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April 18

managing a zoom meeting

The following questions are for those who know well the work with 'zoom' application. a. what's the difference between 'new meeting' & 'join' ? As well as I know, the 1st is aimed towards the host of a given meeting. What does the 2nd stand for ? for ones who join a meeting ? (seems unnecessary as an invited participant). b. how can I control the participants (students & others) ? In other words, how can I make sure that only those who are invited to a specific meeting (hosted by me) participate, and no others who already have my host code ? (e.g., students from other classes). c. what's the difference between the different codes \ IDs: 'meeting ID', 'participant ID' & 'meeting password' ? d. how can I cancel one's participation in a meeting (like asking a student to leave the classroom) ? Thanks, בנצי (talk) 11:36, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

a. yes, "for ones who join a meeting". Some people join by clicking an invitation link, but some people can manually type in the meeting id number. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 17:25, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

b. the host can set a password, and should only tell that password to authorised participants. Don't rely on the meeting ID being secret, as trolls are guessing them and intruding on private meetings. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 17:28, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

c. The names seem fairly descriptive to me. I suppose the link I gave for question b. may help. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 17:30, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

d: The host can remove a participant. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 17:30, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

PSA 93.136.29.149 (talk) 20:26, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

Chrome and bottom-of-browser bar

Sample screenshot

I'm looking for a certain component of the browser's desktop/laptop version, but I don't know what to call it, I didn't see anything in my browser settings, and I can't find anything useful with a Google search.

1. When you mouse over a link, the link's URL appears at the bottom of the browser screen, similar to the tooltip that appears at the cursor. (For example, mouse over "Current events" at left and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events appears at bottom left) Does Chrome have an option to display a bar there, and if so, what is it called and how do I do it?
2. Is there a way to get this area to display the whole URL immediately? I'm trying to sort HABS images in Commons:Category:New Bern, North Carolina, but their names are all long enough that the browser truncates them, and I have to wait a couple of seconds to get the full URL. I'd rather see a URL instantly, since the category has 200+ images and the time difference will add up.

Normally I prefer Internet Explorer, which instantly displays the full URL in a bar of this sort, but for other reasons I'm not using it right now. Nyttend (talk) 14:27, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

It's usually called a status bar. There seem to be some ways of getting it back: see this Quora question. AndrewWTaylor (talk) 15:36, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

When I look at Commons:Category:New Bern, North Carolina using Chrome, I see full page names (e.g. "File:Washington Bryan House and Office, 603 and 605 Pollock Street, New Bern, Craven County, NC HABS NC,25-NEBER,6- (sheet 5 of 8).tif"). The url follows from this: basically prepend https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ and replace spaces by underscores. So I do not understand what the issue is about truncation and delays.  --Lambiam 16:00, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

You could try a browser with a full status bar like Pale Moon. There may be a way to enable a full status bar in Chrome with an extension, but don't hold your breath. 93.136.29.149 (talk) 20:28, 18 April 2020 (UTC)

This browser extension will do what you want. You can have it show as a tooltip or on some part of the screen. (If you have it display bottom-left then it conflicts with the default URL display...)

The extension is abandonware, has not been touched for 6 years, and it wants to read all your data on every page, so take with a grain of salt! Elizium23 (talk) 14:57, 20 April 2020 (UTC)