(Mmmm..user interfaces are a particular love of mine, so
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Thoughts and ideas about the chatterbox:
- Have it float to the top when you have a personal message.
- Have it float to the top when "active."
- Have a different font color for personal messages.
- Put a "how to" link next to the "Chatterbox" title that goes to a
well written intro on how to use the chatterbox, especially
on how to msg people.
- Is there a way to check off your personal messages without
clicking "talk?" Should there be? Perhaps rename "talk?"
- Allow the chatterbox to open as a separate full screen
node, showing a larger history of recent talks, and allowing
more control
- The ability to block certain users from talking to you (hopefully,
never be needed, but history says otherwise)
- In the full screen mode mentioned above, allow an optional
META REFRESH
- Keep the most recent talking longer. I have many windows
open and often miss some of the dialogs.
- Have a red line appear (or some other marker) that appears
right below the latest "post" you've read, when it gets busy.
- Allow a way to see recent messages that have disappeared -
perhaps by invoking the full-screen mode. However, I would
not advocate having an "archive", i.e. don't allow seeing
conversations that occured when you were not logged in, as
they tend to be very topical and transient.
- Perhaps maintain a log of your private messages.
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