Hi, Long before gtalk popularized the concept of server push, Yahoo messenger(desktop client) used to push messages instantly to the users. A person behind a firewall was able to use Yahoo messenger without any issue. So was Yahoo messenger using http ?. And was it using a server push ? Thanks ...
I am trying to implement a browser based chat system with jQuery. I want to poll the server for new messages and append them to the bottom of a div. I have two problems. I can't get it to append text to the div I don't know how to keep the div scrolled to the bottom as the text gets appended Here's the relevant clip of my HTML: <di...
I am looking for a Facebook Chat API on Objective-C. I have found one for Ruby (coderrr.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/facebook-chat-api/) and have noticed that software like Adium use it. So what I would like to know is how I could make/find a working Framework for the FB Chat. Thanks, Alexandre ...
hi, i am currently working on English language teaching site. we need to implement voice chat for student teacher communication. as exampled student have some doubt about today lesson he can chat with teacher and clear the doubt. pleas let me know do you know some voice chat app to suit this. ...
Hi, I am a newbie to Erlang and am trying to make a switch to Erlang for our latest project. Since this is going to be a real-time chat (long polled) system for file sharing on the fly, I realized after a bit of digging around that Erlang would be the most appropriate choice, because of high concurrency, plus people also suggested to use...
On my Django site I would like users to communicate with each other in several ways: Forum Private messages Chat with rooms and saved history Could you suggest me ready solutions for this? Especially for chat. Also, is it possible to integrate Google Wave in Django? ...
I am designing a web based chat feature for an application that will work sort of like facebook chat or google talk inside of gmail. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on how often it should check for updates? Every 2 seconds? Every 5 seconds? 10 seconds? Also, should I call setTimeout in the callback function of setTimeout, or in t...
I am trying to build a web based chat system and I am going to user ruby gserver. I have looked at this example . However my question is when I get the user input from the web and in the controller I have the user input. Now how does client connect to server to pass this user input value to the server. The server after getting the valu...
Does there exist some framework for parallel editing XML-document on a web-page through AJAX? I need a shared whiteboard, where I and other people can draw and see that draw others in real time ("live" mode). Modern browsers support SVG, event-source and other useful things, and if such a framework exists, make such a board should simp...
Any suggestions for simple voice chat solution for a PHP based website. We already have a text chat in place, client now wants voice chat too. ...
Online chat is deceptively difficult due to the stateless nature of http and the web in general, causing such hurdles as session timeouts, users opening multiple windows and different accounts being signed in on one browser window. There is also the problem of users closing the browser window and logging out and such things, which make d...
Has anyone been able to get the CometChat application working locally? Our application is written in .NET 3.5 (C#) and we're going to use CometChat as our chat solution (it's pretty slick!). However, I'm trying to get it set up locally to test before pushing it to our test environment, but I'm running into misc issues (namely SERVER vari...
This is really just a "what-if" type question, so forgive me if it is either ridiculous or ridiculously easy... I have a client whose site offers a "chat with a consultant" option that you see on many sales and support sites. We were wondering if there was a way that iPhone users (or any user, in theory, but mostly iPhone) could click t...
Hey guys, I made a simple chat system that connects to a server with a client one on one. I'm not really sure how to get multiple clients with the server so that you can see everyone's messages. Here is the source code. The Server only accepts one client at a time. how can I fix this? Thanks, Kevin ...
Hi All, I'm looking to implement a chatroom interface for an ASP.NET page. I'm in the process of learning WCF and it seems that it is appropriate for a chat application. Before I get too involved into WCF I want to be sure it is the right choice to make for developing a chat application in ASP.NET. Can anyone provide any feedback? I fo...
Helo, I have implemented a chat application using Comet. the request is "hang" on the server until new messages arive. It, then, returns to the client with the new messages, and goes to the server again. My problem is: In order to check for new messages, I poll the database every 600 ms. I perform a simple query "select...from messa...
Hey guys, I recently got into this article. It makes a chat server and people can connect to it like an AIM. The problem how would I disconnect from the server from the client. Because if I close the client application when its connected to the server it will crash the server as well. Please let me know if anyone has any solutions... T...
What are your experiences with Python Jabber / XMPP client libraries? What do you recommend? ...
Any help would be great please..! How to build an intranet chat application using java which includes transform of files like gtalk? where to start the process? what all the sw requirements? ...
hi friends, I want to use AsyncSocket class for peer - to - peer chat. I have been able to make a sample chat application where one user can communicate with other user by transmitting messages to server and then from server to other user(s) by using it, but I am finding it some what difficult to manage sockets established in peer - to...