chat status, description, bots...

[khafra]

I'd like it if I could put a caption next to my name in the chat, like "bbiaf" (be back in a flash), or "semi-somnolescent" and have a sound alert when somebody enters the room or posts a message. Might help more people to catch each other on chat, since I don't want to leave myself online and not be around, but staying logged into the chat room is the best way to find other people there.
The bots was just something I thought of from IRC, having an auto-respond to questions with one's own nick in them or some such thing.
Probably too much trouble to implement, but it might help liven up the chat room.

[waya]

hmmmmmm if an IRC type bot is compatible, maybe a weekly Trivia game could be played. Might help glue all our butts in chat for a while LOL.

Rob

[Ghostsuit]

Well the chat does make a sound when someone enters the room but the main problem we have is the chat is a applet we use and runs on another server (one less things for us to worry about) so we can't really modify it that much. However we are looking at a way for the chat to report that other people are in it so it shows up on the board somewhere.

[Jim]

Why not have a space at the top or the bottom that shows who's in the chat room?

[stump]

Would it be possible to give a visual signal aswell as the sexy"welcome" voice when someone enters the chatroom, say on the bottom strapline where the programmes you have open show up?

Often I don't have my speakers on and if I'm in chat but doing something else I can miss them. It's happened a few times. Dunno how akward that would be but it would be a nice touch!

[Ghostsuit]

Well the new chat can have a sound effect turned on for when anyone types message by typing /beepall when you login to Chat. No news on the who's online though or the a pop up type thing.

[Melanie]

I don't login though...I hit the 'Chat' button and after about 1 minute (allowing for the applet) I'm in the chat. I can't remember ever login in actually?

[Ghostsuit]

Ok my mistake once your logged in type /beepall in the command line and it'll beep from then on for that session Should also be able to turn it back off using /beepall