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Feature Issue: Allow users to whisper to other users in the shoutbox?

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Offline Nathaniel

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« on: October 06, 2009, 05:33:49 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2009, 06:56:44 PM »
Quote from: Eliana Tamerin on October 06, 2009, 05:43:18 PM
It probably would work to follow a Twitter-like @username scheme.
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« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2009, 07:23:43 PM »
For the twitter-illiterate.

The syntax you are referring to is like this?
Code: [Select]
@username messageor (for usernames that have spaces)
Code: [Select]
@"username spaced" message
Ie:
Code: [Select]
@"Eliana Tamerin" Whassup???
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« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2009, 07:50:01 PM »
I forgot that twitter usernames are all one word.

We could try to regex the names, so that @Eliana Tamerin would work the same as @Nathaniel, but that might slow things down. However, quotes would probably be unfamiliar and uncomfortable to most users.

Then again, we could always use SMF's built-in name finder to facilitate the whisper tool. It would just be more fun to have a @username system, would increase the 'cool' factor. And @username is simpler and easier to type in one message.
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« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2009, 08:17:39 PM »
Quotes will have to be used for any usernames that have spaces.

This function defines allowed usernames: registerMember (Subs-Members.php)

This function will give us the relevent user: findMembers (Subs-Auth.php)
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« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2009, 08:34:31 PM »
Alternatively, we could use:

@user&name message

or

@user=name message

Both would be good alternatives to users when quotes are not intuitive.

This would be a good alternative to users when quotes are not intuitive. And the equals is far easier for the average user to type than an ampersand.
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« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 04:23:20 PM »
Just so we don't forget:

telnet style
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@user name=message
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« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 02:13:00 PM »
Quote from: Eliana Tamerin on October 07, 2009, 04:23:20 PM
Just so we don't forget:

telnet style
Code: [Select]
@user name=message
But had space character names? Like "Eliana Tamerin". We need seperator. Am i wrong ? :S
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« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2009, 03:13:36 PM »
Well, the discussion on this issue is also in the topic below:
http://simpleportal.net/index.php?topic=3568.0

Looks like we might go with this format:
Code: [Select]
@user: message
ie.
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@Eliana Tamerin: Wassup?
@Nathaniel: Wassup?
@Özgür: Wassup? How's it going?
It does look the best...
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« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2009, 03:18:43 PM »
My suggestion is "|" character. Because ":" is meaning in some definition&description sepearator in some language. So "@Nathaniel: What's up?" Seems like this is Nathaniel words. But if "@Nathaniel|You're right but i'm confused." more good then.
Only suggestion =)

Maybe we can add auto suggestion too ? Like pm sending. (I know more javascript is not good everytime. but this should be nice)
« Last Edit: October 14, 2009, 03:20:09 PM by sixfeetunder »
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« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2009, 03:29:07 PM »
Well, "|" would work, but ":" and then a space (": ") looks better, although that is just an opinion. "=" could look better as "@user=message" as well.

The main reason I am going with ": " at the moment, is that people suggested that it looks better. I personally don't mind that much.

Auto suggestion may get added, it was suggested in the related topic.
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« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2009, 12:32:25 AM »
Changed this to 2.4...
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« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2013, 09:13:07 PM »
Quote from: Nathaniel on October 14, 2009, 03:29:07 PM
Well, "|" would work, but ":" and then a space (": ") looks better, although that is just an opinion. "=" could look better as "@user=message" as well.

The main reason I am going with ": " at the moment, is that people suggested that it looks better. I personally don't mind that much.

Auto suggestion may get added, it was suggested in the related topic.

What if, for the sake of looks and functionality, it is stores as a | but then on output, a simple preg_replace function or str_replace could change | into : ?
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Issue Changes

Change Member Time
Status changed from Assigned to Resolved [SiNaN] August 28, 2011, 11:00:20 AM
Status changed from Confirmed to Assigned [SiNaN] March 10, 2010, 04:38:30 AM
Issue Assigned from (none) to [SiNaN] [SiNaN] March 10, 2010, 04:38:30 AM
Issue Assigned from Nathaniel to (none) Nathaniel February 05, 2010, 09:07:03 PM
Version changed from 2.3.1 to 2.4.x Nathaniel October 18, 2009, 12:32:25 AM
Issue Assigned from (none) to Nathaniel Nathaniel October 09, 2009, 01:40:37 AM
Status changed from New to Confirmed Nathaniel October 09, 2009, 01:40:37 AM
Version changed from 2.4.x to 2.3.1 Nathaniel October 09, 2009, 01:40:37 AM

Issue Details

  • Reported
    October 06, 2009, 05:33:49 PM
  • Updated
    February 12, 2013, 09:13:07 PM
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  • Type
    Feature
  • Status
    Resolved
  • Priority
    Normal
  • Version
    2.4.x
  • Fixed in
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  • Assigned to
    [SiNaN]
  • Category
    Feature Request

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