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Introducing TogetherJS

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Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by shurcooL »

mixmax wrote: post #18
Mikeb85 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would you tell someone using Windows 95 who's complaining that your app won't run?

That would depend on how much money they will pay me.

That could be the problem right here. Or it may not be a problem, depends on your values.

Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by mikegioia »

BHSPitMonkey wrote: post #4
mikegioia wrote: post #3

This looks great but it seems they have no plans to support Internet Explorer ( https://togetherjs.com/docs/#browser-support ). That's a shame because most of our users who need this level of support all use IE :/

Yesterday, IE users weren't using TogetherJS, either, and I'm sure you weren't bothered by it at the time.

Haha, I'm not really sure what you mean. Yesterday I didn't know TogetherJS was ready to use, and yesterday I didn't know of Mozilla's plan to not support IE.

How could anyone be bothered by something before they know about it?

Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by r00fus »

laureny wrote: post #12
Mikeb85 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who cares. It's IE which needs to catch up to the standards Mozilla and Google are implementing. It's not like Windows users will be left out in the dark, they can always install Firefox. Tell your users to use a real browser, or write a letter to Microsoft telling them to get with the times... Even the University I attend doesn't support IE with their web-apps. They support Firefox...

> Tell your users to use a real browser Suddenly I have the impression I'm on Slashdot in the early 2000's.

Funny how the progress of time moves seemingly extreme positions into mainstream acceptance.

If you told me 13 years ago that the US would elect a black president twice, I'd have laughed at you.

Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by mikegioia »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #9
mikegioia wrote: post #3

This looks great but it seems they have no plans to support Internet Explorer ( https://togetherjs.com/docs/#browser-support ). That's a shame because most of our users who need this level of support all use IE :/

Who cares. It's IE which needs to catch up to the standards Mozilla and Google are implementing. It's not like Windows users will be left out in the dark, they can always install Firefox. Tell your users to use a real browser, or write a letter to Microsoft telling them to get with the times... Even the University I attend doesn't support IE with their web-apps. They support Firefox...

Unfortunately we have a lot of school administrators using our app with their Dept of Ed issued computers. The same DOE that actively encourages everyone to use IE and disallows software upgrades without IT help. Trust me, we try to get them to switch to Chrome/FF but it's an uphill battle.

Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by breck »

csantini wrote: post #19
csantini wrote: post #14

Jesus, how much I waited for this! :O Literally just deployed, absolutely love it: http://hackurls.com/#&togetherjs=global One liner copy-paste for community on your website. I can finally talk in real time with my users and understand why the use my website.

eheh it's really cool, but the user list goes a bit crazy with too many users

Short term fix: if you zoom out you can see the full menu.

Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by mntmn »

I am building an actual service using technology like this (but we wrote our own, not TogetherJS). It's cool, but don't forget that this is really a "utility" and it's the mix of factors and features that you build on top of this that make an actual product out of it. I'm currently compiling a (somewhat biased) feature-by-feature comparison on creative realtime collaboration tools. Feel free to comment and suggest more products to compare! https://docs.google.com/a/mnt.mn/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AunvDU...

Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by mikegioia »

jmacd wrote: post #16
mikegioia wrote: post #3

This looks great but it seems they have no plans to support Internet Explorer ( https://togetherjs.com/docs/#browser-support ). That's a shame because most of our users who need this level of support all use IE :/

You can check out GoInstant as well, which supports IE 8+ http://goinstant.com

This looks really awesome!

Re: Introducing TogetherJS

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Post by mixmastamyk »

mixmax wrote: post #18
Mikeb85 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What would you tell someone using Windows 95 who's complaining that your app won't run?

That would depend on how much money they will pay me.

Exactly. Note that Mozilla isn't being paid for this tool. It's open source though. So those who require IE support are welcome to pay someone to or add it themselves.

Everyone is happy, except those who want goodies for free. ;)

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