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Ensellitis
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Topic: PixelJoint chatroom
Posted: 19 September 2005 at 8:50pm

I finished the first version of a PJ chat.

A Flash plugin is required...

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Upcoming/Requested Features

Intergration with PJ user DB (When finished, Sedge would have to do this)
Larger font
Some kind of pixel art background
Allow users to change their font color
Emoticon intergration
SQL storage

ChangeLog

Timestamp by posts

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For those wanting to know the workings of it: PHP powered with Flash as the frontend. Messages/Info stored via flat files (text files). Originally was going to be AJAX based, but to many people use crappy browsers (Hello IE!) so decided to take it to Flash instead. I am still considering making a AJAX based chat that will downgrade in older browsers.

If you have any questions/suggestions, please let me know.

Edited by Ensellitis

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sedgemonkey
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Posted: 20 September 2005 at 11:58am

I have a question. Wtf is AJAX?

This is really freaking cool! Major props.

I would suggest stripping down the GUI of the PixelJoint graphic and just having the GUI be very tight and simple... that way we can use the built in design based on the user's theme so they have control over their design (I can pass the user's style sheet directory in the querystring to your page).

I looked at your SWF file outside the HTML and the text looks fine... the HTML was just making the Flash movie too small.

How about a "logged on" list of users?

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Shark
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Posted: 20 September 2005 at 1:13pm

this is cool but i know i might waste too much time on it. there will
also be loads of dickheads goin "make me free graphics for my
crappy game"

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 20 September 2005 at 1:35pm

Sedge: AJAX on Wikipedia. But basilly, AJAX is a combo of javascript and XML that would make it possible to load the new chats without refreshing the entire page. It is actually quite cool. I used to use it on my site for posting comments. Instead of the entire page reloading, the comments would instantly post and show on the page. But like I said, it doesn't work on all browsers without alot of work.

EDIT: My PickleToy AJAX toy Not the best example, but a decent one.

I am going to abandon the Flash version. I really suck at flash and getting to where I am on this, I could have built a decent server-side version...

Shark: That's why we are going to have some moderators and rules. And I know for a fact that I won't tolerate people asking me every 5 seconds, so we will create something to combat that.

Ok, off to work on it some more

Edited by Ensellitis

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Shark
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Posted: 20 September 2005 at 2:53pm

sweet that AJAX thing is really cool it would make a better layout as
you could have many more tab slider things, like links and guestbook
and polls.
wouldn't moderating it require 24 hour supervision because people
will be on all the time and you wont c messages from like an hour
before u start moderating and the people would be annoyed. i think
u cood block certain words or groups of words like "free graphics
game" could be blocked, also swear words could be blocked. smiley
could also be encorporated but no of those generic yellow ones
ie

something original would be cool
like ur avatar character would be a fun i dea to play with.

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 20 September 2005 at 6:41pm

Please remember to logout of the chat. Until i get a online users script working on it, it is the only way to see if someone is online... I just added a time stamp next to posted messages.

Sedge: This isn't going to be the final chat. I am working on editing some other chats that will be almost all CSS styled, then I will send you the scripts so you can do some intergration with your tables. The one being used right now is basically 100% flash except for the txt files, and PHP chat engine.

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Ensellitis
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Posted: 20 September 2005 at 8:30pm

Ok, whoever Fhqwhgads was has been banned from the chat. Read the rules. You can PM me here if you want access back.

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kankki
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Posted: 23 September 2005 at 7:37am

Those smileys are maybe for interest

Well, duuuh, I can eat spam if I have to!

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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Topic: PixelJoint chatroom Posted: 19 September 2005 at 8:50pm
	I finished the first version of a PJ chat. A Flash plugin is required... ------------------------ Upcoming/Requested Features Intergration with PJ user DB (When finished, Sedge would have to do this) Larger font Some kind of pixel art background Allow users to change their font color Emoticon intergration SQL storage ChangeLog Timestamp by posts ------------------------ For those wanting to know the workings of it: PHP powered with Flash as the frontend. Messages/Info stored via flat files (text files). Originally was going to be AJAX based, but to many people use crappy browsers (Hello IE!) so decided to take it to Flash instead. I am still considering making a AJAX based chat that will downgrade in older browsers. If you have any questions/suggestions, please let me know. Edited by Ensellitis
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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sedgemonkey Admiral Joined: 07 April 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1669	Posted: 20 September 2005 at 11:58am
	I have a question. Wtf is AJAX? This is really freaking cool! Major props. I would suggest stripping down the GUI of the PixelJoint graphic and just having the GUI be very tight and simple... that way we can use the built in design based on the user's theme so they have control over their design (I can pass the user's style sheet directory in the querystring to your page). I looked at your SWF file outside the HTML and the text looks fine... the HTML was just making the Flash movie too small. How about a "logged on" list of users?
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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 20 September 2005 at 1:13pm
	this is cool but i know i might waste too much time on it. there will also be loads of dickheads goin "make me free graphics for my crappy game"
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 20 September 2005 at 1:35pm
	Sedge: AJAX on Wikipedia. But basilly, AJAX is a combo of javascript and XML that would make it possible to load the new chats without refreshing the entire page. It is actually quite cool. I used to use it on my site for posting comments. Instead of the entire page reloading, the comments would instantly post and show on the page. But like I said, it doesn't work on all browsers without alot of work. EDIT: My PickleToy AJAX toy Not the best example, but a decent one. I am going to abandon the Flash version. I really suck at flash and getting to where I am on this, I could have built a decent server-side version... Shark: That's why we are going to have some moderators and rules. And I know for a fact that I won't tolerate people asking me every 5 seconds, so we will create something to combat that. Ok, off to work on it some more Edited by Ensellitis
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Shark Commander a.k.a. Feron Joined: 02 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2136	Posted: 20 September 2005 at 2:53pm
	sweet that AJAX thing is really cool it would make a better layout as you could have many more tab slider things, like links and guestbook and polls. wouldn't moderating it require 24 hour supervision because people will be on all the time and you wont c messages from like an hour before u start moderating and the people would be annoyed. i think u cood block certain words or groups of words like "free graphics game" could be blocked, also swear words could be blocked. smiley could also be encorporated but no of those generic yellow ones ie something original would be cool like ur avatar character would be a fun i dea to play with.
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 20 September 2005 at 6:41pm
	Please remember to logout of the chat. Until i get a online users script working on it, it is the only way to see if someone is online... I just added a time stamp next to posted messages. Sedge: This isn't going to be the final chat. I am working on editing some other chats that will be almost all CSS styled, then I will send you the scripts so you can do some intergration with your tables. The one being used right now is basically 100% flash except for the txt files, and PHP chat engine.
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 20 September 2005 at 8:30pm
	Ok, whoever Fhqwhgads was has been banned from the chat. Read the rules. You can PM me here if you want access back.
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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kankki Commander Joined: 26 March 2005 Location: Finland Online Status: Offline Posts: 195	Posted: 23 September 2005 at 7:37am
	Those smileys are maybe for interest
	Well, duuuh, I can eat spam if I have to!
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