Re: [OpenVerse] Any progress on the whiteboard?

[Richard Reynolds <richard@ooh.co.uk>]

Andy Goth wrote:

All this could be achieved with objects, i.e. keep the gimp or equiv.
open. Objects of type 'whiteboard' could be set to update the gif from a
file on your hdd say every 30 secs.

This way you don't need privileged users because the object owner has
control and you don't have to worry about coding in drawing functions
which would be large load & size implications.

Regards

AKA IceBob

> Cruise, have you thought much about a shared whiteboard?
>
> It would be pretty cool to have rooms where privileged users can doodle
> on the background image.  I think it would be implemented with messages
> that indicate things such as line drawing, pixel plotting,
> circles/ellipses, rectangles, text, and maybe some other drawing
> elements.
>
> Why privileged?  I'd hate to draw some important diagram just in time
> for some hooligan to come and paint a huge white rectangle over it.
>
> Which brings up another question... what if I draw for a while and then
> someone new enters the room?  Maybe he can be sent a background image
> that already contains all the new drawings on it.
>
> I know this brings up plenty more questions and obstacles, and it would
> probably require several mini rewrites, so I don't expect you to drop
> everything and put in a weeklong orgy of coding to satisfy me, but
> please think about it.

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