Subj : Re: I have an Idea
To   : Fireball
From : Dreamer
Date : Sat Feb 09 2013 09:47 am

  Re: Re: I have an Idea
  By: Fireball to Dreamer on Sat Feb 09 2013 08:05 am

 > I would need a talk client that would have the (non-standard) ability to
 > take a signal and play a sound. Then give an option to open a chat window.
 > I would think either a java or python client (for cross platform) and
 > console/split screen style would be preferred if this is the way to go. :)

Basically, talk/talkd would be a Synchronet javascript program.. I'm sure it
could be set up so that if the user being paged is the sysop, it can play a
sound.  I'm going to write it from the ground up, but I've never written a
javascript program.  I'm looking at others for examples, and I've gotten the
original Berkeley talk source for reference, but it's still going to take a
very long time.

I'm not sure how "standard" I'm really going to go with it.  Very few people
actually use the original talk protocol anymore; in fact, in Debian and Ubuntu
distributions, it's still disabled even after installation.  You have to
manually edit one or two config files to enable it.

For my first version, I'm going to use the included SBBS Telegram service in
place of talkd.  It's pretty much what talkd does.  Talk will send an invite,
then wait for connection.  The invitee will run their talk program, which will
then connect to the initiator.  Once I get that working, I'll start on a
version 2, which will include a talkd service and be capable of doing standard
talk, so users with Linux can utilize it w/o logging in.

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