chat-examples
chat examples
Examples of how chat transcripts are marked up currently, with the idea of moving towards a
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IRC transcripts
These are plantext logs with space separated fields, so are posted wrapped in <pre>
12:06 Tantek: what does the datetime stamp represent? 12:07 KevinMarks: in iRC, when it was said 12:07 Tantek: is it a point in time *before* they started speaking? 12:07 Tantek: or *after*? 12:07 Tantek: or somewhere in the *middle*? 12:07 KevinMarks: usually it is quantised to seconds 12:07 KevinMarks: and it is time the msg was received 12:07 Tantek: but the second they started typing or pressed return? 12:08 KevinMarks: prssed return i think
Or as plaintext + <br> (eg http://chocnvodka.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/8/25/1169654.html)
(22:20) gturneruk: oh, i just remembered. windows 95 is ten years old today
(22:22) Suw: good god. i mean, i shouldn't be surprised, it being 2005 and all. but still, where did that time go?
(22:22) gturneruk: lost clusters
(22:23) Suw: i obviously need to defrag
xChat2 log format
**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed May 14 04:36:29 2003 May 14 04:36:29 --> You are now talking on #test May 14 04:36:29 --- Topic for #test is Test Topic May 14 04:36:29 --- Topic for #test set by nick1 at Thu May 8 18:45:05 May 14 04:58:45 --- You are now known as nick1 May 14 05:03:44 --> nick1 (~nick1@2.1.3.narf-42905) has joined #test May 14 05:05:48 <nick1> test message May 14 05:10:24 * nick1 test action May 14 05:11:19 <-- nick1 has quit (quit) **** ENDING LOGGING AT Fri Jul 4 00:28:22 2003
Snak log format
Log file opened at: 5/26/04 12:00:11 AM
[12:00:11:] nick1: test message
[12:10:29:] * nick1 test action
[12:13:16:] ***: nick2 (~nick2@test.net) has joined the channel
[12:20:35:] ***: nick2 has quit IRC ("Computer going to sleep...")
[12:21:31:] ***: You have joined the channel
Log file closed at: 5/26/04 2:29:08 AM
iChat transcripts
iChat handles timestamps differently, inserting them between statement blocks, every 5 minutes.
12:25 AM Reconnecting to tantekatwork… Kevin Marks: So, iChat shows timestamps between entries Tantek: yes Tantek: what about Adium? 12:30 AM Kevin Marks: my copy is 230 days old...
bash.org
Bash.org collects funny irc transcripts and lets people vote on them: It uses plaintext + <br />, wrapped in <p> http://bash.org/?23396
<Donut[AFK]> HEY EURAKARTE
<Donut[AFK]> INSULT
<Eurakarte> RETORT
<Donut[AFK]> COUNTER-RETORT
<Eurakarte> QUESTIONING OF SEXUAL PREFERENCE
<Donut[AFK]> SUGGESTION TO SHUT THE FUCK UP
<Eurakarte> NOTATION THAT YOU CREATE A VACUUM
<Donut[AFK]> RIPOSTE
<Donut[AFK]> ADDON RIPOSTE
<Eurakarte> COUNTER-RIPOSTE
<Donut[AFK]> COUNTER-COUNTER RIPOSTE
<Eurakarte> NONSENSICAL STATEMENT INVOLVING PLANKTON
<Miles_Prower> RESPONSE TO RANDOM STATEMENT AND THREAT TO BAN OPPOSING SIDES
<Eurakarte> WORDS OF PRAISE FOR FISHFOOD
<Miles_Prower> ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTENCE OF TERMS
Log Library
Log Library displays a tabular format with divs
<div class="row" name="GusVanNos">
<div class="timestamp">18:36:28</div>
<div class="nick"><GusVanNos></div>
<div class="message">.+. is a lazy way of saying .{2,}</div>
</div>
<div class="row" name="jawong">
<div class="timestamp">18:36:48</div>
<div class="nick"><jawong></div>
<div class="message">your model is waaaay better, xal.</div>
</div>
Adium X
Adium X is currently developing an XML-based log format. This is version 0.3:
<chat date="2005-11-20" account="mactigerz" service="AIM" version="0.3">
<event type="windowOpened" time=""/>
<message sender="chz16" time="">'sup?</message>
<message sender="mactigerz" time="">trying to get to work on the the new XML log format</message>
<message sender="chz16" time="">Doesn't sound bad.</message>
<message sender="chz16" time="">Providing you have the log specs, of course.</message>
<message sender="mactigerz" time="">that's what I'm creating.</message>
<status type="offline" sender="chz16" time=""/>
<status type="online" sender="chz16" time=""/>
<status type="away" sender="mactigerz" time="">brb, working on the XML log format</status>
<event type="windowClosed" time=""/>
</chat>
This format remains under development, so this page may not reflect the current version of the format.