I think to increase the usability of a wave for those wishing to participate in IM-like conversations, they could add a text bar at the bottom of the wave similar to a normal IM system. I think I like this much better than hitting "Reply" every time.
On Nov 13, 2:07 pm, Deanna <[email protected]> wrote: > I like having an IM option to the waves. It still is a wave so > everything gets saved and seen by all the participants - so one tries > not for trivial chat unless it is a private wave. The current > little circle at the bottom of the participants avatar tells you if > they are online. This aspect of a wave is one of the great things > about a wave. Underneath everything at the heart of the wave server > is a jabber server - so it is in the dna. > > On Nov 13, 8:49 am, ulisse <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I was looking at a previous discussion about the possibility to show > > the status of the wave participants as online or offline and some > > answers about how to implemetn such a thing that as far as i'm > > concerned instead of offering it as a gadget or an install bundle > > would be simpler to add it nativly in the waves client. Anyway my idea > > is that the experience of the real-timeness of the waves nature makes > > the participants degenerate a wave in a chatbox full of worthless > > instant messages. Seeng a friend answer to the wave makes you respond > > then he responds but the experience is that of a really uncomfortable > > chat box. > > > One simple solution would be to mark blips as volatile and have a > > robot clean the wave at the end of the conversation. And besides that > > the chat box similar to the one on gmail would be something users > > would appreciate. > > > what do you guys think?? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Wave API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-wave-api?hl=.
