[jdev] JabberApplet revisited

[maqi at jabberstudio.org]

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Damon Register wrote:

> The only real problem I have with JabberApplet is that when a user sends
> a chat message, the XML generated does not contain a type= and an Exodus
> user will get it as a message instead of a chat.

You can configure Exodus to show all incoming messages as chats regardless
of their actual type.

> From what I see at Jabberstudio and this group's archive, JabberApplet
> seems to be dead.

JabberApplet only has minor bugs and there's no need to implement
additional features so there's no development anymore.

> I would like to tamper with JabberApplet if no one is but I am rather
> stuck there too.

You can set the type in JabberApplet.msgSend .

> How can I get the entire project?  The annonymous access to checkout cvs
> files was confusing for me.

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous at jabberstudio.org:/home/cvs login
(hit "Return" at password prompt)
cvs -d :pserver:anonymous at jabberstudio.org:/home/cvs co JabberApplet

...shouldn't be that difficult? Actually, this is explained on the
JabberApplet's website.

> Are there build instructions?

For a Java application? Use your favorite Java IDE and that's about it
:-).

Regards