[alanrick]

I manage a group of over-90s. BBO has been a real boon in covid times. Some are challenged by audio, browser tabs.... so bbo chat is a last resort when playing together.
Unfortunately, the players often forget to redirect their chat from the lobby (default at login) to the table. So I don't see their frantic requests for help.

It would help those who are computer-challenged, if the chat target switched from lobby to table whenever that person joins a table.

[morecharac]

alanrick, on 2021-February-07, 08:11, said:

I manage a group of over-90s. BBO has been a real boon in covid times. Some are challenged by audio, browser tabs.... so bbo chat is a last resort when playing together.
Unfortunately, the players often forget to redirect their chat from the lobby (default at login) to the table. So I don't see their frantic requests for help.

It would help those who are computer-challenged, if the chat target switched from lobby to table whenever that person joins a table.

I'll second that.

This is one of those "why didn't they do that in the first place?" things to me.

[Nanuk1]

I would like to third that suggestion. Just common sense for all...not just elderly. Pls make the chat DEFAULT to the TABLE...not Lobby. If I want to chat to Lobby I will select Lobby.....so simple!

[ehhh]

For me this suggestion is a no brainer.
The lobby is TOO busy with flooders, misdirected table chat and personal chat.
If these were controlled/directed properly,
the lobby chat would be more meaningful and effective.

[smerriman]

For what it's worth, when I join a table, the chat *does* automatically switch to Table (if I sat), or Kibitzers (if I kibitzed). And it always has.

So the people posting in this thread must be doing something differently from me.

[alanrick]

Thanks for your feedback @smerriman. We're using Windows because a mouse is easier to control when your fingers aren't in their prime
My guess is you're on a tablet. Correct?

[smerriman]

No, just a standard Windows PC. Works fine for me in Firefox, Chrome + Edge.

I've never seen it happens to others watching bridge videos either. I suspect if this was widespread there'd be far more complaints about it, so there must be something particular about your setups that is causing problems, as opposed to "why didn't they do that in the first place?".

[alanrick]

@smerriman - I just checked now and you're correct. When I create the table chat defaults to the kibbers but if I join a table then chat is to the table. I notice that a new release came out a few days ago (5.6.23), which perhaps fixed this, or perhaps the fix came earlier (I should have double-checked). So thank you for pointing this out.
As far as I'm concerned this thread is now closed.

[StevenG]

If I'm chatting to my partner before a tournament, or privately between rounds, then I remain chatting to partner after BBO moves us to our next table, even though that chat is now disallowed. Chat should be changed to table under those circumstances.