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Walker Moore · 10-11-2008, 01:35 PM

At first I thought there was some incompatibility with the browser on my phone, but upon selecting the mobile skin in Firefox on my desktop PC, it didn't work in that browser either.

I just get a permanent "loading" message in the chat window.

Aki Shichiroji · 10-11-2008, 01:41 PM

Perhaps it isn't implimented for that skin? I often miss things on the mobile skin that I'm used to when i'm normally browsing from a computer (such as smileys, chat, etc).

Walker Moore · 10-11-2008, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aki Shichiroji

Perhaps it isn't implimented for that skin? I often miss things on the mobile skin that I'm used to when i'm normally browsing from a computer (such as smileys, chat, etc).

If that was the case, I'd expect the chat window to be hidden, but it's not. I see the window, I see the names of everybody in chat, but the chat text just says "Loading...".

If the client side is controlled by Javascript, it should work fine on the Apple Webkit/Safari browsers of many mobile devices too.

Kristian · 10-11-2008, 03:58 PM

That's the behavior it exhibits on IE6 when javascript is off.

Walker Moore · 10-11-2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristian

That's the behavior it exhibits on IE6 when javascript is off.

When using the mobile skin, that's the behaviour it exhibits on any browser.

Kristian · 10-11-2008, 04:19 PM

It seems to me that the ajax-yness might be off intentionally since some people might pay for data by the byte? it'sa thought. You must be jonesing realy bad!

Walker Moore · 10-11-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kristian

It seems to me that the ajax-yness might be off intentionally since some people might pay for data by the byte? it'sa thought. You must be jonesing realy bad!

Er, it's not broadband video Kristian. It's ASCII chat. How bandwidth UNintensive can you get? The pages are heavier than anything that happens in the chat window, and besides, many people pay by the byte for their domestric broadband too.

Also, if chat is intentionally disabled, then why is the whole chat window visible at all? I figured it was an oversight for that reason, but maybe not... and that's fine. If it's not intentionally disabled, then hell, maybe it's appreciated that I'm drawing attention to it.

As for "jonesing" really badly (whatever that means), it's a feature of a webpage that I wouldn't mind viewing when I've got nothing better to do (ie. stuck on a bus for half an hour). Is that so bad? Must every complaint about features that appear broken on a mobile device come down to what a person must be like?

Walker Moore · 10-11-2008, 04:29 PM

Also, just to prove this is mobile skin specific:

Kristian · 10-11-2008, 04:29 PM

Walker 1, Playful Teasing by Kristian 0

Aki Shichiroji · 10-11-2008, 04:39 PM

It's not visible at all on my phone.

Walker Moore · 10-11-2008, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aki Shichiroji

It's not visible at all on my phone.

It's probably uses a really cutdown browser which ignores a lot of tags.

Apple Webkit/Safari renders pages the way you see them on your desktop PC, and I only use the mobile skin because it suits a mobile sized screen better.

Anyway, never mind. I can just switch to the dark skin if I ever want to use chat.

And Kristian - I'm sorry. Apparently I'm incapable of reading stuff the way it was intended.

Kristian · 10-11-2008, 05:28 PM

Uh. Don't apologize to me. I haven't really slept in 3 days. I'm psychotic. I thought you were a flying pint glass at first.

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10-11-2008, 03:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kristian stored in the cloud busy, busy, busy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,555 SL Join Date: 2/26/2005 My Mood:	That's the behavior it exhibits on IE6 when javascript is off.

10-11-2008, 04:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kristian stored in the cloud busy, busy, busy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,555 SL Join Date: 2/26/2005 My Mood:	It seems to me that the ajax-yness might be off intentionally since some people might pay for data by the byte? it'sa thought. You must be jonesing realy bad!

10-11-2008, 04:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
Walker Moore The Son of Avatar Hiding Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 8,178 Doom Rider Champion! SL Join Date: 13-May-06 My Mood:	Also, just to prove this is mobile skin specific:

10-11-2008, 04:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kristian stored in the cloud busy, busy, busy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,555 SL Join Date: 2/26/2005 My Mood:	Walker 1, Playful Teasing by Kristian 0

10-11-2008, 04:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
Aki Shichiroji Senior Member Carcinogenic Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sylvan Posts: 765 SL Join Date: 7/22/2006 Business: Kitheres & Organica SLShopper Ads: 10 My Mood:	It's not visible at all on my phone.

10-11-2008, 05:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
Kristian stored in the cloud busy, busy, busy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,555 SL Join Date: 2/26/2005 My Mood:	Uh. Don't apologize to me. I haven't really slept in 3 days. I'm psychotic. I thought you were a flying pint glass at first.