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Post by Vaconcovat on May 12, 2014 19:44:23 GMT 10
We've trialled the shoutbox for a few days, and it has its ups and downs. Chatango can be unreliable and a bit of an eyesore, but the shoutbox seems to be lacking some functionality. Which do we choose?
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Post by Ozzatron on May 12, 2014 21:09:52 GMT 10
You aren't voting yourself? Just because you're an administrator doesn't mean you don't get to vote... right? I mean, you use the shoutbox as much as any of the rest of us.
I voted for the Proboards Shoutbox because of the following: - It loads significantly faster for me - NoScript pitches a fit about Chatango (yes I know I can add this site as an exception, and I have) - Like Vaconcovat said, Chatango is somewhat unreliable - There's a non-zero chance that the Proboards team will update their built-in Shoutbox, so it could get better - The current weaknesses of the Shoutbox aren't actually all that bad. It may not auto-update properly, but pressing F5 or the built in refresh button works 100% of the time in my experience.
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Post by Foohman on May 12, 2014 21:23:40 GMT 10
Is it me, or is there a rather short limit to the shown messages? I can't seem to scroll up very far, you see, I do love to read all the ramblings Ozzatron spouts! ;D Anyway, the auto-refresh kinda sucks, I don't know if that can be sorted out Might suggest trying a new module - the Chatango module looked out of place and ugly, however practical it was.
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Post by Ozzatron on May 12, 2014 21:39:05 GMT 10
Hah! I feel honored now! Unfortunately I don't know of any other embeddable chatting services or programs, so I can't help much about the third option. But what kind of features are we looking for? A working auto-refresh we all seem to agree upon, but what else? Infinite shoutbox history, for example?
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Post by Vaconcovat on May 13, 2014 9:03:48 GMT 10
Ok so here's the rundown on the shoutbox vs chatagno: Shoutbox:+ I have practically full control over the aesthetics of the shoubox + All posts are linked to fourm accounts + In-build to proboards - Limited chat history available to members (Staff can view full chat history) - Not exactly real-time (we're still not entirely sure) - 256 characters per post Chatango:+ Real-time + Practically unlimited chat history + Larger character limit - Less control over aesthetics (I still have some!) - Chatango accounts and forum accounts aren't linked I'm going to try to get the chatango up now in addition to the shoutbox so we can compare. The vote closes one week after it was posted. EDIT: I seriously don't have much control over the shoutbox. This is all the settings i get, the aesthetics are handled elsewhere.
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Post by Farbs on May 13, 2014 13:08:08 GMT 10
It took me a while to figure out how to vote in this poll. Has anyone else experienced this, or was it just my particular flavour of stupid causing the issue?
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Post by Vaconcovat on May 13, 2014 13:21:14 GMT 10
Uh, you just click on the option you want to choose. At least that's what i did.
Anyway, i've now added chatango in addition to the shoutbox, a small tab in the bottom right corner. I'll keep both up until the end of the poll, at which time i'll remove one (or both) of them.
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Post by Ozzatron on May 19, 2014 2:44:42 GMT 10
The poll has ended, and it looks like the ProBoards shoutbox is here to stay? I think?
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Post by Vaconcovat on May 19, 2014 18:53:48 GMT 10
Yep, the chatango will go down tomorrow
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