On 11/21/08 12:10 PM, Lastwebpage wrote:
> one more...
> (I see the "Call for experience" today, but it's for developers, not
> for "foolish end user" like myself, therefore I post it here... )
> 
> some comments:
> 
> 1) Time Values
> in the XEP I see, "e.g. 5sec, e.g. 30sec, e.g. 2 minutes."
> What means this *e.g.*? A client side adjustable setting?

I sure hope not.

> Imagine I am an slow typer and setup 20sec, 30sec,...
> in this case the other side would see many changes between paused an
> inactive. And the other side don't know if the state is really X or Y,
> why this phrase is not "Should be 5 sec","Should be 30 sec", or however
> ?
> sorry, this e.g. confuse me a little bit.

It might be good to remove all mention of specific time values.

> 2)2 min and gone
> I really don't know if it is a good idea to put both condition in one
> state.
> 2 min=> The other side search in wikipedia, translate a text, user ask
> back to another user, or whatever, but it's possible that this 2 minutes
> elapse in a "normal" chat.

Perhaps 10 minutes is more appropriate.

> closing the chat window=> The other side have better things to do than
> chat with me any longer
> 
> sorry, but this is not the same, in my opinion.

Yes, you can't really know the intent -- some users might close windows
all the time, but it doesn't really mean that they're gone.

Peter

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Peter Saint-Andre
https://stpeter.im/

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