A few issues I'm having with SK

[TimeTorn]

Issue #1

 

Every time I try to play runescape in swiftkit, I have to allow java to run, even if I have already told it to "always run on this site"

 

Issue #2

 

When using the chrome window option, I still get the java error, and in addition to that, I'm unable to type in my username or password to log in to runescape. The keyboard focus is locked in to the stats lookup sidebar, even after clicking into the username and password section of runescape.

 

Issue #3

 

SwiftKit claims to be legal because it claims to abide by runescape's rules for 3rd party applications. Yet Every time I load up the program, I can see clearly that SwiftKit is absolutely not following the rules, and it is by no means, "legal"

 

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• It must not contain adverts or links to websites that encourage rule-breaking or endanger users.
  
• If the software has its own integrated chat feature, separate from the game chat, it should make it very clear to users that this chat is not part of our games and is not official, endorsed, or moderated by Jagex in any way. Furthermore, this chat should still be moderated (just not by us), and the moderators should not allow chat which infringes our Rules of Conduct. To avoid confusion with the official game chat, moderators of the external chat should not be indicated with a silver or gold crown. If the chat is IRC based, then the software should only allow access to IRC channels which conform with the above rules.
  

"

 

Swiftkit is clearly breaking both of these rules, because every time I load swiftkit or refresh swiftkit's main page, it is most definitely showing adverts for runescape gold websites, and therefore breaking the 1st rule I listed

 

It's also breaking the 2nd rule with the integrated IRC. It does not state clearly, anywhere before connecting to the IRC channel, that the IRC is not part of runescape, is not official, endorsed, or moderated by jagex in any way.

[Simmo]

For issues 1 and 2 it sounds like you have an older version of SwiftKit or the Chrome Frame is using an old cache. As both of these issues were present in early version of "Swiftkit + Chrome" and have since been resolved.

 

I would first make sure SwiftKit is up to date and that you are using the public update server not the staff server. If still no luck, click the options link on the SwiftKit launcher and then click "User Data Directory" and delete the ChromCache Folder.

 

 

In regards to the advertisement, They are controlled by Google and use your browser and search history to best determine what advertisements may interest you. So since you clearly have browsed RuneScape related content in the past, it will tailor ads based around this.

 

We have very little control over what advertisements are shown, We are only able to block ads by URL, so this can become some what hard to stay on top of as sites like this tend to only be around for short periods of time before changing URL. So just like Tip.it , Zybez and all other fans sites that face the same issues that we do we encourage all users to report the offending ads to us via the contact us link on the news page.

 

As for the IRC you are wrong before using the SwiftKit IRC client we force all users to read and sign a form by typing "I Agree" saying that they agree to follow the SwiftIRC Rules, which outline this.

 

All of these rules have been the same for that last 5 years, we have direct contact with Jagex, if they have any issues with SwiftKit they contact us immediately and we address them straight away. We were at RuneFest and spoke to MMG himself about SwiftKit and he didn't have an issues with SwiftKit at the time. Given that the IRC client and the news page haven't changed at all since then I don't see them becoming issues now.

 

Seeing as not a single user has ever been banned for using SwiftKit and we have hundreds of Jagex mods stating this, if you believe it to not be legal then by all means here is a link to the Official Runescape Client go nuts. http://www.runescape.com/downloads.ws other wise this is what SwiftKit is and we don't not have any immediate plans to change it.