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LIVE Roxette Chat

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steven said on February 22, 2005 23:17:

I’ve put a live chat facility on my website:

http://www.roxette.net

(Chat link on top left hand corner).

It’s currently being tested, but if enough people use it, then it could become a permenant feature.

Technical Notes:

The live chat requires Java enabled in your browser.

This shouldn’t be a problem for the majority of people as Java is usually enabled as default.

Please be patient whilst the java applet loads for the first time. Subsequent visits will mean it loads faster.

Enjoy!

RobS said on February 23, 2005 07:49:

was just there, and no one else was on :-(

steven said on February 23, 2005 09:29:

In Internet terms, there arn’t that many Rox fans (we’re an endangered species you know! :)

The best advice I can offer is to leave the Chat window open for a little while.

What I tend to do is if I know I’m gonna be on my PC for about an hour or so, then I will leave the chat window open and continue with my browsing. (The chat window will happily sit open and not affect your browser’s window).

RobS said on February 24, 2005 10:25:

yeah i was just trying it out see how it works :-)

purplemedusa said on February 24, 2005 14:48:

Urm suprise-suprise... I managed to get into it!! ... I’ll be around if anyone wants 2 connect

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steven said on February 24, 2005 17:05:

Today has been fun with a whole bunch of Roxette fans in the Chat Room..

To help promote the service a little further, we’ve put together a few dates for a meet.

Please feel free to join us - all welcome!

Friday 25th February
5pm Central European Time

Friday 25th February
9pm Central European Time

Sunday 27th February
5pm Central European Time

Sunday 27th February
9pm Central European Time

purplemedusa said on February 24, 2005 17:37:

hehehe... Glad to see some familiar faces there!!

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http://www.roxette.net
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Chaghi said on February 24, 2005 19:24:

Steven, the applet doesn’t fit on the screen if you’re using an 800x600 screen resolution. I was testing your new feature during the first day, and this didn’t happen. It seems that now that you’ve integrated the applet into a more Roxette.NET-stylish page ;) you have chosen a fixed size that doesn’t play well with lower resolutions.

I know that nowadays 800x600 seems rather low... but som of us use it :)

Besides, there are plenty of smaller devices (PDAs. etc) that are internet/java capable which use even smaller screen resolutions.

Could this be fixed?

Thanks!

steven said on February 24, 2005 19:56:

@ Chaghi:

The chat room is designed to open in 800 wide x 600 height.

I’ve just checked the dimensions again and I spoke to another chatter that was using 800x600.

Are you certain that you’re using 800x600?

Chaghi said on February 24, 2005 20:14:

Steven: yes, double-checked. So the problem is something else... but don’t know what.

steven said on February 24, 2005 20:51:

Wow there’s 9 of us having fun right now...

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http://www.roxette.net
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Rich-UK said on February 25, 2005 16:14:

scheduled chat now ;-)

steven said on February 25, 2005 16:16:

A couple of us are chatting now...

All welcome...

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Roxette LIVE CHAT
http://www.roxette.net
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purplemedusa said on February 25, 2005 16:48:

there now!!

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Online NOW!!!!!!
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Roxette LIVE CHAT
http://www.roxette.net
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RobS said on February 26, 2005 22:45:

YAY i finally got to speak to someone yesterday :-)

According to him, it was supposed to be a scheduled chat, but only 2 of us were there???

ally77 said on February 26, 2005 23:11:

Guess it don’t matter if it is arranged or not... I suppose if only two show then that’s it... I am sure with time it will get busier when people know the chat times! :)

Emil__BG said on February 26, 2005 23:22:

i’m online now..
it’s great idea.there is a russian chat who works for year and more and it PERfect :-)))
I would try to be often on roxette/net at least until i’m on vacation :-))

Santi said on February 27, 2005 00:05:

No one noticed that Friday is 25th and Sunday 27th?? I got confused by the dates :(

steven said on February 27, 2005 02:55:

The dates issue was my fault - sorry :)

The scheduled chats are simply to encourage more people to use the service and to make new friends. Everyone is free to login and chat anytime they choose, although they have a better chance of finding someone to talk to during any of the schedule chats.

If enough people use the service I’m prepared to upgrade from the free service and pay for the next tier, which has a whole bunch of fun interactive features.

Again, the best advice I can offer is to login and leave the chat window open until someone pops along. A lot of people have told me that the applet is working on the PCs in their offices at work etc - despite even though they are behind firewalls!

Staffany said on March 3, 2005 21:29:

I am there now. Where is the people? I feel pretty lonely :o(

steven said on March 3, 2005 22:07:

It’s official...

I logged into the chat applet today whilst in work.

Our Office is so anal about security... firewalls all over the place and yet my humble little chat room loaded ok and worked! :)

Hoorah!

ally77 said on March 3, 2005 22:49:

ehhhh I wonder if it will work for me... would be good, I often get bored at work! :)

Rich-UK said on March 4, 2005 20:24:

There will be some of us online this evening. I’ll be doing some work on my computer so ring the doorbell to say hi if you like :-)

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http://www.roxette.net
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steven said on March 9, 2005 19:07:

There’s quite a crowd on tonight...

Come join us!

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Roxette LIVE CHAT
http://www.roxette.net
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Emil__BG said on March 9, 2005 22:06:

approximately what time??

purplemedusa said on March 10, 2005 15:34:

Anytime... but it’s usaually rather busy @ 20:30 CAT.

Just one other thing... if i’m on but i don’t seem to respond to msg’s just ring the doorbell - i’m most likely busy with something else while i wait for the chat room to fill up; i mean u can’t keep talking to yourself for too long, now!!

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Online NOW!!!!!!
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Roxette LIVE CHAT
http://www.roxette.net
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Rich-UK said on May 14, 2005 18:52:

How’s the live chat doing these days?

I removed some Java software from my computer and I can only be bothered to reinstall it if the chat has not died...

Hope it is still working out. All the best, Rich ;-)

ally77 said on May 15, 2005 13:38:

I don’t use it, I never seem to have the time... not seen Steven around online for some time either...

morning_star said on May 16, 2005 06:07:

“HTTP Connection failed.”

steven said on May 16, 2005 18:37:

Yep, the live chat is still available and it still works.

There’s so little activity on it lately though, which I would atribute to the fact that there is nothing remotely Roxette related happening at the moment.

Perhaps when a new single, or dare I say it, an album is released (I’ve done it now!), then I’m sure things will pick up a little.

There is simply nothing to get excited about at the moment though.

Back to sleep I go... Zzzzzz

Rich-UK said on May 16, 2005 18:47:

Hi steven anyway. I’ve been away of late. Hope your new job is working out OK..... Rich

steven said on May 16, 2005 18:55:

Awww shucks... thanks Rich... :)

LittleSpooky said on May 16, 2005 20:20:

I keep getting “unwanted” pop-ups when I run that thing... so, no, I’m sorry, I don’t want to use it.

morning_star said on May 18, 2005 02:39:

@ steven: cool site :)

RobS said on May 23, 2005 12:35:

ok i got a prob... it doesn’t wanna work for me. All i get is a little red X in the corner under the roxette.net logo. Any suggestions??

It used to work till i upgraded and formatted?!

steven said on May 23, 2005 16:21:

@ Rob: Sounds like you need to reinstall java mate. You can download it from here...

http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

@ Spooky: Yes, you’re right, the chat service does envoke a pop-up with some advertising. However, any one of the many free pop-up blockers will easily take care of this. I personally recommend Google’s which can be downloaded from here...

http://toolbar.google.com

Interesting note: For one month, I actually paid to upgrade the free chat service to the next tier, which meant no users would receive pop-ups. It made no difference to the number of visitors to the service and no-one gave me feedback once the service reverted back to the free version.

I suspect it’s the wrong time to promote the chat service right now as there is simply nothing happening in the Rox world. Perhaps when Roxette release something we’ll all have something interesting to chat about :)

Staffany said on May 23, 2005 16:43:

I am in there now. Who’s going to join? I feel lonely!

purplemedusa said on July 18, 2005 16:32:

Time to get this chat back into the spotlight!!

It’s easy guys; u simply go to http://www.roxette.net -> click on “live chat”... type in a username & chat to your heart’s content!!

See ya there!!

purplemedusa said on July 19, 2005 17:57:

I’m there if anyone wants to chat!!

purplemedusa said on July 23, 2005 16:32:

The chat seems to always have ppl there these days!! Comeon guys... log-on!!

harriej said on July 23, 2005 21:10:

ok, gave it a try. But nobody there?