RE: Chat room indicator
April 18, 2010 at 9:43 pm
(This post was last modified: April 28, 2010 at 7:03 pm by Autumnlicious.)
It seems annoying to me that my original idea is indeed either misinterpreted or too cryptic.
The setup:
A datasource (on AF) via TinyChat API queries the chatroom in question and enumerates the current roster.
A dummy page called roster is setup to periodically poll the data source (every 5 mins) and change it's content.
The default AF header displays a number from the dummy page in the position on the mockup.
An Asynchronous HTTP and HTML (AHAH) or AJAX request just refreshes the element with a new number through querying every minute or so...
EDIT: It has been noted that a form of this suggestion has been implemented after the switch from TinyChat.
The setup:
A datasource (on AF) via TinyChat API queries the chatroom in question and enumerates the current roster.
A dummy page called roster is setup to periodically poll the data source (every 5 mins) and change it's content.
The default AF header displays a number from the dummy page in the position on the mockup.
An Asynchronous HTTP and HTML (AHAH) or AJAX request just refreshes the element with a new number through querying every minute or so...
EDIT: It has been noted that a form of this suggestion has been implemented after the switch from TinyChat.
