vBmessenger-->an instant messenger your whole board can enjoy

[zajako]

I have started anew on making this. It is coming along very nicely.

I started from scratch on it yesterday, and i already have the messager window working, and allowing people to message back and forth. It is also very easy on the database taking up only one row per conversation. This row also is cleaned up when the im session is over.
The buddy list has been started as well, but it is ugly as hell as of yet
On the Message windows there are already 4 icons. They are block, Add Buddy, Download Log, Clear Log.
I am working on adding many more features, as well as allowing font and bg color changes..

Ill keep you guys imformed on my progress here as well :]

Attached to this post is a Log From a conversation i had testing it.

You will notice it is logged backwards. I plan to fix that, keep in mind i have only been working on this a day now

[zajako]

Here is the message window as it is now, i keep updateing it though :]

[zajako]

here is the buddylist as it is now, of course this will change, and become a lot better looking, i have yet to actualy work on it design wise :]

[filburt1]

It's a very nice concept but it just can't be powered completely by PHP for bandwidth and server usage reasons. Are you using an applet or ActiveX control?

[zajako]

no filburt, it is solely php and mysql, with a nice handful of javscript

It might be a tad pushy with bandwidth, but you can set the intravals it reloads, as well as many other features that will be in the admin panel. It also cleans up after itself in the database, so database size and use should not be a problem.

if you would like to take a look at what is done so far send me a message on aim or a pm ;]

[MetroSports82]

nice job there zajako. honestly, if you could ever come up with a working version of this feature, i'd say you'd have to be considered (or at least in my mind) hacker of the year! heck, maybe even decade! seriously, keep up the great work mate!

thanks,
Metro.

[Koutaru]

This is something I've been looking forward to for a long time
Nice-- can't wait for the release. will there be private sessions and group sessions?

[Erwin]

This is just a variation of the shoutbox or chatbox, though, isn't it, if it's based on PHP? Anything based on PHP will rely of refreshing, and would be server intensive.

[flup]

Sounds very interresting ;D

[zajako]

Erwin, no this is not just a variation of the shoutbox, This is made to be extremly easy on the database, and with it refrshing, as i said earlier you can set it to refresh at 30 seconds, if you really wanted, which would not at all be server intensive. Im testing it out at 10 second refresh rate, and it seems to handle fine.

This is actualy less server intencive than the whos online page, which also uses refreshing.

But Erwin i know your a big on conserveing badnwidth, so before i release this anywhere, i would like it if you were to go over it and give me your advice on lighting up the load, if it needs it.