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refreshing people online

Started by keri, Mar 10 2007 03:09 AM

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#1 keri

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 03:09 AM

Is there something that refreshes people online automatically instead of having to refresh the whole page to see who is online?

#2 Chelsove

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 03:46 AM

Sounds difficult. You need to make contact with the server to get the updated information. Perhaps you could use AJAX, but it can be very resource intensive.

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 04:05 AM

QUOTE(Chelsove @ Mar 10 2007, 04:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sounds difficult. You need to make contact with the server to get the updated information. Perhaps you could use AJAX, but it can be very resource intensive.

I was thinking that, naturally AJAX seems the way to go. But rather than automatically refreshing it on a time base (which would murder resources with a rusty butter knife) - have a link to refresh the online list. Eg: There are 2 members and 3 guests ect ect - Click here to update the online list.

I'd give it a go but I'm not sure my limited knowledge will take me all the way. I'm gonna' try though

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#4 Chelsove

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 04:41 AM

However, if you need to click on a link anyway, can't you just refresh?

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 05:08 AM

Dean had a mod that did that, I think, but it might have only been for 2.1.

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 05:16 AM

QUOTE(Chelsove @ Mar 10 2007, 05:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

However, if you need to click on a link anyway, can't you just refresh?

Refreshing would refresh the entire page - I'm talking click refresh, and just the online list refreshes. Like it would, although not set to a timer.

#7 Chelsove

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 05:26 AM

Yes, that part I understand. I was referring to the effort. If it's a burden to click refresh to learn who's online, then it's also a burden to click on a link, isn't it. It depends what the OP meant, the motivation.

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 05:34 AM

The burden of clicking refresh is that you have to wait for the entire page to refresh... It wouldn't be as bad if you were just refreshing that little area.

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