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Dec 28, 1999, 3:22pm

O for a cleaner, better chat interface. Those familiar with irc and icq
chat will know what i have in mind.

o clean separation of the whisper window and the public one

o ability to scroll back the chat window text without having new text
pushing it back

o ability to scroll back through one's own text, edit and resend it
(irc)

o click on paste buffer for user name or text string (see irc)

o extra paste buffers for preset text strings

o perhaps colour capability?

Dec 28, 1999, 5:02pm

I don't like the colour idea, sometimes the people use colors so bright that
you must strain your eyes to read it. I like the rest of the ideas.
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Dec 28, 1999, 8:47pm

midnight thunder put into words:

> I don't like the colour idea, sometimes the people use colors so bright that
> you must strain your eyes to read it.

In that case worlds and users could have the option to switch them off. I find
they add yet one more dimension to expression; quite useful for communicating
emotions, as long as they're not overdone.

Dec 28, 1999, 10:09pm

Hmmmmm, that sounds like a very good idea.
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Dec 29, 1999, 2:40am

[View Quote] > Hmmmmm, that sounds like a very good idea.
[View Quote] Personally I don't like chat rooms. I have NEVER had a good experience in them
and it seems everyone is immature, and ts half the way they modify their text.
The only thing I would like to use to modify the chat text would be italics,
nothing else. Maybe an action thing (like "John Viper passes SomeOne a note")
but that is almost getting to chat-room-like.

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Dec 29, 1999, 7:44am

john viper responded:

> Personally I don't like chat rooms. I have NEVER had a good experience in them
> and it seems everyone is immature, and ts half the way they modify their text.
> The only thing I would like to use to modify the chat text would be italics,
> nothing else. Maybe an action thing (like "John Viper passes SomeOne a note")
> but that is almost getting to chat-room-like.

AW without chat is like a newsgroup without posts :) Are you saying john that you
don't like the chat facility in the AW browser? As with most media 99% of chat
rooms are of dubious value, yet if you're careful and selective that 1% is quite
invaluable. Improving the interface to make it easier and more intuitive is well
worth doing IMHO.

Dec 29, 1999, 11:00am

[View Quote] > john viper responded:
>
>
> AW without chat is like a newsgroup without posts :) Are you saying john that you
> don't like the chat facility in the AW browser? As with most media 99% of chat
> rooms are of dubious value, yet if you're careful and selective that 1% is quite
> invaluable. Improving the interface to make it easier and more intuitive is well
> worth doing IMHO.

Oh no no lol! without the chat what would we use... signs? I was just voting against
making AW too much like a chat room.

The only reason I would say "Go fer it!" to removing the chat text window is if they
made it possible to speak.

Hmm theres a good idea

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Dec 30, 1999, 9:56am

[View Quote] > Oh no no lol! without the chat what would we use... signs?

:)

> I was just voting against
> making AW too much like a chat room.

why do you want to vote against extensions to the chat interface as long as they are
optional to the user?

> The only reason I would say "Go fer it!" to removing the chat text window is if they
> made it possible to speak.

you can speak now if you use a third party program.

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