Is there any way we can dump the Java chatroom? Excuse my language, but goddamn that thing is annoying. It does nothing but lag for me, I can type an entire sentance and it will still be typing the rest of it out like half a minute after I finished typing it. It also makes me look like one of those English idiots that doesn't know when to capitolize letters and when not to, because I hit my caps lock key and it applies it to different letters because it has so much lag.
Now, I know some of you will say "oh it must be your computer" or "your internet connection is really slow" or even "you must be running a really old version of Java."
1. I have about the nicest damn computer setup possible right now. AMD 3700+, 2GB of RAM, etc. - obviously the lagging isn't my problem. I mean, yeah, it's on my computer but it doesn't mean it's my computer's fault.
2) I have a nice 3mbps connection, and I don't think the speed of my connection would even have anything to do with the fact that the Java likes to lag out so much.
3) I have the newest version of Java. I just tried updating it but I couldn't, because: "you're already running the newest version!" Imagine that.
So yeah, I don't know what the problem is, but for now I'm blaming the authors of Java. Is anyone else here having horrible problems with lag that you normally don't experience anywhere else? This is the only website on the internet I visit that uses Java that is nothing but lag for me. I don't know if it's the Java or the chat script, but something is lagging.
It gets annoying looking like an idiot that mis-capitalizes everything, it's also annoying trying to talk and waiting for the Java to respond to the keystrokes you entered like 5 seconds ago.
Is there any way NamePros could offer a more traditional form of chatting, such as IRC? There are free IRC hosts out there in case it's a violation of your host to host one. I know this chat room is all nice and integrated with the forum and stuff, but think about the select minority of users here (like me) that can't even chat in the first place because of reasons unknown relating to Java.
Just a suggestion. IRC, no?
:/
Now, I know some of you will say "oh it must be your computer" or "your internet connection is really slow" or even "you must be running a really old version of Java."
1. I have about the nicest damn computer setup possible right now. AMD 3700+, 2GB of RAM, etc. - obviously the lagging isn't my problem. I mean, yeah, it's on my computer but it doesn't mean it's my computer's fault.
2) I have a nice 3mbps connection, and I don't think the speed of my connection would even have anything to do with the fact that the Java likes to lag out so much.
3) I have the newest version of Java. I just tried updating it but I couldn't, because: "you're already running the newest version!" Imagine that.
So yeah, I don't know what the problem is, but for now I'm blaming the authors of Java. Is anyone else here having horrible problems with lag that you normally don't experience anywhere else? This is the only website on the internet I visit that uses Java that is nothing but lag for me. I don't know if it's the Java or the chat script, but something is lagging.
It gets annoying looking like an idiot that mis-capitalizes everything, it's also annoying trying to talk and waiting for the Java to respond to the keystrokes you entered like 5 seconds ago.
Is there any way NamePros could offer a more traditional form of chatting, such as IRC? There are free IRC hosts out there in case it's a violation of your host to host one. I know this chat room is all nice and integrated with the forum and stuff, but think about the select minority of users here (like me) that can't even chat in the first place because of reasons unknown relating to Java.
Just a suggestion. IRC, no?
:/
