Chat Room SFX

[DesKaladA]

Ok as i was taling with guessed about a tool we are working on
RDZ brought up a good point

why doesn't the chat room have Sound effects?

I mean there are some good sound files in the war3 and war3x mpqs to use
so why cant the chat room use them

 

[Kimbo]

This was brought up ages ago, from what i last remember... i dont remember.

Im not sure. If that is to be implemented i highly suggest a on/off sfx button.

 

[Gilles]

Wulf you're a mod again!

I don't see why chat needs Sound effects.

 

[Kimbo]

Wulf you're a mod again!

I don't see why chat needs Sound effects.

offtopic:
no.. im a *resource* mod and iv been like that for awhile :/

 

[donut3.5]

If we did implement it, an on/off button would be more than essential. I would honestly leave and never return if it made an annoying ding every time someone sent a message.
--donut3.5--

 

[DesKaladA]

so yes

 

[Hakeem]

I don't see why chat needs Sound effects.

We don't need a chat room either.
Ditto@needing an on/off button if implemented.

 

[Gilles]

We don't need a chat room either.
Ditto@needing an on/off button if implemented.

We don't, but it's nice. I don't think sound effect would be nice. Maybe some would, I wouldn't. They would just irritate me.

 

[brad.dude03]

They would irritate the hell out of me, so no, not on your life would we have sounds.

Furthermore, it'd be massive copyright violation to take sounds from the game to use on this website, so no, I don't want Ralle getting sued.

 

[Dr00d]

There was for a while, whenever you got a whisper a little chime sounded. But not anymore.

 

[Hakeem]

I don't see the harm in having sound as long is there is an off button. (As long as it's not a copyright issue.)
On the other hand, some people would prefer to have sound, it's a win-neutral.

 

[Earth-Fury]

They would irritate the hell out of me, so no, not on your life would we have sounds.

Furthermore, it'd be massive copyright violation to take sounds from the game to use on this website, so no, I don't want Ralle getting sued.

so all the art assets this website uses which are directly from WC3 (icons to say the least) are not a violation of copywrite?

Anyway, there was such a feature for a while, but people complained. If it returns, but defaultly off, it would please everyone i think.

 

[DesKaladA]

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Anyway, there was such a feature for a while, but people complained. If it returns, but defaultly off, it would please everyone i think.

ya that works as long as there are no copeyright probloms
and if the sfx are defulty off whats the harm?

 

[Mecheon]

Uploading a whole bunch of soundfiles just sounds like a waste of space to me

Especially since it will interfere with my music

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Which is why it will initially be off Mecheon. Not that I support having sound in the chat, seems pointless to me.

 

[Dr Super Good]

I say its ok as long as an off button is added.
If no off button is added, I folow the same reasoning as Mecheon, as it is right like he always is.

 

[Wolverabid]

If chat room sound features are to be implemented, it will be up to the Chieftain to get it done.

Let's wait to hear his opinion on the matter.

 

[Pyritie]

If there were sound effects I would hate to have one every time someone sent a message. When logging in/out... think of when people disco or the server blips and there's a mass disconnect. Announcements... are all spam and we already know them anyway. So I don't really see the point of sounds.

That being said, I think something that might be useful is making the window/tab name flash or something when someone sends a new message. I saw Ralle change the tab to "RALLE HAX" once, so it definitely is possible. Dunno if it's actually feasible.

 

[DesKaladA]

what i'm proposing is like

/sfx(hi)

and then it would play
and if someone is spamming sound fx you can just turn them off

 

[brad.dude03]

Or better yet just ban them.

 

[Gilles]

Or better yet not have them.

If Ralle wants to implement them, I don't are as long as there is an off button. But as someone said, seems like a waste of time and space.

 

[Hakeem]

That being said, I think something that might be useful is making the window/tab name flash or something when someone sends a new message. I saw Ralle change the tab to "RALLE HAX" once, so it definitely is possible. Dunno if it's actually feasible.

Up until I right now when I just tested it, I thought this wouldn't work.

var ViewingChat = true;
window.onfocus = function(){ViewingChat = true;}
window.onblur = function(){ViewingChat = false;}

 

[Ralle]

Sure we can get SFX in the chatroom. When we get tabbed chatting. And I haven't planned to make that. Yet.-

W00t Hakeem. Would that worK!?

 

[Hakeem]

I do believe so. It works for me in SeaMonkey and IE7. Heres a test page:

<SCRIPT>
window.onblur = function(){document.title = "Blur";}
window.onfocus = function(){document.title = "Focus";}
</SCRIPT>

 

[DesKaladA]

Sure we can get SFX in the chatroom. When we get tabbed chatting. And I haven't planned to make that. Yet.-

W00t Hakeem. Would that worK!?

But will it go on the todo list?
That is the question

 

[Shados]

Uploading a whole bunch of soundfiles just sounds like a waste of space to me

Especially since it will interfere with my music

QFFT.

No sound. Even if it starts as off, it's utterly useless. At least the chat room allows for quick help/discussions, and provides a way to get to know other members.

-*meow*

 

[donut3.5]

Also, having a sound pinged everytime a message is shot off will cause insane amounts of lag.
--donut3.5--

 

[Dr00d]

There was for a while, whenever you got a whisper a little chime sounded. But not anymore.

*Sigh...*

No one listens to Dr00d...

 

[brad.dude03]

Yeah, because it's not important at all. It was probably removed for the very reasons stated in Donut's post.

 

[Kaitech[SanD]]

God, SFX' in the chat room? Bloody stupid idea.

 

[Kimbo]

Yeah, because it's not important at all. It was probably removed for the very reasons stated in Donut's post.

From what i last remember there was no button to turn it off and there was sound issues I think, overall I like it and wish it would come back.
BUT I OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO USE FOR IT as my whisper ability is disabled =_=

 

[Dil999]

What I have had on my mind for a long time is the ability to 'beep' other people in the chatroom. Basically you would say .beep (name) and it would cause their computer to beep. I find alot of the time people are AFK in the channel when you want to talk to them. You could also have /dnd commands which turn the ability for you to be beeped on/off and limit it so you can only beep every 10 seconds or so.

 

[Kimbo]

There is a thing called /ding NAME:
IT sends a msbeep and causes window tab to flash and kinda like a pop up comes yes. only od it every 5 mins though.

 

[Dr00d]

Yeah, because it's not important at all. It was probably removed for the very reasons stated in Donut's post.

No, it's still up there all right.

My point WAS that we had it and it was removed. We tried it. We didn't like it. End of story.

~Thread closed.

 

[Pyritie]

My point WAS that we had it and it was removed. We tried it. We didn't like it. End of story.

~Thread closed.

~ Thread opened.

I think that we most likely won't be getting any sort of sounds added to the chat any time soon.

In other news, who else thinks these should be added to the chat room?

 

[DesKaladA]

i do
they are soooo 1337

 

[Dil999]

There is a thing called /ding NAME:
IT sends a msbeep and causes window tab to flash and kinda like a pop up comes yes. only od it every 5 mins though.

Wow, I never knew that...