The youtube tag is funky in chat

rpgdemon · 11-29-2012, 10:17 PM

(22:15:09) rpgdemon: Woah.
(22:15:12) rpgdemon: The youtube tag is funky.
(22:15:15) rpgdemon: It keeps reloading the video.
(22:15:17) Kyanbu_The_Legen: yeah
(22:15:22) rpgdemon: Maybe we should tell Synk.
(22:15:33) rpgdemon: That it reloads the video every new post.
(22:15:34) Kyanbu_The_Legen: everytime someone posts it does that.

The youtube tag is funky in chat.

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rpgdemon · 11-29-2012, 10:22 PM

Oh, plus if you click the video, your focus gets stuck there, and you can't type unless you switch tabs or something to get the focus elsewhere.

synkr0nized · 11-30-2012, 12:37 AM

OK

I went back to the other implementation I had put in there -- using the tag creates a clickable link that opens a resizable window to play the video.

Basically, AJAXChat more or less re-draws everything in the chat display when a new message is added, so I guess YouTube treats that like a page refresh and re-starts the video(s).

Screw that -- how is that any different than opening a new tab/window from a regular link? Went with an easier solution that seems to stop the chat window from "refreshing" and reloading videos (and gifs, as well, if you hadn't noticed that sometimes) [each new message essentially updated the document object, which is similar to hitting "reload" in your browser for elements in that object].

Also the chat source hasn't been updated in at least a year, so maybe there are better alternatives out there***. I can explore this some time when I can play around on the vBulletin addon forum more.

*** holy fuck, they are all so shitty and overblown. We don't need a Java applet, an IRC frontend, or Flash-based chat with built in games and bullshit. Maybe we'll just stick with what we have!

rpgdemon · 11-30-2012, 12:52 AM

Cool, thanks Synk!

11-29-2012, 10:17 PM	#1
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	The youtube tag is funky in chat (22:15:09) rpgdemon: Woah. (22:15:12) rpgdemon: The youtube tag is funky. (22:15:15) rpgdemon: It keeps reloading the video. (22:15:17) Kyanbu_The_Legen: yeah (22:15:22) rpgdemon: Maybe we should tell Synk. (22:15:33) rpgdemon: That it reloads the video every new post. (22:15:34) Kyanbu_The_Legen: everytime someone posts it does that. The youtube tag is funky in chat. (Thank you for joining us for freeform poetry jam bug reports.) __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

11-29-2012, 10:22 PM	#2
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	Oh, plus if you click the video, your focus gets stuck there, and you can't type unless you switch tabs or something to get the focus elsewhere. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

11-30-2012, 12:37 AM	#3
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	*I feel this is still a step above just having a link, but shrug.* OK I went back to the other implementation I had put in there -- using the tag creates a clickable link that opens a resizable window to play the video. Basically, AJAXChat more or less re-draws everything in the chat display when a new message is added, so I guess YouTube treats that like a page refresh and re-starts the video(s). Screw that -- how is that any different than opening a new tab/window from a regular link? Went with an easier solution that seems to stop the chat window from "refreshing" and reloading videos (and gifs, as well, if you hadn't noticed that sometimes) [each new message essentially updated the document object, which is similar to hitting "reload" in your browser for elements in that object]. Also the chat source hasn't been updated in at least a year, so maybe there are better alternatives out there*. I can explore this some time when I can play around on the vBulletin addon forum more. * holy fuck, they are all so shitty and overblown. We don't need a Java applet, an IRC frontend, or Flash-based chat with built in games and bullshit. Maybe we'll just stick with what we have! __________________ Find love. Last edited by synkr0nized; 11-30-2012 at 02:39 AM.

11-30-2012, 12:52 AM	#4
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	Cool, thanks Synk! __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.