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Title: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on December 10, 2008, 07:00:25 PM
Hey Kemp,

I uploaded my revision to the chat icon with this message. Tell me if this works, and can be done with minimal work on your part. Thanks :)

Peace,
Raymond
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on December 10, 2008, 07:14:46 PM
could you shorten java chat link also while you're at it? so on the yage.net:9000 radio page we can have a shorter link to it, something like yage.net/spfchat ...thanks!!
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: Syd on December 11, 2008, 02:58:10 AM
LOL pretty lame! I don't think it needs to be changed, tho, if it does I'm sure we can find something better than that.

Here is your shorter url for chat. http://tinyurl.com/694oqa (http://tinyurl.com/694oqa)
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on December 11, 2008, 12:53:19 PM
I think it needs to be changed, and a few others I talked to agree, which is why I asked Kemp. My revision was done so it could happen quickly, til some slicker image or whatever comes along. Kemp said do it, so I did it. It works for now, in my view.

As for the tiny url, I thought of that too but then wondered if we wanted a permalink like that. I think something like spiritplants.org/chat would work better for us since it is more memorable.
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: Syd on December 12, 2008, 04:57:23 AM
Sure I don't use java much but in all my years as a member, I've never had to remember the link. Thats what favorites are for. Either way this isn't really a big deal.
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on December 12, 2008, 12:47:59 PM
the point of making the link clear is for new people who arrive here by one means or another, look around briefly, and maybe understand that that icon indicates there is a chat, but maybe do not...it simply does not stand out clearly as "click here for a nifty chat room!"...clarifying its purpose is a good idea...but we're waiting on kemp to weigh in still :)
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: kemp on December 13, 2008, 04:57:00 AM
I've been trying to learn some graphics with Gimp (free tool) and came up with this -
[attachment=0:1p5r3yxt]chat button2.jpg[/attachment:1p5r3yxt]
It's still not what I want but... if its that important, we can use Cenny's or mine... I don't care.

Honestly, there are more important things that I need to work on first. The upgrade still needs to be completed and until then, we will have the post errors.
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on December 13, 2008, 12:18:41 PM
hey, that looks good, Kemp, use it :)
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on December 20, 2008, 02:49:33 PM
Hell yah, it's up! Well done, Kemp! Now here comes the chatting millions :)
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on December 31, 2008, 10:22:34 PM
syd---just fixed the chat link on the radio page (yage.net:9000) with your tiny url--works!! thanks man :)
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: kemp on December 31, 2008, 10:54:01 PM
here is a chat link using an SPF url -
http://www.spiritplants.org/chat (http://www.spiritplants.org/chat)

That link will redirect to the mibbit site... unless I somehow write an ajax chat client but, don't hold your breath.  :smoke2:
Title: Re: Revising the Chat Icon on the Main Page
Post by: cenacle on January 12, 2009, 03:45:27 PM
thanks so much, kemp!!!!