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dreamboy3000 
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Posted: 31 August 2011 at 8:56pm |
 FAQ  Search  Chat  Events  Memberlist Is there any way of moving the chat box from where it currently is, to the very top of the forum sections so it's visible as soon as anyone visits the forum? We used to have a very basic shoutbox but it was still much better than the chat feature. It annoys posters that......... 1) Clicking on it opens another window. 2) Whenever someone joins or leaves the chat it tells you so it takes away conversation that's been said much quicker. Cheers 
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Posted: 01 September 2011 at 5:09am |
The chat in its current form is not so practical. I was so excited when this feature was introduced but when we tested it.. it didn't seem to meet our needs. The fact that people's conversation remains even after they leave makes it even worse.
I think a shout box would be a much better option.
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Posted: 01 September 2011 at 10:31am |
 iSec wrote:
The chat in its current form is not so practical. I was so excited when this feature was introduced but when we tested it.. it didn't seem to meet our needs. The fact that people's conversation remains even after they leave makes it even worse.
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Yes so would I. Many of us have enough windows open without the chat box opening another. Then what people write in it disappears in no time at all because it tells you when someone joins or leaves the thing. It's not visible on entering the forum which makes it less practical. Also you have to keep clicking back to see if someone has posted in there because the chat doesn't highlight MSN style so you know when someone has replied.
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Posted: 01 September 2011 at 10:40am |
Its been mentioned before but I agree that one should not see the buffer of some 10 lines of previous conversations when one enters the forum. In the normal way, people should only be addressing those who are present. I tried fiddling with code but disabled chat in the end.
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Posted: 01 September 2011 at 10:46am |
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Originally in the beta versions the chat was not in a new Window, but many people requested that it open in a new window and so this is why it was change.
There are plans to further develop the chat room, at the moment in it's first incarnation it is just a simple chat room with basic features.
At the present time development work is concentrated on making sure that version 10 is stable before any new features are developed.
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Posted: 01 September 2011 at 12:40pm |
Nick-V wrote:
Its been mentioned before but I agree that one should not see the buffer of some 10 lines of previous conversations when one enters the forum. In the normal way, people should only be addressing those who are present. I tried fiddling with code but disabled chat in the end.
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There is a buffer of the last 15 lines of chat history are shown, what people also want is to have a time limit, so you do not see the last 15 lines of chat from a chat an hour ago. This has now been addressed so that in the next release you will see the last 15 lines of chat but now restricted to chat that has taken place in the last 2 minutes.
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Posted: 01 September 2011 at 1:14pm |
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I'm glad it opens in a new window, frankly. With a wide screen or dual screens, it's ideal. I prefer thnigs I can move out of the way..........
On the rest - really looking forward to it as I know our members have been asking me since day one "when you gonna have chat??"
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Posted: 01 September 2011 at 4:29pm |
Excellent news thanks. Can we make it 0 minutes so no old chat is displayed?
WebWiz-Bruce wrote:
Nick-V wrote:
Its been mentioned before but I agree that one should not see the buffer of some 10 lines of previous conversations when one enters the forum. In the normal way, people should only be addressing those who are present. I tried fiddling with code but disabled chat in the end.
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There is a buffer of the last 15 lines of chat history are shown, what people also want is to have a time limit, so you do not see the last 15 lines of chat from a chat an hour ago.
This has now been addressed so that in the next release you will see the last 15 lines of chat but now restricted to chat that has taken place in the last 2 minutes.
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