Motivations for real-time text in XMPP, the seamless addition of the feature, the protocol in XEP-0301, and its use.
The presentation describes the functionality of real-time text added to the XMPP environment by draft extension XEP-0301. By application to both sending and receiving XMPP clients, a more fluent conversation by text is achieved, where text is displayed at the far end at the rate it is typed by the transmitting party. This reduces stress and waiting time in intensive text communication situations. The extension can be seamlessly applied, so that if it is not supported by both ends, the functionality is as plain message based XMPP. Therefore introduction can be made gradually. In order to not overload servers and networks, the trasmission itervals can be kept long, and instead the real-time impression get recreated by a feature called "Natural Typing". Opportunities for interoperability with real-time text in other environments will be explained, and indications given for easy integration in other XMPP implementations. Demonstrations will be made of the RealJabber client, implementing the draft as an open source project, managed by the author of the XEP-0301 draft, Mark Rejhon. It is with the experience, need and interest from people with communications related disabilities that this extension is developed, but it has apparent benefits for all.
Speakers: Gunnar Hellström