Hello guys,
I think it might be helpful to have a very simple chat module on our corporate wiki. A shoutbox might be a good thing here, as it wouldn't require any additional plug-ins.
However, I couldn't find any such extension. Does anyone know whether something like this is in development? Or maybe we could use a non-MW-related module for this?
Thanks in advance!
-- Frederik
Great idea! If you find out, let us know.
2006/12/3, Frederik Dohr fdg001@gmx.net:
Hello guys,
I think it might be helpful to have a very simple chat module on our corporate wiki. A shoutbox might be a good thing here, as it wouldn't require any additional plug-ins.
However, I couldn't find any such extension. Does anyone know whether something like this is in development? Or maybe we could use a non-MW-related module for this?
Thanks in advance!
-- Frederik _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
Glad you like the idea (I expected heavy skepticism)!
A search at Hotscripts.com returned a dazzling 84 results: http://tinyurl.com/y6c58o (less opaque, more trostworthy links below)
So that leaves me with two problems: 1) Which of those to choose? (Well, I could try the top 5, I guess... ) 2) How to integrate the shoutbox module into MediaWiki?
As for #2, there are a couple of things we should consider: a) There should be a global shoutbox as well a seperate one for each individual page (the latter allowing discussion on that particular page, e.g. to prevent simultaneous editing). b) If possible, the shoutbox module should use the MediaWiki registration data to allow for a unified, once-for-all login. Accordingly, if the wiki allows anonymous posting, so should the shoutbox. c) Interface-wise, it'd be great if the shoutbox could be collapsed/expanded, would float above the page and could be resized and re-positioned. (Conditions 1 and 2 can probably be implemented using CSS, but I'm not sure about condition 3... ) d) Registered user should be able to turn off the shout box altogether.
Hmm, looks like it's not that simple after all...
-- Frederik
_____ http://preview.tinyurl.com/y6c58o http://www.hotscripts.com/search/13136453.html?action=formsubmit&dowhat=...
----- Original Message ----- From: Fernando Correia Date: 2006-12-04 12:11
Great idea! If you find out, let us know.
2006/12/3, Frederik Dohr fdg001@gmx.net:
Hello guys,
I think it might be helpful to have a very simple chat module on our corporate wiki. A shoutbox might be a good thing here, as it wouldn't require any additional plug-ins.
However, I couldn't find any such extension. Does anyone know whether something like this is in development? Or maybe we could use a non-MW-related module for this?
Thanks in advance!
-- Frederik _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
You could create an extension (see http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Write_your_own_MediaWiki_extension) to show the current shotbox. And you could add an inputbox and a submit button and make it post to any shoutbox software to update the database.
The extension mechanism in MediaWiki is really powerful and not too difficult to understand.
2006/12/4, Frederik Dohr fdg001@gmx.net:
Glad you like the idea (I expected heavy skepticism)!
A search at Hotscripts.com returned a dazzling 84 results: http://tinyurl.com/y6c58o (less opaque, more trostworthy links below)
So that leaves me with two problems:
- Which of those to choose? (Well, I could try the top 5, I guess... )
- How to integrate the shoutbox module into MediaWiki?
As for #2, there are a couple of things we should consider: a) There should be a global shoutbox as well a seperate one for each individual page (the latter allowing discussion on that particular page, e.g. to prevent simultaneous editing). b) If possible, the shoutbox module should use the MediaWiki registration data to allow for a unified, once-for-all login. Accordingly, if the wiki allows anonymous posting, so should the shoutbox. c) Interface-wise, it'd be great if the shoutbox could be collapsed/expanded, would float above the page and could be resized and re-positioned. (Conditions 1 and 2 can probably be implemented using CSS, but I'm not sure about condition 3... ) d) Registered user should be able to turn off the shout box altogether.
Hmm, looks like it's not that simple after all...
-- Frederik
http://preview.tinyurl.com/y6c58o
http://www.hotscripts.com/search/13136453.html?action=formsubmit&dowhat=...
----- Original Message ----- From: Fernando Correia Date: 2006-12-04 12:11
Great idea! If you find out, let us know.
2006/12/3, Frederik Dohr fdg001@gmx.net:
Hello guys,
I think it might be helpful to have a very simple chat module on our corporate wiki. A shoutbox might be a good thing here, as it wouldn't require any additional plug-ins.
However, I couldn't find any such extension. Does anyone know whether something like this is in development? Or maybe we could use a non-MW-related module for this?
Thanks in advance!
-- Frederik _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list MediaWiki-l@Wikimedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
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This might be a little late, but I just stumbled across a TiddlyWiki[1] that has a nicely-working shoutbox from Shoutbox.us[2].
It seems to be quite easy to install with any website (it's just an IFRAME). So it should be rather simple to integrate this into MW as well (e.g. by adding the necessary IFRAME to MediaWiki:Sidebar) - without the need for an extension.
However, I myself can't use this one, as it's hosted by Shoutbox.us themselves - and running conversations through some random company's server would most likely create confidentiality issues in a corporate environment... Nevertheless, maybe someone else can benefit from it.
-- F.
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