VolanoChat™

Now you can add LIVE CHAT to your web site easier than you ever imagined. The
VolanoChat system is a combination of server and client side Java programs. The client
side Java applet (39k to 93k depending on browser) is downloaded by the browser and then
executed on the user's local machine. The client applet then communicates with the
software located on the server to create a live real-time chat environment.

Note that the downloading of the chat applet and any custom images you create for the
applet are counted as data transfer. To implement the chat applet on your site follow
these two simple steps:

Step 1:

Create an HTML file called chat.html in your root directory with the MyVolanoChat
applet tag below in it and save it in the root directory of your
site. Make sure you edit the applet tag to replace http://www.your-domain.com
with your full domain name.

Parameter Definitions:

<param name="color" value="#FFFFFF">

This parameter changes the color of the space on your chat.html Web page, that
appears behind the enter button. The color values are defined in the format #RRGGBB. The
default is white, #FFFFFF.

<param name="group" value="Chat Room Name">

This parameter changes the name of your chat room. It is displayed at the top of your
caht room.

<param name="text" value="english.txt">

This parameter changes the user interface language of the chat room applet. The
language value can be any of the following: english.txt, french.txt, german.txt,
italian.txt, portuguese.txt, or spanish.txt. For example, to change the language to
spanish, replace english.txt with spaish.txt.

Step 2:

Add a link on your home page to point to chat.html. For example:

Note: You must reference your full domain name for your account,
including the www., or the chat will not work. You also cannot reference
the chat using a machine name or a domain pointer. Users are only allowed one chat room
per account. Also, the chat.html page with the above applet code in it
must be located in the root directory of your account and must be named chat.html.

You're done!

That's all it takes to add LIVE CHAT to your site!

Customizing VolanoChat

Note: VolanoChat is a third party product and, as such, we do not provide support for
the product. Also, don't worry too much about making mistakes; you can always start over.

Step 1:

Customizing VolanoChat involves modifying and adding parameters to the applet tag on
your chat.html Web page. You can modify the default parameters to change
just about everything including the room color, the font color, the font type, and the
banner ads. Modify the parameters you wish to change or add new parameters inside the
MyVolanoChat applet tag. If you are not sure about what you are doing, it may be best not
to change or add any new parameters to the applet tag. Other parameters are listed in the
chat room customization chapter of the VolanoChat
Administrator Guide.

Parameter Definitions:

<param name="color.background" value="#C0C0C0">

This parameter changes color of the chat room window, with color values defined in the
format #RRGGBB. The default is gray, #C0C0C0.

<param name="color.foreground" value="#000000">

This parameter changes the color of the chat text and the chat room borders, with
color values defined in the format #RRGGBB. The default is black, #000000.

<param name="font.default" value="TimesRoman-15">

This parameter changes the font type and font size. The font specification is in the
format name-style-size. For the best cross platform support, the name should be limited to
Helvetica, TimesRoman, Courier, or Dialog. The style is one of italic, bold, or
bolditalic, and should be omitted for a plain style. The size is the font point size. For
example, you could specify: Helvetica-bold-13 or Helvetica-italic-14. Be sure to use the
correct cases as shown in this example.

<param name="banner.code" value="COM.volano.BannerPlayer.class">

This parameter points to the ad banner player applet that rotates banner ads in your
chat room. To turn your banner ads off, add this parameter and leave it blank. For
example: <param name="banner.code" value=>

<param name="banner.param.banner.1" value="60
welcome.gif http://www.volano.com/">

This parameter changes the first banner ad that shows up in your chat room. Ads can be
GIFs, standard GIFs or JPEG images. The numeric suffix on each property
(banner.param.banner.1, banner.param.banner.2,..., banner.param.banner.n) must be
sequential and start with the number 1. This suffix gives the sequence of the
advertisement banners.

You must define at least 3 banner ads in order to override each of the 3 default Volano
banner ads. For instance, if you only define banner.param.banner.1 and
banner.param.banner.2, then users will see the default Volano banner ad
banner.param.banner.3. If you want to have only 1 banner ad, just list that one banner
three times. Each banner must have three items, separated by spaces or tabs. The first
item if the time (in seconds) to display the ad. The second item is the path to the image
file (relative to the applet codebase or URL). The third item is the location of the Web
page to display when the user clicks on the ad.

<param name="banner.param.banner.2" value="60
help.gif help.html">

This parameter changes the second banner ad that shows up in your chat room.

<param name="banner.param.banner.3" value="60
chatwithme.gif null">

This parameter changes the third banner ad that shows up in your chat room.

<param name="image.button.width" value="88">

This parameter defines the width in pixels of the button image that appears on your chat.html
Web page to allow entry into your chat room.

<param name="image.button.height" value="31">

This parameter defines the height in pixels of the button image that appears on your chat.html
Web page to allow entry into your chat room.

<param name="image.button1" value="button1.gif">

This parameter defines the button image that appears on your chat.html Web page to
allow entry into your chat room. The image may be in GIF or JPEG format. Make sure you set
the size paramters (image.button.width and image.button.height) are set to match the
actual button sizes or the image may be displayed improperly.

<param name="image.button2" value="button2.gif">

This parameter defines the button image that appears on your chat.html Web page
when you move your mouse cursor over the button. The image may be in GIF or JPEG format.
This image should have the same dimensions as image.button.1.

Step 2:

After making your desired changes, upload the HTML file called chat.html
in your root directory with the customized applet tag on it and save it in the root
directory of your site.

Step 3:

To make sure that you are viewing your most recent chat room changes. Hold your 'shift'
key and then choose the 'reload' or 'refresh' option on your browser to ensure that you
download the latest applet when you reenter your your chat room. You may even need to
clear your browser cache/temp files or restart your computer.

Volano is a trademark of Volano LLC.

Updated: 10/30/98