Hi guys,
I have spent literally a few days looking for what I need and did not get a reasonable solution, so I asking for help.
I need a chatting capability which will give all of the following features, most are usually found in traditional chat systems. These are:
1. Anonymous users can take part in the chat
2. A main entrance room ("lobby")
3. A list on a sidebar with all chatters
4. User can open a private chat with another user by clicking her name (the name in the list and/or her name inside the lobby room on the line where she said something)
5. The private chat will be in the same window but in another tab (MDI style, just as multi-tabs browsers)
6. The addressee will see clearly that he has a new message (both in a new conversation or in an existing one, e.g., colored tab).
Here is a list of what I have tried so far, each accompanied with a reason why it was not good for me.
Chat Room - Naturally this is where I have started and would like to find my solution, but this is not the case. Lacks features 3, 4 and 5
phpfreechat - Full of bugs, works only sometimes (could not find the criteria when).
Instant messenger - Very fast, but it is not clear whom you are talking to. Lacks features 4 and 5.
Other modules which I have tried, though not intended to be called a chat, all are wrappers for 3rd party widgets which provide facebook-like floating toolbar. They are:
CHAT Users and Design Integrated (bowob) - Enables drupal users to talk between them. A problem with non-latin characters in users' names, though.
Wibiya - I could not make it run (issue)
Meebo - Does not let drupal users to talk between them, only the user's facebook friends (issue)
So, that's about it. Any ideas, thoughts, etc. will be really appreciated.
Thanks!

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Chat
I am using Drupal 6 and Flashchat 5 and it integrates very nicely with drupal the site is http://www.tufat.com/ and there are instructions there on how to do it use it ect. I posted this once before to your post but, it isn't here now so if I am doing something wrong could someone let me know? I wouldn't want to do that I love this site and use it often!!
Thanks and Good Luck,
Laura
I'm using AJAX Chat
I'm using AJAX Chat (https://blueimp.net/ajax/). I integrated it with Drupal (howto: http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ajax-chat/index.php?title=Integrat...) and it's working just fine.
Tormi
A valid documentation Link
Could somebody provide a documentation link on how to implement this chat in Drupal 6? I find no open source chat integration in Drupal. All of them are limited free versions of relative high pricing services. There are more open source projects that could be integrated and help the users. I would like to do that but my programing skills are not well and I am still learning. Thanks....
Thanks
@Laura - I will try Flashchat, thanks.
@Tormi - the said chat does not have tabs for each private discussion, hence not trivial to follow who you are chatting with...
@All - would like to get more ideas please. Thanks!
But don't u think integrating
But don't u think integrating a flash chat with such a big interface might not b comfortable to some users....
I guess a chat like bowob would be great... Be it a drupal own module!!!!!!!