Questions tagged [chat]
Where people connect or talk via real-time text or video messaging
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Remove the Chat box from the left pane on Gmail
I don't ever use the chat feature of Gmail. Is there a way to get rid of the chat box on the left side?
I can minimize it, but it still shows my name and the "Search, add, or invite" textbox.
I can ...
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Slack - How to add a person to a group chat including the chat's history?
I'm chatting with a few coworkers on slack and would like to add another coworker to the chat.
The problem is that when I add a new coworker to the group chat, a new group chat is created without the ...
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Does Slack have threaded chat or "respond to x" functionality?
We just started experimenting with Slack on my team. It's an awesome product, packed with third-party integrations and user-friendly features. But one that it doesn't have:
threaded comments.
I'm ...
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How do I stop someone from seeing me on Facebook Chat?
I like Facebook Chat, but I want to hide from specific people. Is there an easy way to do this?
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Gmail video chat tester bot?
For instance in Skype I have such as service in my contacts list called "Echo / Sound Test Service" which you can call up, record a message, and it plays the message back.
Does anyone know if there ...
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How to search only in chat history in Gmail
When I do a search in Gmail, all my mail is searched, but I only want to search my chats. Is this possible?
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Removing someone from Gmail chat list
How do I remove someone from my Gmail chat list, but not from my Gmail contacts? Please note that blocking is not an option, as I want to allow the person to invite me on chat later if he wants.
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Preferred web based IRC application? [closed]
I don't typically communicate via IRC and therefore don't keep a client installed. To keep from having to download a client I'd like to use a web based IRC service. What web based IRC clients exist ...
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How do I remove myself from somebody's Yahoo friends list?
In Yahoo, all the people who added me as a friend at some point of time (which may be back in 1999) can see me whenever I am online. Due to this issue I am always forced to go invisible in Yahoo, if I ...
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How do I remove a contact from the Gmail chat list without blocking or deleting the contact? [closed]
Under Settings > Chat, I have "Only allow people that I've explicitly approved to chat with me and see when I'm online" checked.
I want to know how to revoke chat permissions for someone whom I've ...
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How can I view Facebook chat history?
I wonder if Facebook stores its chat history anywhere or if there is a way to enable chat history. Do you know a way to get the chat history?
I have tried with:
javascript:buddyList.itemOnClick(_ID);...
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Where can I make a web-based chatroom? No signups, nothing to download? [closed]
I just want to make a group chat where nobody has to download anything or sign up for anything. I have a lot of friends across a lot of different platforms (AIM, Skype, Deviantart, Youtube) so I want ...
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Multi-user chat with history [closed]
Are there any web apps which allow multiple users to chat, while preserving the chat history for all to see?
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Open-source Campfire alternative [closed]
I've used Campfire by 37Signals and thought it was pretty cool. A bit pricey for me though and I would only use it with friends so I want a free alternative. Found TalkerApp and they offer a do a free ...
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How long does it take for a newly registered user to be allowed to use WeChat on web?
Apparently, newly registered users cannot use the WeChat web application. Trying to log in by scanning a QR-code gives the following message: (*)
For account security, newly registered WeChat ...
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Move the chat window to the right side of Gmail with the preview pane enabled
I am using Gmail with too many labels with multiple levels. I also have the Preview Pane lab enabled.
I want to move the chat window to the right side. It was previously there. But I am not able to ...
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Can I "mark all as read" in Riot?
I am using a Riot web instance (I assume the answer will also apply to the Electron desktop client). I have joined some rooms that I don't follow closely, and have several days of chat I don't intend ...
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Display all hidden chat members in Gtalk
Gtalk doesn't provide groups in chat window. If I am online, I am online for all. If I am invisible, I am invisible for all. So, I see a very large list when I get online. For me, say for example, few ...
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Is it possible to block, filter, or minimize Facebook chat "stickers"?
Facebook has recently made great strides in their effort to be the most evil web app of all time, by adding "stickers" to chat.
The most annoying thing about these "stickers", is that they are so ...
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Facebook shows me as online even if I turned off chat. How can I be offline in Facebook?
I never use Facebook Chat. It's always turned off. But I realized that it shows me as online (green dot) to my friends even if it's turned off.
Is there any way to be offline in Facebook? I don't ...
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Web based chat that has group chat features? [closed]
I currently use IMO.im, which is great except they don't offer group chat... I'm looking for something similiar but with that feature.
Required:
Group chat (like a desktop app)
Web based (no desktop ...
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Gmail Google Chat hard to copy text from chat window [closed]
Using Google Chat in Gmail it is impossible to select all the text in the conversation. I often want to quickly copy the text from one conversation and email it or instant message it to another ...
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Facebook chat through instant messaging client?
Does Facebook chat allow access through an IM client like Google Talk does?
Specifically, is there a way I can access it from Pidgin/Finch?
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What happens when I click "No" to "X wants to be able to chat" in Gmail? Will he or she know?
I don't want to be rude. But I don't want to chat with this person in Gmail. Will he/she be notified or otherwise know if I say no to his/her chat request?
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Why is Facebook telling people my last login time when I turned off chat for them?
First of all, I have already seen this question, and my question is not a duplicate of that one. In that question, the OP said he turned off his Facebook chat and his friends still see a green dot ...
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Is there a way to use Skype chat from within the browser?
Is there a way to use Skype's chat features from within the browser?
It would be great to be able to converse with your contact in situations where you can't necessarily install applications (while ...
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Chat widget that supports Open ID login
I am looking for an embeddable live chat widget (like Shoutmix) that allows users to sign in using open ID before starting the chat. Any ideas?
Most of the ones I've come across - Olark, Shoutmix, ...
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Why does Gmail save a chat in Sent Mail?
I use Gmail. I have a chat conversation in Sent Mail, not in Inbox! Sent Mail means email, but I have a chat there like 1 email-1 line of a chat. It annoys me...
I have Conversation view off. I have ...
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How to ignore a friend on Facebook?
I want to "delete" some friends from Facebook without them noticing. Is that possible?
Is possible at least to hide them from Facebook chat?
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How to set Google Calendar in Gmail above chat?
If the chat window is too long, then its hard to see the calendar at the bottom of the chat. This makes it difficult to see the calendar and often miss the alerts given by calendar by making the font ...
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How can I test my outgoing audio on Jitsi Meet / WebRTC?
I will be making a conference call on Jitsi Meet. I want to test my audio quality (as heard by others) before I join a call.
How can I do this?
Notes:
On Skype there was a contact called "Skype ...
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How do I add Yahoo contacts to Google Chat? [closed]
I have several people who don't have Gmail accounts and I'd like to be able to chat with them via Google Chat in my Gmail inbox.
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How to edit a person's name in the new Gmail chat?
Previously in Gmail chat, I was just able to click on the name of a person to edit his name. Now, the name acts as a link which opens Contacts, where the editing can happen. the old way was faster. ...
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Getting someone's attention in Campfire
According to this help page, you can get someone's attention by starting a message with @. But I don't see what it does. What I want is similar to IRC - normal messages don't make a sound effect, but ...
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Send chat request to all Gmail users
I started my personal domain and configured Gmail to use as mail server. I imported all contacts from my old Gmail account to the new one. Now, how I can send chat request to all contacts from my new ...
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Adding all Gmail contacts to Gmail chat [closed]
I want to add all of my contacts to the chat list. I have selected "Show in chat list:">All Contacts, but not all of my contacts are showing there. How do I do it?
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How can I connect to a Jabber chat room within Google Chat?
I use the chat client in Gmail. Recently a Jabber chat server was set up at work, and I'd like to connect to it. How do I set that up?
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Unable to see textbox in Gmail chat window
I logged into Gmail this morning and opened the chat and was stunned to see that the textbox in the chat window is not visible at all. Even if I pop out the chat window, I still cannot see the textbox....
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How to pop out the new Facebook chat? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Facebook chat only page
Facebook has rolled out a new chat UI. I always used to use the option 'pop out chat' that appeared in the menu at the top of the chat interface, ...
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How do I message Google Document collaborators?
When I'm collaborating with others on a single document I'd like to be able to send them messages as I would in a chat client but without switching between windows. I can't see a way to do this from ...
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Chat with Facebook friends without having Facebook account
I had a Facebook account, and deleted it, since I found Facebook overwhelming. Now, I would just like to chat (using web app or computer program) with some of my Facebook friends, so I wonder if this ...
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How to connect with non-Gmail users on Hangouts?
I have been a die-hard user of the old Google chat, primarily because it let me add non-Gmail users to chat with them through the GChat interface.
Unfortunately I've started seeing this banner:
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Is there a number or ID that I can give to people that want to video call me with Google Hangouts?
I want to have people be able to call my on Google Hangouts. They can search by name to find me, but there are several people and profiles with my name and they don't always get the right one.
Is ...
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How do I prevent Google Talk from showing my status as "idle"? [closed]
when I use GTalk, my chat program shows as idle when I step away from the keyboard for more than a few minutes.
Back when I used AIM, I was able to turn that off. Any ideas on how to do that when ...
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Group chat on Google+ on Mac
Does anyone know how to start a multiuser chat on Google+ on Mac OS? It seems like I simply don't have the icon to begin it! I've looked around for an answer but they merely list the instructions, ...
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How to delete old Facebook chats from both end?
I know Facebook doesn't allow users to delete chats from both side after 10 minutes. But is there any way or workaround to delete or vanish my sent messages from my friends' side?
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Revert changes done to Facebook chat
I'm new to Facebook (yes, that is still possible!). Yesterday, when I registered, Facebook chat in my account was tiny (about 1/5 of screen height) and showed only true on-line Friends.
Today, ...
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Gmail Chat How to turn it on
Okay, so our school gave everybody a Gmail account, and everybody "chatted" on it when we were supposed to be working. One day we went on gmail and everybody's chat is gone completely. We all think ...
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Hangouts alternative video call URL
When I start a video call in hangouts, I'm directed to an URL like this:
https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/?authuser=(etc,etc,etc)
The problem is that, in my company, the plus.google.com domains ...
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How do you search for the frequency with which a few specific words are used in Gmail chats with a specific person? [closed]
A friend asked me to make an info-graph in celebration of he and his wife having a baby due pretty soon. I have an idea for it - frequency of baby terms (baby, babies, kid, kids) by month in our Gmail ...
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