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Some ideas regarding DeviantART's Chat function!

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:iconartha-amberose:
=Artha-Amberose Jan 4, 2013
Now, I do like occasionally going on dA's chatrooms.. but there is a big problem. When a message comes in... There's nothing telling you it did if you are on another window! I like to chat, and do other things at the same time!
Now, I have a thought. I think dA should make their own chat client, of sorts. Something like an IM client, but dA exclusive, that is plugged in to the chat rooms you can get here on dA. SOmething you can sign into, and, like AIM, or MSN, it notifies you when you get a message.
The settings of this can be changed. To only flash the window if your name is mentioned, for instance.
It could either be ran in-browser, or even possibly its own download.
I think it would be very useful for those of us who frequent the dA chatrooms.
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:iconsiantjudas:
~siantjudas Jan 4, 2013   Digital Artist
There was a plug in for that, but like *deviant-garde said it might not be working.
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:iconartha-amberose:
=Artha-Amberose Jan 4, 2013
Where is the plugin?
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~siantjudas Jan 4, 2013   Digital Artist
Well I'm using firefox, so I remember downloading it from firefox, but I think the version I have is no longer compatible with the is version of firefox, and I haven't tried looking for another one since I stopped using chats.

But you can try searching for DA addons from mozilla.com, you might have some luck.
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:iconartha-amberose:
=Artha-Amberose Jan 4, 2013
Ah I think I might do that. Thanks! It'll be useful if I decide to do another "Chat with my OC" session. I know it's silly, but it's so fun to get into character and chat with said character's fans. Sometimes I am signed in to two accounts (The character's account on another browser) so I can interact with the character, too... Which is fun and amusing on its own level.
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^JZLobo Jan 4, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Just get a Skype, AIM, or Yahoo account and talk with your friends there. deviantART is supposed to be an art site, and yes, it's one of the more "social networky" art sites, but it's still an art site primarily. We're lucky to have a chatroom page and if we had to load a chat program on every page like on Facebook, then that would hog the bandwidth and compete with picture-loading.
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=Artha-Amberose Jan 4, 2013
Maybe - but I have some friends here on dA that do not have any of those clients. That's where this would come in handy.
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^JZLobo Jan 5, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Well, tell them to get it so you can keep in touch off dA.
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:iconartha-amberose:
=Artha-Amberose Jan 6, 2013
I have. One of these people thinks you get viruses from MSN and AIM ^^;
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:iconjzlobo:
^JZLobo Jan 6, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
Trust me, you get more from dA. If viruses were venereal diseases, this site is a brothel.
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:iconartha-amberose:
=Artha-Amberose Jan 8, 2013
I've never actually gotten a virus through dA before. But I do have adblock plus, donottrackplus, and trend micro to protect myself.
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