On 09/06/08 18:23, John Botscharow wrote: > > RE: IRC Chat issues > > For me, the problem is not one of configuration, but rather the speed of > the conversation I used to be a speed reader, but now I have to read > quite slowly because of my vision problems - macular degeneration to be > specific. I literally have a hole in my vision and need to read > everything slowly to be sure I do not miss anything. IRC works well for > me for one-on-one conversations but anything more than that, I cannot > read fast enough to keep up. And the fact that I am not a speed typist > only compounds the issue > > The color scheme on XChat is usable, not perfect, but I think I can fix > that with a little playing around in the preferences, but that will > still not fix the real issue. At the meeting there were numerous > instances where I would have liked to contributed my comments but the > conversation went by so fast, that by the time I got something typed we > had already gone on to the next topic. I don't think there is a software > fix for my problem, but not being an expert in software, I could be > wrong. If anyone has any suggestions I am open to them. > > Just for the record, I am using Xubuntu 8.04 on a small HP Pavilion > Slimline with 512 Megs of RAM, a 1.75 MHz Pentium III O think. I use the > Xfce4 dusk theme because that gives me, pretty much, the color scheme I > need to see things well. I have tried using KDE apps, even a full-blown > Kubuntu desktop, but have never gotten the color scheme even close to > what I need. > > IMHO, IRC does not work for large group dynamics. We need some sort of > meeting room software like my son;s former online school uses for their > study halls and club meetings. I can't recall the name of the script off > the top of my head, but people had to "raise their hands" in order to > speak and the room was somewhat moderated in order to give everyone a > fair chance to talk. It was web based and involved a small Java applet > download. The pace was much slower, and more organized - less of a free > for all. > - > Peace! > > John Have you considered or tried speech generation?
As for large group dynamics, I disagree. #ubuntu is a huge room with 1200 people where people are being helped all the time. Not all questions are answered, but if you help before you ask and ask appropriate questions, you have a great chance of being assisted. There are meeting methods where all speakers in IRC are muted and only the chair can allow people to talk, but it completely stifles the flow of discussion. The great thing about IRC is that each voice is as loud as every other voice, that means that you can all sit around a large round table and hear all the things being said, rather than only hear the few people near to you or loud enough. -- Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 at S31°54'06" - E115°50'39" (Yokine, WA) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 8888 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
