> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Xavier Antoviaque > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HackIt Bar] {Hackit} AjaxIM > > On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 14:29 +0300, Vlad Dragu wrote: > > 1. browser problems > > > > It doesn’t work in Opera – I also tested on their site > > (www.ajaxim.com) and it doesn’t work there either > > It is not working reliably on IE ( I tested only in IE8) – it > > sometimes works, but other times it gives js errors (the behavior is > > the same on their installation also). > > From reading on their forum I found mentions that it only works in > > firefox and safari (I couldn’t tell if they were referring to the > > current version or an older one) > > Uh uh... This would definitely be worth fixing upstream, by submitting > a > patch that fixes it. They should definitely be interested by it (at > least, if they care about IE users). > > The best here would be to start a specific thread about browser > compatibility on their forums, and propose to submit a patch. [Vlad] yes, I will do that > > > 2. login problems > > > > I lose the session every time I refresh the page and I must login > > again. > > From what I have read, this is a widespread problem > > I have to see how they handle cookies and session and see if I can > > find the answer there. > > I couldn’t test this on their installation since they work only with > > guests > > Ok - let me know! > > > 3. friends > > > > I couldn’t find how to interact with other logged in > > users. > > Basically I tried to have a successful chat conversation between 2 > > users logged in 2 different browsers, but they couldn’t see each > > other. > > I also tried to manually alter the database table to make the users > > friends with each other, but with no luck. > > :/ Is it the same on their demo? If so, it's probably a bug, and it > could be good to start another thread about this. Could be a good > contribution too.
[Vlad] they have only guests on their demo so I cannot see how they handle friends. Actually, if we want to enable the chat for unregistered users, we may have to use the guests server also > > Basically, to avoid troubles in the future, and to be able to esily > resolve issues we get with AjaxIM, the idea is to try to become a > contributor on AjaxIM and initiate good relationships with the > developers over there. Once we have shown that we can contribute > positively to the project, it should ease things. > > The only issue is that it doesn't seem to be run like a "traditional" > free software project - the fact that there is only forums and no > mailing-list or IRC channel, and that the project refers to "the" > developer of AjaxIM, shows a different approach - but hopefully we > should be able to achieve the same result if we show that we can help. > > Let me know if you need help on how to handle the discussion, etc. I'll > be happy to do it with you if you prefer. > [Vlad] it would be great if you could help me in this discussion. I know you have way more experience than me on this type of collaboration. Thanks Vlad _______________________________________________ Hackit Bar mailing list - [email protected] Wiki: http://community.hackit.cx/ List: http://community.hackit.cx/ml/ Forum: http://community.hackit.cx/forum/ Ideas: http://community.hackit.cx/ideas/ IRC: irc://irc.freenode.net/#politis
