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#1 2008-04-22 00:06:01
- Eric Storm
- Pub Owner
- From: New Port Richey, FL
- Registered: 2006-09-12
- Posts: 5751
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Chat List Widget Thing
If you look just below the news on the main page of the site, you'll see a box that lists the current chatters in the chat room. A few points:
1. This depends on a script running in my version of mIRC. If I'm not logged on, it won't give results. I will attempt to keep my copy of mIRC open 24/7, but no promises.
2. This widget does no comparison between chat nick and screen name here on the site. Be aware that unless you have registered your nick with DALnet, anyone can use it.
3. The widget attempts to keep the list updated in real time, but there are always circumstances that can prevent that, such as difficulty communicating between my computer and the website.
4. I will put this on other pages as I have inclination. If there are specific pages you'd like to see it on, say so.
I hope that this will help make the chat room a more active place. Oh, and this in no way affects any of the already-established chat rules. Read them before you enter the chat room, or you will probably find yourself being frequently kicked out.
Eric
Please Remember: The right to Freedom of Speech does not carry the proviso, "As long as it doesn't upset anyone." The US Constitution does not grant you the right to not be offended. If you don't like what someone's saying... IGNORE THEM.
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#2 2008-04-22 03:58:04
- Imagineer
- Wasted
- From: Oak Valley
- Registered: 2006-11-27
- Posts: 214
Re: Chat List Widget Thing
Very cool.
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#3 2008-04-22 04:08:09
- Black Rose
- Evil Bar Wench
- From: The Edge of Nowhere
- Registered: 2006-11-26
- Posts: 164
Re: Chat List Widget Thing
I agree. It is super cool. Thanks a lot for the work you did on the neat widget!
Black Rose
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#4 2008-04-22 05:31:36
- Storymaster69
- Completely Blotto
- From: Alberta, Canada
- Registered: 2006-11-07
- Posts: 329
Re: Chat List Widget Thing
I like it but is it possible to put it in the top corner next to the title instead of bottom of the navigation bar?
Before you ask the reason is often when I'm chatting I have my browser and mIRC splitting the screen. If I would not have read that the widget was there I would not have even seen it given its location. If there are technical reasons preventing this then ignore my request.
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#5 2008-04-22 06:33:54
- Eric Storm
- Pub Owner
- From: New Port Richey, FL
- Registered: 2006-09-12
- Posts: 5751
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Re: Chat List Widget Thing
Yeah, there is a technical reason.
It would look completely ugly sitting there.
Eric
Please Remember: The right to Freedom of Speech does not carry the proviso, "As long as it doesn't upset anyone." The US Constitution does not grant you the right to not be offended. If you don't like what someone's saying... IGNORE THEM.
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#6 2008-04-23 22:40:23
- Eric Storm
- Pub Owner
- From: New Port Richey, FL
- Registered: 2006-09-12
- Posts: 5751
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Re: Chat List Widget Thing
In response to Storymaster's request, and because I also felt it was too hard to see the chat list, I have redesigned the front page of the site to bring the chat info front and center. Yes, this moves the Recent Submissions table down some, but heck, if it's that important to you, you should be getting email updates! 
Eric
PS: with the requirement that I keep mIRC open, and with mIRC's ability to call a script at a specific time of day, I may rework the site notification system so that it sends out ALL updates at midnight, instead of sending them out when the contributor posts. Updates would be in digest form (all in one email, in other words), and would include links to the items, which the emails currently do not do.
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#7 2008-04-24 01:53:26
- Storymaster69
- Completely Blotto
- From: Alberta, Canada
- Registered: 2006-11-07
- Posts: 329
Re: Chat List Widget Thing
Cool! Thank you kind sir. 
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#8 2008-04-24 02:21:11
- Eric Storm
- Pub Owner
- From: New Port Richey, FL
- Registered: 2006-09-12
- Posts: 5751
- Website
Re: Chat List Widget Thing
That'll be $48.50, plus tip.
Eric
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