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Java
chat
Many
CAMEX VI web packages include VolanoChat, a Java-based chatroom
which can be placed on your site, allowing your visitors or
customers to interact with each other. Follow these simple
instructions to activate your chatroom:
Activating your chatroom
Step
1: Create a file named chat.html
Create
a file named http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/chat.html
which will link to your chatroom. Along with your desired
page contents, include the following HTML code within this
file:
<applet codebase="http://chat.yourdomain.com/vcclient"
archive="COM/volano/MyVolanoChat.zip"
code="COM.volano.MyVolanoChat.class"
width=500 height=125>
<param name="cabbase" value="COM/volano/MyVolanoChat.cab">
</applet>
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It is important to copy the HTML code exactly as shown,
remembering to replace "yourdomain.com" with
your actual domain. The file MUST be placed at http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/chat.html
Step
2: You're done... Enter your chatroom
To enter
your chatroom, point your web browser at your newly created
chat.html page. You will be prompted to enter
your nickname, and an optional e-mail address. Click the
"Volano/Chat" button to enter the chatroom.
Once users enter the chatroom, they can choose from the
"Help" menu to learn more about VolanoChat.
If you are unable to enter your chatroom, please read "Troubleshooting
your chatroom".
Customizing
your chatroom
You can
customize your chatroom by adding other param
lines to the HTML code in your chat.html file:
Specify the name of your chatroom. The chatroom name appears
in the title bar of the VolanoChat applet:
<param name="group"
value="John's Personal Chat Room"> |
Specify the background color of the chatroom login screen
(the space which shows up on your chat.html page),
in #RRGGBB format. The default is white:
NOTE: the foreground (text) color of the chatroom login
screen is NOT configurable.
<param name="color"
value="#FFFFFF"> |
Specify the background and foreground (text) colors of your
chatroom, in #RRGGBB format. These determine the actual colors
of the VolanoChat applet window:
<param name="color.background"
value="#C000FF">
<param name="color.foreground"
value="#000040"> |
Disable banners at the top of your chatroom:
<param name="banner.code"
value=""> |
Specify the language of VolanoChat system messages. Choose
from english.txt, french.txt, german.txt,
italian.txt, protuguese.txt, spanish.txt:
<param name="text"
value="english.txt"> |
Change the "Chat" button on the chatroom login screen:
Upload 2 images to your /chat directory
<param name="image.button1"
value="http://chat.yourdomain.com:8080/servlet/proxy?src=
http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/yourimage.gif">
<param name="image.button2"
value="http://chat.yourdomain.com:8080/servlet/proxy?src=
http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/yourimage.gif">
<param name="image.button.width" value="88">
<param name="image.button.height" value="31"> |
The
above lines should not contain spaces. They are shown with
spaces for readability.
Change the image which appears to the left of the main chatroom
window:
Upload an image to your /chat directory
<param name="image.logo"
value="http://chat.yourdomain.com:8080/servlet/proxy?src=
http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/yourimage.gif">
<param name="image.logo.width" value="100">
<param name="image.logo.height" value="200">
<param name="image.logo.background" value="#FFFFFF"> |
The
above lines should not contain spaces. They are shown with
spaces for readability.
Please note: VolanoChat is a 3rd-party product. CAMEX
VI does not provide technical support. If you require assistance,
support can be obtained for a minimal charge. If you wish
to customize banners, sounds, system messages, etc., you may
wish to visit the VolanoChat
properties list to learn about other (functional, but
unsupported) ways to customize your chatroom.
Keep in mind that you must use the proxy syntax when referring
to images and sounds on your site, i.e. http://chat.yourdomain.com:8080/servlet/proxy?src=http://...
Restricting
access to your chatroom
The chat.html
file must reside in the /chat folder. Simply
use Webby or Microsoft FrontPage normally to password-protect
the /chat folder.
Troubleshooting
your chatroom
When visiting
your chat.html page, if you do not see a login
area (if you're seeing a blank page, or a gray box):
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Make sure that Java is enabled on your browser
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Check to make sure that your web package includes a Java
chatroom
- Make sure that you have replaced "
yourdomain.com"
with your actual domain. For example, if your domain were
"123456.com", your HTML code should read
"codebase=http://chat.123456.com/vcclient".
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Be sure that you are connecting via a quality Internet
connection. The VolanoChat Java client can be large, depending
on your browser type.
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Check to make sure that you are using a recent version
of Netscape or
Internet Explorer.
Older browser versions tend to have buggy Java support.
If you receive an error message when attempting to enter the
chatroom:
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Make sure that your web package includes a Java chatroom
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Make sure that the file which links to your chatroom is
named
http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/chat.html.
Specifically, the chat program WILL NOT work if
you link in using the IP address.
Note: VolanoChat checks the full URL of the linking page
when users enter the chatroom. The "location" bar at the
top of the visitor's web browser MUST be http://www.yourdomain.com/chat/chat.html,
where yourdomain.com is your account's primary
domain.
Chatroom
limitations and restrictions
- Only
one chatroom is allowed per account. Additional chatrooms
are available at $8/month.
- CAMEX
VI reserves the right to limit the number of simultaneous
users per chatroom
- CAMEX
VI's standard policies apply
to chatroom use
- Logging
is not available
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