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Unless you've resisted reading the news this past week and have somehow evaded my creepy grins, you are aware of the new website as well as HTML5 client. This is meant to be a long-term solution for Akanbar's client situation, as opposed to that flash client we had or java 2.0 (RIP).
The link can be found at www.akanbar.com/client/ak_client/ . The guide can be found at http://www.akanbar.com/play-online-f.../client-guide/
I am making this post for three purposes:
1) To alert people to its existence
2) To keep track of bugs (alternatively, you can file a bug report, but for the first few weeks, I'm A-OK with it being here)
3) To answer questions concerning it
Obviously, if you're reading this, it's likely you're a seasoned veteran of Akanbar or at least MUDs, so you have your own client that you've grown attached to. A major user of the HTML5 client would be new users, either to Akanbar or MUDS. I do believe it is a very powerful client, especially compared to the past three we've had and has the advantage of being backed up to server rather than a computer, but even I find myself still using my old client most of the time. It would, however, interest me if you could pop onto it for a minute and see if anything's broken or seems odd to you- something that a new player might discover and get discouraged from.
Finally, I will state that I am working on a screen-reader friendly version, though that has taken a backseat to me getting the HTML5 client looking nice for mobile users. If anyone has any bloody idea about screenreaders' interaction with html, especially with aria, send help.
Unless you've resisted reading the news this past week and have somehow evaded my creepy grins, you are aware of the new website as well as HTML5 client. This is meant to be a long-term solution for Akanbar's client situation, as opposed to that flash client we had or java 2.0 (RIP).
The link can be found at www.akanbar.com/client/ak_client/ . The guide can be found at http://www.akanbar.com/play-online-f.../client-guide/
I am making this post for three purposes:
1) To alert people to its existence
2) To keep track of bugs (alternatively, you can file a bug report, but for the first few weeks, I'm A-OK with it being here)
3) To answer questions concerning it
Obviously, if you're reading this, it's likely you're a seasoned veteran of Akanbar or at least MUDs, so you have your own client that you've grown attached to. A major user of the HTML5 client would be new users, either to Akanbar or MUDS. I do believe it is a very powerful client, especially compared to the past three we've had and has the advantage of being backed up to server rather than a computer, but even I find myself still using my old client most of the time. It would, however, interest me if you could pop onto it for a minute and see if anything's broken or seems odd to you- something that a new player might discover and get discouraged from.
Finally, I will state that I am working on a screen-reader friendly version, though that has taken a backseat to me getting the HTML5 client looking nice for mobile users. If anyone has any bloody idea about screenreaders' interaction with html, especially with aria, send help.
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