So, what about the chat?

[fett527]

I don't see the link anywhere. Does that mean there won't be one? I never saw the last posts in the other thread.

 

[thatdarncat]

I can't find a link anywhere either, and nothing in the various EW2 threads.

Mike, are we just waiting on the java client? If so, I can ask someone to take care of that, all you'd have to do is add the link.

 

[Kalanyr]

I was looking for the Java Client when I was at a net cafe and couldn't find a link here either.

 

[The Kender]

Any chance of getting the java chat online soon? I'm not seeing a link anywhere.

 

[Ymdar]

So yeah. Will we get an update on this topic?

 

[Michael Morris]

I don't know where the java client I'm supposed to use is. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[thatdarncat]

I'll poke Tore when I see him and ask him to look here. If he hasn't had a chance by the time I get home I'll get you the links then.

 

[ToreadorVampire]

No need TDC - Bynw beat you to it

I have put a chat page that links to the channel #dnd3e up on the otherworlders.org website. It is not a Java client, but a rather nice Mibbit-powered one. The URL is:
http://otherworlders.org/chat/enworld/

For MM (and I guess anyone else that wants to bookmark it) - you can pass a nickname in the querystring if you want. For example, I would use:
http://otherworlders.org/chat/enworld/?nick=ToreadorVampire
and it will set my nickname in advance to "ToreadorVampire" instead of "enworld_guestxxxx" where xxxx is a random number. MM - you can easily pass "current logged in user's username" to that querystring and log people in with their nicknames automatically.

At the moment I have it linking to #dnd3e - because that's where the chatters are ... I think there was talk of a redirect to #enworld, but it hasn't happened yet, and since I'm not a mod on ENWorld, or an op in #dnd3e I am going to put my fingers in my ears at this point and run away singing "lalalalalala". Seriously though - if you want it pointing to #enworld or anything else instead, just let me know, it'll take all of 30 seconds to change it.

Also - right now the page is laid out in a totally standard/plain otherworlders.org style - I haven't spoken to Bynw about it yet, but he might be OK if you want some enworld branding on the page?

Cheers!

 

[Michael Morris]

No need TDC - Bynw beat you to it

I have put a chat page that links to the channel #dnd3e up on the otherworlders.org website. It is not a Java client, but a rather nice Mibbit-powered one. The URL is:
http://otherworlders.org/chat/enworld/

For MM (and I guess anyone else that wants to bookmark it) - you can pass a nickname in the querystring if you want. For example, I would use:
http://otherworlders.org/chat/enworld/?nick=ToreadorVampire
and it will set my nickname in advance to "ToreadorVampire" instead of "enworld_guestxxxx" where xxxx is a random number. MM - you can easily pass "current logged in user's username" to that querystring and log people in with their nicknames automatically.

At the moment I have it linking to #dnd3e - because that's where the chatters are ... I think there was talk of a redirect to #enworld, but it hasn't happened yet, and since I'm not a mod on ENWorld, or an op in #dnd3e I am going to put my fingers in my ears at this point and run away singing "lalalalalala". Seriously though - if you want it pointing to #enworld or anything else instead, just let me know, it'll take all of 30 seconds to change it.

Also - right now the page is laid out in a totally standard/plain otherworlders.org style - I haven't spoken to Bynw about it yet, but he might be OK if you want some enworld branding on the page?

Cheers!

Can I use that page as a template to build one hosted on this machine and skin it appropriately? In other words - is there server side code on that page I need to replicate?

 

[Morrus]

NSeriously though - if you want it pointing to #enworld or anything else instead, just let me know, it'll take all of 30 seconds to change it.

That sounds like the way to go - "3e" is a somewhat non-inclusive term these days! "enworld" at least is system neutral.