Except for the KeepAlive feature of chat, nothing works out of the box with moodle chat. The 'Stream' option in Admin->module->activities->chat->settings
is completely unexplainable. It says "Using Stream scales much better (similar to the chatd method) but may not be supported by your server." ..well what kind of servers support it ? how do i get my linux server to support it ? There is no documentation or suggestions anywhere.
The chat daemon is a mystery in itself. In some verions of moodle, it works fine, in some it doesnt work at all.Configuring it requires exceptional skills.
A $5 flashchat from www.tufat.com along with the source code integrates into moodle and is much better than the moodle chat !!
Why hasnt the community looked at improving the chat ? Ajax is all over moodle, except in chat where it should be. Forget about voice or video chat, the basic chat in moodle is so slow and unreliable, it should be completely scrapped and replaced with something better.
is completely unexplainable. It says "Using Stream scales much better (similar to the chatd method) but may not be supported by your server." ..well what kind of servers support it ? how do i get my linux server to support it ? There is no documentation or suggestions anywhere.
The chat daemon is a mystery in itself. In some verions of moodle, it works fine, in some it doesnt work at all.Configuring it requires exceptional skills.
A $5 flashchat from www.tufat.com along with the source code integrates into moodle and is much better than the moodle chat !!
Why hasnt the community looked at improving the chat ? Ajax is all over moodle, except in chat where it should be. Forget about voice or video chat, the basic chat in moodle is so slow and unreliable, it should be completely scrapped and replaced with something better.
