Live Board Chat Program - OzChess

**Lekko** · 01-20-2010, 08:53 PM

I came with this idea for a program during a conversation with Firegoat7. It's a program where you enter the URL for a live board (eg. http://www.boxhillchess.org.au/live/tfd.swf) and it will display the board and the moves being played in the upper half of the screen. In the bottom half, there is a "chat room" where users can connect and discuss the live games in progress.

At the moment, I have developed a prototype for the program as seen below:

I'm trying to gauge the level of public interest to see if it is worth completing.
If users plan on using it for MCC/BHCC/Norths chess club live games, then I will finish the program and update it regularly.

So what are your opinions, are you willing to use it?

**Just2Good** · 01-21-2010, 04:50 PM

I think it would be a wonderful thing to have!

**Iconoclast** · 01-23-2010, 10:15 PM

Looks very good.

Did Yahoo! have a similar set up in their online games section?

Would you regularly use this software to comment on live games?

Irregularly

**Just2Good** · 01-25-2010, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by Iconoclast

Looks very good.

Did Yahoo! have a similar set up in their online games section?

Irregularly

The board would be the biggest development in chess forum history ever! I do hope HBK can make this small miracle happen!

**Lekko** · 01-25-2010, 02:27 AM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

The board would be the biggest development in chess forum history ever! I do hope HBK can make this small miracle happen!

Like I said on the other thread:

1. Embedding the board into the skin could create errors within the skin.
2. I don't know what programming language vbulletin uses for it's application. I only know VB.net, some very basic C++ and by the end of the semester I'll have a good understanding of JAVA. As such I again am unsure whether I'd be able to code a plugin application.

The easiest solution is to make a program in vb.net (what I posted above) with it's own chat server and an area to display the DGT screen.

**aberent** · 04-16-2010, 05:56 AM

Not a bad idea, but if you can have members play live games and chat about them in the same time it would be better.

**Lekko** · 04-16-2010, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by aberent

Not a bad idea, but if you can have members play live games and chat about them in the same time it would be better.

That wouldn't fit in with the point of the program. ... it's simply for the point of analysing live games with a chat based system.

**Just2Good** · 04-19-2010, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid

That wouldn't fit in with the point of the program. ... it's simply for the point of analysing live games with a chat based system.

Is it still in the works, or in the maybe basket?

**Lekko** · 04-19-2010, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Is it still in the works, or in the maybe basket?

Maybe. If I do do it, it will be in java (which I'm currently learning at university). If I do make it, it won't be for a few more months. I wouldn't expect it anytime soon.

**Just2Good** · 04-20-2010, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid

Maybe. If I do do it, it will be in java (which I'm currently learning at university). If I do make it, it won't be for a few more months. I wouldn't expect it anytime soon.

I can't hold my breathe much longer - Please hurry

[spoiler] Just kidding.

Hey, I didn't know you are now at Uni. Which one? [/spoiler]

**Lekko** · 04-20-2010, 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

I can't hold my breathe much longer - Please hurry

[spoiler] Just kidding.

Hey, I didn't know you are now at Uni. Which one? [/spoiler]

RMIT.

**Just2Good** · 04-21-2010, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid

RMIT.

Not bad!

And also a

for Jaydon who is also now at Uni.

**Axiom** · 04-21-2010, 01:09 AM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Not bad!

And also a for Jaydon who is also now at Uni.

hbk and jaydon are the future of ozchess
they will bring us a multi media live interface function one day .

cmon lads , back to the studying , we can't wait forever you know !

**Lekko** · 04-21-2010, 03:12 AM

I should probably mention why I'm doing it in java and not vb.Net as I previously intended...

If I do it in java, you may be able to embed a page for it on the forum. Pretty much like how the pgn viewers are on the page, notice java needs to load the application before you can look through the game.

**Just2Good** · 04-21-2010, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid

I should probably mention why I'm doing it in java and not vb.Net as I previously intended...

If I do it in java, you may be able to embed a page for it on the forum. Pretty much like how the pgn viewers are on the page, notice java needs to load the application before you can look through the game.

Yeah, our pgn chess viewer worked better with the previous version of java. Then the new one came out, and now the border around the chess board is no longer fully coloured like it was before

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01-20-2010, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lekko HBK Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,311 ICC Handle: Heartbreak-Kid FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Live Board Chat Program I came with this idea for a program during a conversation with Firegoat7. It's a program where you enter the URL for a live board (eg. http://www.boxhillchess.org.au/live/tfd.swf) and it will display the board and the moves being played in the upper half of the screen. In the bottom half, there is a "chat room" where users can connect and discuss the live games in progress. At the moment, I have developed a prototype for the program as seen below: I'm trying to gauge the level of public interest to see if it is worth completing. If users plan on using it for MCC/BHCC/Norths chess club live games, then I will finish the program and update it regularly. So what are your opinions, are you willing to use it? __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

01-21-2010, 04:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	I think it would be a wonderful thing to have! __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

01-23-2010, 10:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Iconoclast Immoderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wollongong NSW Posts: 2,302	Looks very good. Did Yahoo! have a similar set up in their online games section? Would you regularly use this software to comment on live games? Irregularly __________________ The individual is hopeless without the group. The group is hopeless without its individuals.

01-25-2010, 02:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Iconoclast Looks very good. Did Yahoo! have a similar set up in their online games section? Irregularly The board would be the biggest development in chess forum history ever! I do hope HBK can make this small miracle happen! __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

01-25-2010, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lekko HBK Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,311 ICC Handle: Heartbreak-Kid FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Originally Posted by Just2Good The board would be the biggest development in chess forum history ever! I do hope HBK can make this small miracle happen! Like I said on the other thread: 1. Embedding the board into the skin could create errors within the skin. 2. I don't know what programming language vbulletin uses for it's application. I only know VB.net, some very basic C++ and by the end of the semester I'll have a good understanding of JAVA. As such I again am unsure whether I'd be able to code a plugin application. The easiest solution is to make a program in vb.net (what I posted above) with it's own chat server and an area to display the DGT screen. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

04-16-2010, 05:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
aberent Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 17	Not a bad idea, but if you can have members play live games and chat about them in the same time it would be better. __________________ Adam Berent I play chess at GeeksWithChess.com

04-16-2010, 04:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lekko HBK Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,311 ICC Handle: Heartbreak-Kid FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Originally Posted by aberent Not a bad idea, but if you can have members play live games and chat about them in the same time it would be better. That wouldn't fit in with the point of the program. ... it's simply for the point of analysing live games with a chat based system. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

04-19-2010, 09:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid That wouldn't fit in with the point of the program. ... it's simply for the point of analysing live games with a chat based system. Is it still in the works, or in the maybe basket? __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

04-19-2010, 11:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
Lekko HBK Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,311 ICC Handle: Heartbreak-Kid FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Originally Posted by Just2Good Is it still in the works, or in the maybe basket? Maybe. If I do do it, it will be in java (which I'm currently learning at university). If I do make it, it won't be for a few more months. I wouldn't expect it anytime soon. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

04-20-2010, 01:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid Maybe. If I do do it, it will be in java (which I'm currently learning at university). If I do make it, it won't be for a few more months. I wouldn't expect it anytime soon. I can't hold my breathe much longer - Please hurry [spoiler] Just kidding. Hey, I didn't know you are now at Uni. Which one? [/spoiler] __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

04-20-2010, 02:39 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lekko HBK Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,311 ICC Handle: Heartbreak-Kid FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	Originally Posted by Just2Good I can't hold my breathe much longer - Please hurry [spoiler] Just kidding. Hey, I didn't know you are now at Uni. Which one? [/spoiler] RMIT. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

04-21-2010, 01:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid RMIT. Not bad! And also a for Jaydon who is also now at Uni. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~

04-21-2010, 01:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
Axiom Reality Analyst Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3,498	Aladins Originally Posted by Just2Good Not bad! And also a for Jaydon who is also now at Uni. hbk and jaydon are the future of ozchess they will bring us a multi media live interface function one day . cmon lads , back to the studying , we can't wait forever you know ! __________________ "Sometimes the obligation of the intelligent is to restate the obvious. None more important than emphatically stating that there is a : ' Naked Emperor Elephant in the Room' " Axiom

04-21-2010, 03:12 AM	#14 (permalink)
Lekko HBK Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,311 ICC Handle: Heartbreak-Kid FICS Handle: HeartBreakingKid	I should probably mention why I'm doing it in java and not vb.Net as I previously intended... If I do it in java, you may be able to embed a page for it on the forum. Pretty much like how the pgn viewers are on the page, notice java needs to load the application before you can look through the game. __________________ Originally Posted by Iconoclast Girls attract boys. more girls playing chess = many more boys playing chess

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04-21-2010, 11:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,056 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by Heartbreak Kid I should probably mention why I'm doing it in java and not vb.Net as I previously intended... If I do it in java, you may be able to embed a page for it on the forum. Pretty much like how the pgn viewers are on the page, notice java needs to load the application before you can look through the game. Yeah, our pgn chess viewer worked better with the previous version of java. Then the new one came out, and now the border around the chess board is no longer fully coloured like it was before __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~