Shoutbox

[Evo.lve]

I'm confused... is the shoutbox just the IRC?

Cause every time I click on Shoutbox in Site Features, it just takes me to the portal.

I'm using Lite skin, if that matters.

 

[tj_cool]

No

Spoiler

 

[Evo.lve]

Nope. Not there.

 

[B-Blue]

Go to: My Controls > Portal Options > Scroll down until you see "Shoutbox" and make sure it's on by selecting "Yes, I do" > Save changes.

Do you see it now? If no, then use V3 skin and see if it shows up.

 

[Evo.lve]

Go to: My Controls > Portal Options > Scroll down until you see "Shoutbox" and make sure it on by selecting "Yes, I do" > Save changes.

Do you see it now? If no, then use V3 skin and see if it shows up.

Oh, thanks.

EDIT: Already set to "Yes, I do", tried V3 and still no go.

 

[tj_cool]

Use this: http://gbatemp.net/index.php?act=shoutbox

You can also try disabling and re-enabling, then logging out and back it.
(And possibly clear your cache)

 

[mameks]

You need to do what tj_cool said, log out, then back in. It happened to me when I first got access to it :3

 

[WiiUBricker]

Shoutbox sucks anyways. Why do we have to refresh 10 or more times in a minute to have a conversation?

 

[Rydian]

What's the minimum post count to be able to use the shoutbox?

 

[The Pi]

What's the minimum post count to be able to use the shoutbox?

100.

@higher ups: I don't mean to sound cheeky but are the shoutbox errors ever going to be fixed? (BBcode in pop-out and special characters in the portal one)

Also auto-refresh is a must

 

[tj_cool]

Also auto-refresh is a must

Well, then people shouldn't have complained when Costello enabled that.

 

[The Pi]

Also auto-refresh is a must

Well, then people shouldn't have complained when Costello enabled that.

I guess I wasn't here at the time (or used the shoutbox then)

How about an option in "My Controls"?

 

[_Chaz_]

Also auto-refresh is a must

Well, then people shouldn't have complained when Costello enabled that.

I guess I wasn't here at the time (or used the shoutbox then)

How about an option in "My Controls"?

I'm gonna go ahead and vote this up +1.

If that's possible, I don't see why the errors can't simply be fixed.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Also auto-refresh is a must

Well, then people shouldn't have complained when Costello enabled that.

That was a refresh based on time; is it not possible to have an optional refresh after an actual shout rather than a set period of time?

 

[dice]

It's okay to whine if no action has been taken/requests been responded to.

 

[Costello]

Also auto-refresh is a must

Well, then people shouldn't have complained when Costello enabled that.

That was a refresh based on time; is it not possible to have an optional refresh after an actual shout rather than a set period of time?

it works the same way. how do you think your browser knows when there is a new shout?
answer: it just asks the server periodically.

 

[mameks]

Something that I find irritating in the shoutbox is why you can't put: <
It's kinda annoying >.<
EDIT: Actually, you can, you just need to have a gap after it...

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

It's because the shoutbox interprets that as the start of HTML for some reason, but because normal members can't use HTML, it just 'skips' the

 

[mameks]

It's because the shoutbox interprets that as the start of HTML for some reason, but because normal members can't use HTML, it just 'skips' the

 

[ProtoKun7]

Also auto-refresh is a must

Well, then people shouldn't have complained when Costello enabled that.

That was a refresh based on time; is it not possible to have an optional refresh after an actual shout rather than a set period of time?

it works the same way. how do you think your browser knows when there is a new shout?
answer: it just asks the server periodically.

True, though 30 seconds was a bit too frequent, I think. For it to be the way I'm thinking of it would've been something along the lines of IM or IRC.
Overall, though I'd like to see something like that, I manage pressing refresh, though the bugs are the primary concern at the moment.