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Posted: 10 May 2007 at 11:58pm |
I was curious as to whether version 9 of Web Wiz Forums will use AJAX technology to inform members of new PM's received instead of having members refresh the page. This is used by Google Mail (Gmail). You do not need to refresh the page or click a 'Get mail' button to check for new messages, instead, it uses AJAX to check for it. No pop-up windows used!
This would be a great feature to have 
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Posted: 11 May 2007 at 6:46am |
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This is something worth looking into, my first concern though is having an open connection to the server could be resource hungry. However, do want to look into using some sort of AJAX method to more accurately track current users so could put the two things together.
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Posted: 11 May 2007 at 9:18am |
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btw: how does programming with new version 9 is going on. Is there a timeline for finishing?
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Posted: 11 May 2007 at 6:46pm |
 -boRg- wrote:
This is something worth looking into, my first concern though is having an open connection to the server could be resource hungry. However, do want to look into using some sort of AJAX method to more accurately track current users so could put the two things together.
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Actually, it shouldn't be too bad if you put a 'long' interval on the timer. I've done a bunch of ajax programming (with ASP even!) and if it's something simple (like checking PMs) it could be quick and easy.
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Posted: 13 May 2007 at 6:50pm |
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It's certainly something worth considering as it could be used to do a number of things at once, not just the PM checking. Maybe also include something like informing you when your buddies come online, new PM's, last visit date update, and active users list, all in one hit.
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Posted: 13 May 2007 at 10:41pm |
disrael wrote:
I've done a bunch of ajax programming (with ASP even!)
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Can you send me some links to your work? I may have a job or two for you if you're good and/or interested.
Send by PM if you prefer... I'll check it manually until Bruce gets the Ajax checker working  .
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Posted: 14 May 2007 at 10:51am |
A  for AJAX. I've seen and heard guys doing amazing things with that. I'll just love WWF a bit more 
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Posted: 14 May 2007 at 5:21pm |
-boRg- wrote:
It's certainly something worth considering as it could be used to do a number of things at once, not just the PM checking. Maybe also include something like informing you when your buddies come online, new PM's, last visit date update, and active users list, all in one hit.
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exactly. I think that's a great idea!
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