still planning on doing it... I'm just having a hard time finding the time to get everything I want to do on Xbox America done.
Re: Chatbox
02/26/07 3:18 pm | #9
Alright, sounds cool man. No rush on it, I was just curious if you were working on it or not
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Re: Chatbox
04/04/07 9:01 pm | #10
I'll be honest, the site-wide chat is going to be a major pain in the place where the sun don't shine to build. While I still can't have any sounds to inform you of when a person enters the chat, I've updated it so the title will always contain how many people are online. That way if you're using a tabbed browser and are surfing Xbox America in another tab, you can just glance at the title to see if anyone's entered.
Re: Chatbox
07/17/07 1:29 am | #11
Okay, as of right now, unless someone can persuade me otherwise, the site-wide chat is not going to happen. I realized it'd just be too big of a project and nuisance... at least at this point for such a small community.
However, there is now a popping noise whenever a new message is posted in the chat. An option to turn the sound off will have to wait until another day, as it is 1:30 am. The sound was made by own lips, lol.
However, there is now a popping noise whenever a new message is posted in the chat. An option to turn the sound off will have to wait until another day, as it is 1:30 am. The sound was made by own lips, lol.
Re: Chatbox
07/17/07 1:51 am | #12
haha, i better check it out then
EDIT: i see i have a new award for 1k posts, next one at like 5k or something?
EDIT: i see i have a new award for 1k posts, next one at like 5k or something?
Re: Chatbox
07/17/07 1:58 am | #13
Quote by Hockeypuck55:
haha, i better check it out then
EDIT: i see i have a new award for 1k posts, next one at like 5k or something?
EDIT: i see i have a new award for 1k posts, next one at like 5k or something?
Yep, next will be at 5k.
Re: Chatbox
07/17/07 8:44 am | #14
The noise sounds like somebody farted lol
Re: Chatbox
07/17/07 10:49 am | #15
sweet we have sound now only if we could get colour in their!!!