Chat room indicator

[Autumnlicious]

Says it on the tin:

[fr0d0]

But how does that work? How does the counter know you're in there?

[Autumnlicious]

But how does that work? How does the counter know you're in there?

with magic? A serverside chatbot+ajax or something? There are ways to make that work.

[fr0d0]

Well the requirement (IIRC) is to have video chat and that it be a module. Do you know of one that could work? Also, server side ain't so plentiful ATM.

[Autumnlicious]

server side:
php+ming+html => data source

client side:
ajax+currentpage => displays a changing number by querying data source.

let tiny chat handle all the high level video crap themselves.

[fr0d0]

Adrian already said 'currentpage' picks up last page which is why it wouldn't be possible... ppl would be commonly browsing the forums at the same time therefore not on the chat page as their last page.

[Tiberius]

Indeed. The forum does track people as they move, but usually when I visit the chat room, I open a new tab with it in, and I then continue to browse the forums.

[The_Flying_Skeptic]

Indeed. The forum does track people as they move, but usually when I visit the chat room, I open a new tab with it in, and I then continue to browse the forums.

figure out how to track multiple locations then.

[Tiberius]

If you knew anything about the protocols that the web uses, you'd know that would involve a stupid amount of processing power and database calls.

The only way I could implement it would be with a load of JavaScript / AJAX stuff. I don't have the time for doing that at the moment.

[fr0d0]

Surely you just need one flag for the chat page that's set to on : opened and off : closed ?