[Idea] TWHL Shoutbox desktop application Created 6 years ago2018-06-03 12:54:45 UTC by Shepard62FR

Now that TWHL v4 has been released, it's time to present an idea I have for some time and I would like to have the community's opinion about it.

Basically, it would be the same thing as potatis invalid's TWHL shoutbox extensions for Firefox and Chrome but instead of being a browser extension, it would be a standalone desktop application (like Hammer, Sledge, Steam...) You would be able to:

• Read the shouts (obviously).
• Automatic shouts list refreshing whenever someone shout (or time based if it's not possible).
• Post shouts.
• Hide the application in the system tray and be notified whenever someone shout.
• Maybe more that you would like to see.

So what do you guys think? Is it something you would be interested in or it would be pointless?

It seems more suited to a low-weight phone app, if anything. And even then would need more than just the shoutbox.
That's not to say you shouldn't make it if you wanted to make it anyway; there's just a lot more potential left to be tapped if you wanted to make something particularly useful.

An Android/iOS app where you could access the shoutbox, wiki, forums and such?

It would be a massive amount of work I'm afraid. I think a more realistic idea would be to improve the mobile experience of the website. The source code is available here: https://github.com/LogicAndTrick/twhl . I would be surprised if Penguinboy doesn't welcome good contributions.