Ravi Raja
2003-04-23 09:16:27 |
Who's Online
Does anyone think that there should be a similar " Who's Online " link above the " Queue Chatterbox " too ? |
Charlie
2003-04-24 03:22:12 |
Re: Who's Online
Actually, I find the Chatterbox thing, especially with the "Who's online" a bit annoying. Every once in a while I see "I know you're on line, why aren't you answering?" and I don't know how long ago it was posted, as I've been too busy doing other things on the site to look at the Chatterbox. But so long as there is such a button, there's no reason why it shouldn't be available everywhere. |
Ravi Raja
2003-04-24 23:54:34 |
Re: Who's Online
Charlie one day even I posted such a comment referring to you because I wanted you to go through an answer submitted by me. You say that you are usually too busy doing other things on the site and so you hardly get time to see the comments on the chatterbox. Isn't that so. But that does not mean others too are not interested in the comments posted in the chatterbox. Many of the users have doubts and questions regarding posting their thoughts/solution and also "Submitting" a new problem on the site and they ask for help by posting their questions in the chatterbox. And most of the time (not always) I have been answering to their questions. At the same time I go through the comments posted in the forums (Commons, Reference, Library,....and others) and if needed I post my suggestions there too. So I feel the need of it and not you and thus it does not mean that others too do not need it. Anyway Charlie, thanks for your suggestion and I would like to hear from others too what they think about this. |
Charlie
2003-04-25 03:20:40 |
Re: Who's Online
Perhaps levik could work on an Instant Message type screen, which would pop up regardless of what screen you're on, when someone else on line wanted to get your attention. Many times I am on the puzzle queue voting area for a while, and log out from there, never even seeing the main chatterbox, and when I log on later I see someone was looking for me. (Yes usually you Ravi). The Chatterbox, as an add-on to this site doesn't really serve as a chat room, nor is it an IM. It is more like a more easily accessed forum. |
Charlie
2003-04-25 03:27:01 |
Re: Who's Online
Or am I missing something here? I see there's a Pop It Up button on the chatterbox that I've just tried. Does it signal something when someone posts a chatterbox entry? I see it is not permanently on-top, but maybe its reference on the Windows task bar turns orange? I haven't tried it popped up for long, but maybe that's an answer. |
Ravi Raja
2003-04-25 04:11:28 |
Re: Who's Online
Exactly Charlie that was what I was trying to say. As you have mentioned in your comment that you are usually you are on the puzzle queue voting area you are not able to view those comments that have been posted for you in the main chatterbox. And if suppose I am there too then I would not know even whether you're online or not. But if that Who's Online button was there too then I understand that you being a Journeyman, there is every possibility that you're there in that voting area and so I'll post a message for you there.
Secondly, I to never would say that the chatterbox here serves as a chatroom but I wanted it so that if any user on the site has any problem/question regarding anything on the site then he/she could instantly post that comment in the chatterbox referring to the person who's online. |
levik
2003-04-25 07:07:11 |
Re: Who's Online
The who's online feature shows ALL the users. Even if Charlie is currently looking at the queue, he would show up in the "Who's on" window of the main page. (There's not a way right now to tell where the person is)
I never invisioned chatterbox to be a way for people to effectively talk to one another - it was more like a place where you could at least type something in, back when there were no forums.
(The popup window is not really intended as IM either - you have to manually reload it whenever you want to check for new messages and it doesn't in any way draw attention to itself. It was merely designed as a way people could keep chattering without being stuck on the same page) |
