Instead of running an external / additional “[url=https://root-forum.cern.ch/t/irc-roothep-chat-freenode-net/19677/1 #roothep @ chat.freenode.net[/url]”, why don’t you simply add a small “chat window” / “chat box” in the bottom of the “RootTalk Forum” page?
I’ve seen something like this in many forums. They often look different so there are probably different “ways” / “software” to achieve it (I don’t know which one is “the best” one).
Hi,
Excellent idea! So much simpler!
I’ll do some research; ideally this should reuse the forum login…
Cheers, Axel
That’s right. I often saw that the same nicks were used in both, “forum” and “chat”. However, if one was not logged-in then an “anonymous” nick was used in the “chat” (I strongly support “anonymous” read AND write access to “chat”).
When searching for a solution, make sure that the “chat window” / “chat box” keeps a history of at least 1000 last entries.
Hi Wile E.,
Yeah that’s one of the major downsides of the shoutbox: IRC has just sooo much more infrastructure. phpBB has 1 (one) shoutbox module and it’s - rudimentary.
We’ll probably go with an embedded shoutbox from someone else. I’ll let you know. Again, thanks for the suggestion.
Cheers, Axel.
Hi Wile E.!
The chat box is there - thanks for your suggestion!
Axel.