Combining the pcengine.freeforums chat window with the pcenginefx forums

[roflmao]

Hey all! I've been tinkering with a simple web page that incorporates both the chat window over at pcengine.freeforums.org with the forums here and I think I have achieved reasonable success. Here's the html file I've come up with (right-click and save as to download).

Linky  You can download it and run it off your computer or use the link from my website, though I may tinker with it from time to time.

I also made a blog post about it, which you can read here.  There's also a screenshot of it in action.

When you open up the file in your browser, there's a button at the top of the screen that will display and hide the chat window.  You need to first log in and navigate to the chat window, but then even if you hide it, it's will update in the background so it's current when you display it again.

Anyway, I thought some folks here might find it handy so I wanted to share.   Maybe some of you fellow web nuts will make it better! 

[Bernie]

Awesome job.  I'll check that out tonight when I get home.

[FiftyQuid]

It looks awesome!  I still can't use the chat though.  I need my account to be approve?  Not to take this off-topic, but is there any way to activate my account over there?  It's been over 6 months.    Could someone here, escalate it to someone there?  Are the mods even the same?

[turboswimbz]

It looks awesome!  I still can't use the chat though.  I need my account to be approve?  Not to take this off-topic, but is there any way to activate my account over there?  It's been over 6 months.    Could someone here, escalate it to someone there?  Are the mods even the same?

You need to talk to sunteam I believe. He never set up mods on the pce-free-forums.  That whole site is kind of on hold, except the chat. 

[Bernie]

Yeah, just get with Paul via PM.  I'll shoot him  PM tonight on your behalf as well.

[FiftyQuid]

Yeah, just get with Paul via PM.  I'll shoot him  PM tonight on your behalf as well.

Sorry, but Paul who?  I can't PM anyone on the chat site as I'm not authorised to do anything over there.

[Bernie]

He's sunpaulteam here.  Runs the PC engine bible site.

[Necromancer]

Looks nice, rofl.

It looks awesome!  I still can't use the chat though.  I need my account to be approve?  Not to take this off-topic, but is there any way to activate my account over there?  It's been over 6 months.    Could someone here, escalate it to someone there?  Are the mods even the same?

Paul hates you fake Englishmen, trying to horn in on his Queen. 

[Sparky]

Hahaha necro...
Roflmao that is handy man, thanks

[sunteam_paul]

Your account should be active now £50.

[roflmao]

I've made a couple of minor tweaks: made the that window narrower so there's more space for the forums on-screen, and got rid of the second scroll bar when the chat window is closed.

Link to updated version.

It's also been updated on my blog post.

And here's a screenshot showing the chat window closed and open to help illustrate what this does:

[NightWolve]

It's a good idea, but too bad Aaron never trusted anyone with FTP access or Admin Rights to upload this to the PCEFX server.

[roflmao]

It's a good idea, but too bad Aaron never trusted anyone with FTP access or Admin Rights to upload this to the PCEFX server.

Yeah, that's why I linked to it here.  People can just run it from their desktop (or the link in my post).  If anyone else had Admin Rights, we'd probably be able to integrate a chat box without having to go this route.

[esteban]

It's a good idea, but too bad Aaron never trusted anyone with FTP access or Admin Rights to upload this to the PCEFX server.

Yeah, that's why I linked to it here.  People can just run it from their desktop (or the link in my post).  If anyone else had Admin Rights, we'd probably be able to integrate a chat box without having to go this route.

Word up! I can't wait to try this out later!

[FiftyQuid]

Your account should be active now £50.

Thanks very much!  Thanks to all that helped!