I'm using it now on freenode, so I guess I'm one of the fast 20. My first thought is that this is a really great and simple interface. I'd like to be able to hide the join/part messages, though.
I'll be forking shortly. Thanks!
Shout – A web IRC client
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Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#22Another great web IRC client: http://convos.by/
I still prefer Convos for all its built-in features and great community.
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#23Looks nice, but I'll stick with "M-x irc".
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
I love IRC but Slack/hipChat has some features IRC can't provide. Especially, the "formatted"/"preview" (images, videos, URL preview, tables) messages. Even if the IRC client supports some of theses features, the protocol is just text, you can't add meta/structured data to a message.
Along with the image previews, being able to just paste an image into chat (and have it automatically upload to S3) is a huge deal if you're working on anything visual.
Limechat shows image links inline, which is good enough for me anyway. In some ways it is even preferable to tying things to one particular storage solution like s3.
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#25Nice work. Out of curiosity, allowing someone to connect to a service via your servers could open you up to malicious activity. Do you rate-limit users from quickly and constantly opening and closing a connection?
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#26Nice work. Out of curiosity, allowing someone to connect to a service via your servers could open you up to malicious activity. Do you rate-limit users from quickly and constantly opening and closing a connection?
Well, my idea when I started this project: A self-hosted and password protected IRC client that runs in your browser.
However, I added "public" mode, where anyone is allowed to connect. And the demo server is currently running in this mode.
So right now? Nope. I'm not limiting anything. I guess this will be up to the person running the server to decide.
Thanks!
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#27HN Mods: Could you change the url to https://github.com/erming/shout instead?
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#28Please let this put an end to the hipchat/slack madness.
Are HipChat and Slack free enough to use as an open source project chat/support room?
Yes, we switched over to Slack from IRC/Google+ at elementary (elementaryos.org) in the early summer. It's been a massive improvement. We're starting to feel the limitations of the free tier though, so we do wish it were a lot cheaper.
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#29Please let this put an end to the hipchat/slack madness.
I love IRC but Slack/hipChat has some features IRC can't provide. Especially, the "formatted"/"preview" (images, videos, URL preview, tables) messages. Even if the IRC client supports some of theses features, the protocol is just text, you can't add meta/structured data to a message.
Well... You can, you'll just piss off anyone not running your client.
Re: Shout – A web IRC client
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Along with the image previews, being able to just paste an image into chat (and have it automatically upload to S3) is a huge deal if you're working on anything visual.
Limechat shows image links inline, which is good enough for me anyway. In some ways it is even preferable to tying things to one particular storage solution like s3.
You have to upload the image yourself, then. In a workflow, this is a time-waster.