Webcam and Video Chat Help

Chat Jungle Webcam Video Help Page

This document is designed to guide a user through the functionalities of our new Chat Jungle room.

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Topic Index

Login Screen
Interface Layout
Header Panel
Main Panel
Side Panel
User Input Panel
Modal Windows
Notification Popups

Login Screen

The login screen is the first screen displayed when the Chat loads completely. It presents the form for the user to log into the server.

Component	Description
Display Name	Your desired display name that others will see when you are chatting. This will be the username if you are logging in as a member.
Password	Password for your username. Applicable only for logging in as member, activated by the "Login as Member" checkbox.
Login as Member	Check this to login as member and activate the password input.
Remember login details	Check this to remember your username and password on this machine. Use this only for personal machines, and never at public terminals such as internet cafes.
Login Button	Click on this button to login to Chat room.
Status Message	Located below the form fields, any system status or error messages will be displayed here.

Interface Layout

This is the general interface layout for Chat Room.

Component	Description
Header Panel	Quick access buttons panel to perform actions at application level, such as connect, logout, etc.
Banner Slideshow	Banner slideshow as configured by the administrator.
Main Panel	Tabbed interface, usually containing the chat area which contains the conversation transcript. The welcome page and user profile pages are also displayed in this panel.
User Input Panel	Main text box for user input, including formatting options, picshare, etc. The webcam/microphone input appears here when applicable.
Side Panel	An accordian-tabbed interface, also known as the properties panel.

Header Panel

Quick access buttons panel to perform actions at application level, such as connect, logout, etc.

Component	Description
	Connect to ChatBlazer server. Applicable only when system is disconnected.
	Opens up this userguide in a new browser window.
	View or edit personal profile page. Applicable only for logged-in members.
	Logout and return to login screen. Applicable only when logged in.
	Exit Chat and close the browser window. Applicable only when logged out.

Main Panel

Tabbed interface, usually containing the chat area which contains the conversation transcript. The welcome page and user profile pages are also displayed in this panel.

Component	Description
	Welcome page that is customized by the administrator. This tab is usually not closeable.
	This is the chat area which contains the conversation history. It may also contain the AV clips of other users in the room or private chat.
	The user profile is valid only for members. This tab displays a set of fields defined by the administrator, and is editable if the profile belongs to you.

Custom/Welcome Tab

Welcome page that is customized by the administrator. This tab is usually not closeable.

Chat Area

This is the chat area which contains the conversation history. It may also contain the AV clips of other users in the room or private chat.

User Profile

The user profile is valid only for members. This tab displays a set of fields defined by the administrator, and is editable if the profile belongs to you.

Side Panel

An accordian-tabbed interface, also known as the properties panel.

Component	Description
	Displays the list of rooms available on the server, structured in a tree format. To enter, simply double-click on the room of choice.
	Displays the list of users present in the selected room. Available only when a chat area is selected in the main panel.
	Panel to manage your Chat Jungle contacts list, as well as your public instant messenger accounts (MSN/ICQ/YIM/AIM) as configured by your administrator. Available to members only.
	Panel to set user options/preferences. Available to members only.

Rooms List

To enter a room, double click on its name. The number in brackets beside the room name reflects the number of users in the room. Each room may have different properties as listed.

Currently we have few rooms online:
1. Audio Room ( Mic Only ) One to Many : means you can talk using microphone and everyone in the room can hear your voice, and to hear their voice you need to click their mic button on their AV window .

2. Audio Room ( conference ) Many to Many : means you can talk using microphone and they all can hear your voice and you can hear their voice ( all of them ) just like in conference room. For this room high speed connection and large bandwith might be needed or your connection will cut off. For slow connections maximum can handle 3 peoples in one AV connection.

3. Video Room ( webcam chat ) : means you can use your webcam and microphone to chat in the room.

NOTE : For One on One AV ( Audio Video ) Chat you can do it by Request private AV chat. It's simple just hightlight the user name that you wish to have private AV with then right click and click Request Private AV Chat.

Open
Normal open room.
Closed
Normal users are unable to enter closed rooms.
Private
Hidden from rooms list, accessible only by entering room name.
AV
Room allows Audio/Video communication
Moderated
Messages sent in this room will need to be passed by moderators (if any)
Password Required
Password is required to enter this room, which is prompted by a popup.

Room Context Menu (right-click)

Enter Room
Attempt to enter room.
Leave Room
Leave room. (only if in room)
View Users in Room
View room's users in a popup list. (only if not in room)
Open Room
Open room. (for monitors only, only if in room)
Close Room
Close room (for monitors only, only if in room)
Close Room and Purge Users
Close and force all users to leave room. (for monitors only, only if in room)
Create New Room
Create new room.
Delete This Room
Delete room. (for creators of room or admin only)

Room Group Context Menu (right-click)

Create New Room
Create new room under this group. Refer to Create New Room for details.
Enter Room
Enter a room under this group via the following popup.

Background Context Menu (right-click)

Rooms List Background Context Menu

Create New Room
Create new room. Refer to Create New Room for details.
Enter a Room
Enter a room using full path via the following popup.

This is a modal popup window where the user may create temporary rooms which will exist until the creator logs out or when the room is empty.

Parent Group
Indicates the group that the new room will be created under.
Room Name
Name of the new room.
Password
Password required to enter room. (required for AV)
Private Room
Hides the room from rooms list.
AV Room
Enable AV in the room.
Max Users
Limit the maximum number of users in the room.

Users in Chat/Room

	All users in the room are listed in this tab. Each user's avatar is shown on the left of the name. Double-clicking on a user loads the user's profile. Each user may possess certain attributes, illustrated by icons on the right. AV AV available Gagged Unable to talk in the room Moderator Moderator for the room. Speaker Speaker for the room. Monitor Monitor with priviledges such as gag/ungag, kick, open/close room, etc.
User Context Menu (right-click)	Add to Contacts Add user to contacts list as a Chat Buddy. Request Private Chat Request private chat. Request AV Private Chat Request private AV chat. (for users with AV only) View Profile View profile of user. Gag/Ungag User Gag or ungag user. (for monitors only, not applicable to monitors/speakers/moderators) Kick User Kick user out of the room. (for monitors only, not applicable to monitors/speakers/moderators)
Background Context Menu (right-click)	Gag all users Gag all users in room except monitors/moderators/speakers (for monitors only) Ungag all users Ungag all users in room except monitors/moderators/speakers (for monitors only)

User Options

This panel is accessible to members only. It allows the user to set personal preferences which will be saved and remembered on the next login.

User Text Color
Sets the text color of the user's own messages. It can be selected from a dropdown color palette.
Reject all private chat requests
Automatically reject incoming requests for private chat, except for requests from buddies.
Ignore other users' text colors
Ignore the user's text color settings and default the text color to black.
Notify when buddies login
Notify with a small popup when buddies (CBE/MSN/ICQ/YIM/AIM) come online.
Auto-connect to IMs when logged in
Connect to all available instant messengers (CBE/MSN/ICQ/YIM/AIM) when logged in.

Contacts List (Public Instant Messenger Panel) ( Not active for a moment )

	This panel is accessible to members only. It manages the user's contacts from ChatBlazer, MSN Messenger, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, and AOL IM. IM Accounts The respective IM accounts can be configured via the top row of IM icons, each representing an IM account with its online status and its column of contacts below it. Contact Groups All contacts must reside in a single contact group. There will usually be a Default Group for newly added contacts. Contacts A contact is group of IM accounts held by a single person/contact. When selected, the contact will expand to show details of each IM contact. IM Contacts/Profiles Each IM contact is a valid IM account in your own IM account's contact list.
Contacts List Header	The contacts list header contains icons for all available IMs on the site, allowing the user to configure accounts for each IM. Grayed Out IM Icons Add IM accounts by clicking on these icons, which will appear on the left when the mouse hovers over the header row. IM Status Icons Existing IM accounts are listed on the right of the header row, reflecting their online status. An animation will play on the icon when that IM is connecting. More functions for the IM accounts are available in the IM Account context menu.
Account Context Menu (right-click on icon)	Connect/Disconnect IM Connect to or disconnect from the IM server. Edit IM Account Edit IM account via the IM Management Window. Delete IM Account Delete IM account, as well as all contacts for that IM. Change IM Nick/Alias Change nick/alias for the IM account. Change IM Online Status Change IM online status via the IM status dropdown. New IM Contact Add a new IM contact to the default contact group. Connect all IMs Connects to all IMs. Disconnect all IMs Disconnect from all IMs.
	This modal window allows the user to add or update their IM account configuration. This does not perform actual account creation, but stores your login information to the respective IMs. Username/Email Account ID for the IM. Password Password for the account. WARNING: Changing the account's username will automatically reset all existing contacts for that IM.
Change IM Online Status	Each IM's online status can be changed by clicking on the IM's status icon, provided that IM is already connected. The online status modes will differ for each IM as listed below. CBE (ChatBlazer Enterprise) Online, Offline, Away, Busy MSN Messenger Online, Offline, Away, Idle, BRB, On phone, At lunch, Busy, Invisible ICQ Online, Offline, Away, Idle, Dnd, Invisible, N/A, Occupied, Free to Chat YIM (Yahoo Messenger) Online, Offline, Away, Idle, BRB , On phone, At lunch, Busy, Not home, Not at desk, Not in office, On vacation, Stepped out, Invisible AIM (AOL Messenger) Online, Offline, Away, Idle, Invisible
Contact Context Menu (right-click)	Rename Contact Change the name of the contact. Delete Contact Deletes the contact. Applicable only when there are no more IM contacts within the contact.
IM Contact/Profile Context Menu (right-click)	Send Instant Message Send an IM to this IM contact. Delete IM Contact Delete the IM Contact from the IM server. Move IM Contact to New Contact Move the IM Contact out to a new contact. View IM Contact's Profile View the profile page of the IM contact in a new browser window (or new tab for ChatBlazer contacts).

User Input Panel

Main text box for user input, including formatting options, picshare, etc. The webcam/microphone input appears here when applicable.

Component	Description
	User Online Status Displays current username, avatar and online status. The dropdown allows you to change your online status.
	AV (Audio/Video) Enable/disable AV with this button in an AV room or AV private chat. When disabling AV, any AV streams in the room/chat will be stopped. For AV details, refer to the AV Guide.
	Bold Toggles the bold status of selected text in the text input area.
	Italic Toggles the italic status of selected text in the text input area.
	Push URL Sends a website address to the chat room.
	Emoticon Selects an emoticon/smiley to insert into the text input. The emoticon's code will be shown in the text input, but the actual image/clip will be displayed on the chat area.
	Audio Emoticon Selects an audio clip to send to the chat room.
	PicShare Pops up a small browser window, allowing you to select a picture to upload to the chat room. - Only non-progressive JPG/JPEG files are accepted. - File size is usually restricted to a default of 2MB, or as defined by administrator.
	Clear Chat Area Clears the chat area.
	Send Sends the message to the chat.
	Whisper Sends the message to a selected user from the "Users in Room" panel.
	Reply Reply with quote of a selected message in the speaker panel. Applicable to speakers only, and available when a message is selected in the speaker panel. Refer to the speaker panel for details.
	Send to Selects the destination of the message. Applicable to moderators only. Refer to the moderator panel for details.

Modal Windows

Modal windows are window interfaces that require your immediate attention. Before acknowledging or acting on them, you will not be able to access other parts of the application (which will be grayed out).

Notification Popups

Notification popups report on the status of the application, as well as incoming requests.

A normal popup will fade off in a 2 seconds if ignored. Any error popup or request will require the user to explicitly close or respond to it.