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by lsiebert 5204 days ago
On the latest chrome stable.

I've gotten multiple errors trying to do this.

Error: TypeError: Cannot call method 'track' of undefined Error: Error: INVALID_STATE_ERR Error: You must set a username before you can chat

When I first login, it says I'm in a chatroom of 1 for quite a bit, then connects me invisibly, without letting me set my username.

Would this fail with https?

On a side note, somebody that creates an aggregator for these sort of add ons, (including chats, but also the various "comment on a website" things I remember from a few years ago) might do alright.

When I finally do get in the chat, after trying to set a username, I get a random one. I'm user37695. And there is no way to change that.

Edit: okay there is a way, clicking on your username. But it's invisible.

Thoughts: Needs to let me know I'm connecting, and if possible, indicate state. IRC tells me when I'm connecting, when it's checking identd etc. Even a little progress bar would be fine.

Username selection seems to fail for me. I'd suggest a prompt, after connecting, for the username.

edit: indicating that clicking the username allows you to change it, or a menu button, would be helpful.

There is no way to close the window without losing the page.

1 comments

Have you tried clicking on your (default) username to change it? That worked for me.