From d1a743e6b55a6ba36dfc349707778e3c67ade23c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JC Brand Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update index.html and give link to docs --- index.html | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html index 833e4a407..67f17cba6 100644 --- a/index.html +++ b/index.html @@ -30,16 +30,24 @@

Converse.js is an open source, web based, XMPP/Jabber chat client, similar to - Facebook chat, except for the added support of multi-user chatrooms.

+ Facebook chat, but with added support for multi-user chatrooms.

It is a Javascript application that you can include in your website, thereby providing it with instant messaging functionality.

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You will however need access to an XMPP/Jabber server.

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You can connect to any public, federated XMPP server, or you could set one up - yourself, thereby maintaining stricter control of the user data (XMPP servers - usually don't archive chat messages).

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You will also need access to an XMPP/Jabber server. You can connect to any public, federated XMPP server, or you can set one up + yourself, thereby maintaining stricter privacy controls.

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It's possible to enable single-site login, whereby users already + authenticated in your website will also automatically be logged in on the chat server, but this will require custom code on your server.

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An add-on product that does exactly this, + already exists for the Plone CMS. Hopefully in the future more such add-ons will + be created for other platforms. +

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If you have integrated Converse.js into any other CMS or framework, + please let me know and I'll mention it on this page.

Features

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  • Custom status messages
  • Typing notifications
  • Third person messages (/me )
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  • Chatroom Topics
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CMS Integration

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Converse.js is available as an add-on for the Plone CMS, - called collective.xmpp.chat.

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If you have integrated Converse.js into any other CMS or framework, - please let me know and I'll mention it on this page.

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Screencasts

  • Screencast 1: @@ -82,9 +81,19 @@ + There is also a list of public XMPP providers on xmpp.net.

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    Note: currently the demo doesn't work in Internet Explorer older + than 10. This is due to lacking support for CORS, + a standard which enables cross-domain XmlHttpRequests. There are ways + around this, but it hasn't been a priority for me to implement them for + this demo. +

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    + See here for more information. +

    Is it secure?

    Yes. In this demo Converse.js makes an @@ -101,6 +110,13 @@

    Converse.js already supports this usecase, but you'll have to do more manual work yourself.

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    Documentation

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    + The documentation is still a bit sparse and a work in progress. + Nevertheless, you can read what's already written here. +

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    Tests

    We use the