chat probs

ysgwd · Post by **ysgwd** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 7:41 pm

how do I fix that after a few minutes I can no longer see comments of others--the little Netscape N quits sparkling and when I click say, my words stay where I put them, giving me that sinking feeling that people think I'm being rude....
Lisa

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 7:45 pm

use internet explorer.

netscape stanks.

ysgwd · Post by **ysgwd** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 7:54 pm

I'm allergic to Microsoft....

TelegramSam · Post by **TelegramSam** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 8:03 pm

take an antihistamine.

Benadryl is good for the soul.

Post by **rich** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 8:08 pm

Make sure that you've got Javascript enabled. If your connection is timing out, there's not much that can be done (are you behind a proxy?) but the constant-scrolling-down is a Javascript thing.

What version of Netscape?

Or, use a standalone IRC client like mIRC to connect to binky.rhizomatic.net, channel #chiffy.

Random chat thought: Is it preferable to have an up-to-the-minute count of web-chat users that doesn't count IRC-client users, or an every-N-minutes count that includes everyone on the channel? N would probably equal 15.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 8:13 pm

bypass all of that conflict and logon directly with mIRC http://www.mirc.com it's a relatively small interface that loads quickly and takes you to IRC channels without an internet 'browser'.
The only thing I miss is Netscape allows for cutting & pasting. I haven't loaded the latest version of mIRC so I can't confirm if they have added that feature.

ysgwd · Post by **ysgwd** » Tue Mar 05, 2002 9:00 am

I'll go back to IRC now that Rich has fixed the counter problem.

Thanks ya'll
Lisa

CDon · Post by **CDon** » Tue Mar 05, 2002 11:51 pm

I installed mIRC last evening, and in tinkering around with it, have a few questions, naturally:

Once you connet to our chat server 'binky.rhizomatic.net', is it possible, without connecting to the channel, to check #chiffy to see if anyone, or perhaps who, is currently connected to the channel?

Also, Can you set a sound to 'ping' when someone new connects to the channel?

NancyF · Post by **NancyF** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 1:42 pm

On 2002-03-04 21:13, Tony wrote:
......The only thing I miss is Netscape allows for cutting & pasting. I haven't loaded the latest version of mIRC so I can't confirm if they have added that feature.....

However, you can paste to the typing line and if anyone pastes a link, it is active even though it doesn't change color.

Cheers, Nancy F