[ale] What technology is used on chat web pages?

[docx at io.com (Dylan Northrup)]

A long time ago, (23.05.03), in a galaxy far, far away, Geoffrey wrote:

:=That really isn't a reasonable solution, although I've seen it done.  I 
:=guess it depends on what your intended use is.
:=
:=But, say I'm on the chat page, entering something, suddenly it 
:=refreshes. That's assuming the design is a single window or multiple 
:=frames.  Still, you have this distracting refresh.  I think a smarter 
:=solution is needed such as a client/server java app.

I haven't tried this, but I believe you could have an input frame and an
output frame; the output frame refreshes ever 15-30-60 seconds or whatever
interval you like and the input frame only clears when you send text.

I agree, however, that using the Java applet is likely the path of least
resistance.

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