Flashchat 4: Who is chatting (Add On)

[Mosh]

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This hack has now been discontinued - this means that while it will remain available for download and use, there will be no further updates as this thread is no longer monitored. I am also not interested in doing paid work requests to update this hack at all.


IMPORTANT NOTICE 2: This hack only works with FlashChat 4.7.12, and will not work with FlashChat 5.x.x.
There is version of this hack that will work with FlashChat 5.x.x and later versions, and can be downloaded here.


What Does This Hack Do?hr
This is an add-on/enhancement to Paul M's Flashchat: Who is chatting hack.
This is the v3.8 port of my v3.7.x hack with extra 10 extra display locations, and enabling display locations per usergroup via usergroup permissions (no longer centrally, so allowing extra flexability).

What hacks need installing before installing this hack?
These hacks need to be installed in this order and working correctly, for this hack to work.

Tufat's FlashChat (http://www.tufat.com/s_flash_chat_chatroom.htm) v4.7.12
Paul M's Flashchat 4 Integration for vB 3.8 v3.8.001
Paul M's Members who are chatting in Flashchat 4 v3.8.001
Then install this hack.


This does not change the functionality of Paul M's hack, this is just an enhancement to your installed version of Flashchat: Who is chatting.

The members on my forum requested that the Members currently using Flashchat box be moved to the top of the forums as it was a long way to scroll down to see who was chatting, at the top members could see who was chatting.

As members had to enter the chat or visit the forum homepage again to see who was chatting, I fixed it so that my members could also see who was chatting as they browsed the various forums and threads as well as on the who is online pages.

Paul M's has kindly given me permission to use some of his code in my Who is chatting add-on hacks.

Thank you Paul, for all your work on the Flashchat integration, it makes all our lives easier :)

What You Get

It displays the chat list under the navbar in the following locations:

Forum Home
Forum Display
Show Thread
Who is Online
Members Profile pages
Search pages
Tag Search
Social Groups
Calendars
FAQ
Albums
User Profile
UserCP
Private Messages
Subscriptions
Members List

The list view is collapsible, so you see just the number.
Users who should display as coloured or bold etc are displayed correctly (based on the display usergroup)
If you 'hover' over a username it will show the room they are chatting in and their status (away etc).
If the chat is empty, a simple "No one is currently using the chat." message is displayed.
Display the Most Ever chatters if enabled.
The ability to turn it on/off is in the AdminCP Options (independent of Paul M's hack).
The ability to select which locations this hack is displayed (independent of Paul M's hack).
The ability to allow only certain usergroups to view the list (again, independent of Paul M's hack).

Note: This hack cannot display any bots in the chat, due to the strange way that FlashChat stores this information.


vBulletin Version Compatibilityhr
This hack can only be used with v3.8.0 and later versions.

For the unsupported v3.7.x version of this hack - check here. For the unsupported v3.6.x version of this hack - check here. For the unsupported v3.5.x version of this hack - check here.

NOTE: I will not be upgrading this hack to vBulletin v4.0.x.


Install/Uninstall Instructionshr
The InstallInstructions.txt instructions file is included in attached .zip file.


Screenshotshr
Show in this order:

Who is Chatting box
AdminCP options
Usergroup permissions


Version Historyhr
v3.8.001 - Friday 20th February 2009
-- Initial/final vBulletin v3.8.x Release
-- Changed: Installation Instructions (now has uninstall instructions)
-- Added: VersionHistory.txt
-- Added: 17 Phrases
-- Added: 1 bitfield file
-- Removed: 1 plugin (no longer needed)
-- Removed: 7 AdminCP Options (no longer needed, now set via usergroup permissions)


Thankshr
Thanks go out to Paul M who gave me permission to use some of his install code.


Show Your Appreciation hr
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[Locutus2999]

I get his error when using usergroup manager after installing this hack:

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'ms_wic_addon_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054

[Locutus2999]

I am still receiving this error after uninstalling it, so now my usergroup manager is useless.

[Mosh]

I am still receiving this error after uninstalling it, so now my usergroup manager is useless.
You have the wrong bitfield file uploaded - it looks like you uploaded the bitfield file for my flashchat 5 hack and not flashchat 4 one.

[Locutus2999]

You have the wrong bitfield file uploaded - it looks like you uploaded the bitfield for my flashchat 5 hack and not flashchat 4 one.

I dont think so, but regardless, how can I get this back to a clean state so the usergroup manager will work?

I did delete the xml file.

[Mosh]

I dont think so, but regardless, how can I get this back to a clean state so the usergroup manager will work?

I did delete the xml file.
I am sorry, but you did, as this hack adds the following column to the usergroup table - ms_wic4_addon_permissions and uses this bitfield file - bitfield_ms_wic4_addon.xml

Now my flashchat 5 hack adds the following column to the usergroup table - ms_wic_addon_permissions and uses this bitfield file - bitfield_ms_wic_addon.xml, so you need to delete the bitfield_ms_wic_addon.xml file as well.

[Locutus2999]

I had FC5 installed right before I installed FC4, so it looks like I didnt unistall that correctly before installing the FC4 addon.

Thanks.

[Mosh]

I had FC5 installed right before I installed FC4, so it looks like I didnt unistall that correctly before installing the FC4 addon.

Thanks.
No worries :)

[Bloodhound2922]

Hey, I just installed this, and it works fine with one exeption.
When I change the permissions in the usergroup manager, All the fields automatically reset to 'No', but creates a copy of the usergroup with the fields set to 'Yes'

Meaning I need to also be a part of that copy to view this hack.

What's happening?

[Mosh]

Hey, I just installed this, and it works fine with one exeption.
When I change the permissions in the usergroup manager, All the fields automatically reset to 'No', but creates a copy of the usergroup with the fields set to 'Yes'

Meaning I need to also be a part of that copy to view this hack.

What's happening?
No idea, it has nothing to do with this hack though, as it only alters the permissions of the column that was added to the usergroup table with this hack, and does not create new usergroups. It is not actually possible to do that with this hack, and all my v3.8.x hacks that have usergroup permissions (14 of them) do the permissions in the same way (between them they are installed on 100s of sites), and not one of them have this problem. vBulletin deals with usergroup permissions the same way I do, so it has to be another hack that is doing it.

BTW, which version of this hack do you have installed? as you posted in both the Flashchat 5 thread and this one.

[TalkVirginia]

Looks good but would be even better if it could be shown in a module.

[Bloodhound2922]

I installed this hack as explained here, and everything shows up as supposed to, with the exception of those permissions.

Here is what the Administrator usergroup permissions look like after I have chosen the permissions, and BEFORE I have pressed Update:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/03/39.png

This is what it looks like after I press Update:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/03/40.png

This is what the Usergroup Manager page looks like after I have set the permissions:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/03/41.png

This is the permissions of the new 'administrator' usergroup
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/03/42.png

And I originally installed the v.5 version, but then uninstalled that when I realised that I only had chat version 4. Please disregard that post.

[Mosh]

I installed this hack as explained here, and everything shows up as supposed to, with the exception of those permissions.

Here is what the Administrator usergroup permissions look like after I have chosen the permissions, and BEFORE I have pressed Update:

This is what it looks like after I press Update:

This is what the Usergroup Manager page looks like after I have set the permissions:

This is the permissions of the new 'administrator' usergroup

And I originally installed the v.5 version, but then uninstalled that when I realised that I only had chat version 4. Please disregard that post.

As I said in my previous reply, I do not have any idea what is causing it, but I do know that there is no way this hack can be causing the problem, as it it just affects the ms_wic4_addon_permissions column which is added to the Usergroup table by this hack (no vBulletin usergroup permissions are touched at all). There is no code in my hack that can cause a usergroup to be replicated/duplicated/copied. So, something else must be causing it.

I have even installed/uninstalled this hack again a couple of times on two installations and could not recreate the problem you are having.

As I can not recreate this problem, the only other option is that I am going to have to look at your installation.

If you want me to take a look then feel free to PM me your site address, a temp admin user (with admin permissions - Can Administer Settings for editing options, Can Administer Styles for editing templates, Can Administer Language Settings for editing phrases, Can Administer User Permissions to edit usergroups and finally Can Administer Plugins for editing products and plugins), and ftp access details, without these I can not help you. I will look when I have time, and even if I have a look, I can not guarantee that I will be able to fix it, so it is up to you what you want to do. You can revoke these after I have helped you out.

Let me know what you decide.

There is nothing else I can do or suggest to help.

[Bloodhound2922]

I have just tried to change the colour of a certain usergroup, and the same thing happened, which shows that it is something not related to your hack. I will submit a support ticket to vB, and if they can't resolve it, I'll probably have you take a look at it.

[Mosh]

I have just tried to change the colour of a certain usergroup, and the same thing happened, which shows that it is something not related to your hack. I will submit a support ticket to vB, and if they can't resolve it, I'll probably have you take a look at it.
My offer to look at your installation is in regards to this hack only, as anything could be causing your problem, and I have only limited time to provide support because I work full time and also study full time at university. If I determine this hack is not causing the issue, then you will have to have rely on vb.com helping you out via the support ticket you lodge with them.

[Mosh]

I have just tried to change the colour of a certain usergroup, and the same thing happened, which shows that it is something not related to your hack. I will submit a support ticket to vB, and if they can't resolve it, I'll probably have you take a look at it.

My offer to look at your installation is in regards to this hack only, as anything could be causing your problem, and I have only limited time to provide support because I work full time and also study full time at university. If I determine this hack is not causing the issue, then you will have to have rely on vb.com helping you out via the support ticket you lodge with them.
The offer to look at your installation has been on the table for over 7 days, and because the offer was not taken, it has now withdrawn because I do not have unlimited free time to help. There is nothing else I can do or suggest to help in this case, sorry.

[LTW]

Mosh ... Thank You!

LTW

[yotsume]

QUESTION: People Icon Chnaged to Blank Target Link to Full Chat

Can you please tell me how to alter the link of the people icon in this hack so that it opens my full screen chat in a new blank window as the target.

I was able to code it so the Icon of the people links to my main chat and not the integrated chat.... now all that is left is to get the target to work.

Can you please tell me what I have to change and the correct code.

THANKS

[Mosh]

QUESTION: People Icon Chnaged to Blank Target Link to Full Chat

Can you please tell me how to alter the link of the people icon in this hack so that it opens my full screen chat in a new blank window as the target.

I was able to code it so the Icon of the people links to my main chat and not the integrated chat.... now all that is left is to get the target to work.

Can you please tell me what I have to change and the correct code.

THANKS
As stated in the first post under hack support, I do not support custom template alterations.

But that being said, the below should work, but if it does not, you are on your own.

In the Display_Chatters_Addon template, find:

<a href="$fcpath">

Replace it with:

<a href="http://your-forum-here/chat/flashchat.php?" target="_blank">

[yotsume]

Aaa I was very close but was using the default statement type to try and add the target!

Works perfect thanks!

EDIT: I just had an idea to match my edit. I am going to redo that icon so it says "Join Chat". Just having an icon of people hide the fact that it is actually linked. ;) What do you think?

Attached is a simple text image to replace the icon. I will post what I come up with as a better looking button icon.

[Mosh]

Aaa I was very close but was using the default statement type to try and add the target!

Works perfect thanks!

EDIT: I just had an idea to match my edit. I am going to redo that icon so it says "Join Chat". Just having an icon of people hide the fact that it is actually linked. ;) What do you think?

Attached is a simple text image to replace the icon. I will post what I come up with as a better looking button icon.
Good idea ;)

[rob4448585]

I get his error when using usergroup manager after installing this hack:

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'ms_wic_addon_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054



hi there.

i seem to have goofed up and am hoping you can help or point me in the right direction.

i had FC4 in my 3.6 Vb board. when upgrading to 3.8 i noticed FC5 was here.
i installed the FC5 and the members did not like the new sounds, and i was unable to figure out how to change them to the old style.
i "thought" i followed the instructions on how to uninstall the product.
i then when ahead and installed FC4 and was on my merry way.

well i am too having this problem, and relize it is my own fault.
i have uninstalled FC5 and have FC4 up and running and can not edit my usergroups.

i have tried reinstalling ms_wic_addon.xml and uninstalling it in hopes that it would fix the error in the DB. but it has not.

so i am not out of ideas and wanted to ask you for an idea or if you could lend a hand.

Thanks for making great products.
Rob

[Mosh]

hi there.

i seem to have goofed up and am hoping you can help or point me in the right direction.

i had FC4 in my 3.6 Vb board. when upgrading to 3.8 i noticed FC5 was here.
i installed the FC5 and the members did not like the new sounds, and i was unable to figure out how to change them to the old style.
i "thought" i followed the instructions on how to uninstall the product.
i then when ahead and installed FC4 and was on my merry way.

well i am too having this problem, and relize it is my own fault.
i have uninstalled FC5 and have FC4 up and running and can not edit my usergroups.

i have tried reinstalling ms_wic_addon.xml and uninstalling it in hopes that it would fix the error in the DB. but it has not.

so i am not out of ideas and wanted to ask you for an idea or if you could lend a hand.

Thanks for making great products.
Rob
You need to delete the bitfield_ms_wic_addon.xml file from your /includes/xml/ folder (which you did not delete when you uninstalled FC5).

[rob4448585]

You need to delete the bitfield_ms_wic_addon.xml file from your /includes/xml/ folder (which you did not delete when you uninstalled FC5).

i absolutely appreciate any and all help you can give, but i have done that...........

here is a screen show of that file folder...................

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

any other suggestions?

i dont want to make this thread into a help session if you want my email i can give it to you.

[Mosh]

i absolutely appreciate any and all help you can give, but i have done that...........

here is a screen show of that file folder...................

http://www.norcal1320.com/see.JPG

any other suggestions?

i dont want to make this thread into a help session if you want my email i can give it to you.
Well from the error you posted above, that would have been the solution. Can you post the error you are getting, not the one Locutus2999 was getting please?

This is the thread for help/support, and I do not provide free support via email.

If I can not help you resolve this issue via this thread, then I will probably need to look at your installation itself to find out exactly what is causing the issue.

[rob4448585]

Well from the error you posted above, that would have been the solution. Can you post the error you are getting, not the one Locutus2999 was getting please?

This is the thread for help/support, and I do not provide free support via email.

If I can not help you resolve this issue via this thread, then I will probably need to look at your installation itself to find out exactly what is causing the issue.


absolutely

this is the error i get editing/saving any usergroup

thanks for any help/ideas you have :)


Database error in vBulletin 3.8.1:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
`title` = 'Moderators',
`description` = '',
`usertitle` = 'Moderator',
`opentag` = '<b><font color=#FF0000>',
`closetag` = '</font></b>',
`passwordexpires` = '0',
`passwordhistory` = '0',
`ms_wic4_addon_permissions` = '0',
`fcpermissions` = '4',
`forumpermissions` = '12317183',
`genericpermissions` = '1558716079',
`attachlimit` = '0',
`pmquota` = '500',
`pmpermissions` = '5',
`pmsendmax` = '5',
`pmthrottlequantity` = '0',
`calendarpermissions` = '63',
`wolpermissions` = '3',
`adminpermissions` = '0',
`genericpermissions2` = '1',
`genericoptions` = '62',
`profilepicmaxwidth` = '300',
`profilepicmaxheight` = '225',
`profilepicmaxsize` = '250000',
`avatarmaxwidth` = '150',
`avatarmaxheight` = '150',
`avatarmaxsize` = '51200',
`signaturepermissions` = '237055',
`sigpicmaxwidth` = '500',
`sigpicmaxheight` = '100',
`sigpicmaxsize` = '20000',
`sigmaxrawchars` = '1000',
`sigmaxchars` = '500',
`sigmaxlines` = '0',
`sigmaxsizebbcode` = '7',
`sigmaximages` = '0',
`albumpermissions` = '255',
`albumpicmaxwidth` = '600',
`albumpicmaxheight` = '600',
`albumpicmaxsize` = '10000000',
`albummaxpics` = '100',
`albummaxsize` = '0',
`usercsspermissions` = '63',
`visitormessagepermissions` = '63',
`socialgrouppermissions` = '51063',
`maximumsocialgroups` = '5',
`groupiconmaxsize` = '250000',
`itraderpermissions` = '3'
WHERE usergroupid=7;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'ms_wic4_addon_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Monday, September 14th 2009 @ 08:56:55 PM
Error Date : Monday, September 14th 2009 @ 08:56:56 PM
Script : http://www.site.com/forums/admincp/usergroup.php?do=update
Referrer : http://www.site.com/forums/admincp/usergroup.php?do=edit&usergroupid=7
IP Address : 67.188.1.96
Username : *****
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.81-community

[Mosh]

absolutely

this is the error i get editing/saving any usergroup

thanks for any help/ideas you have :)


Database error in vBulletin 3.8.1:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
`title` = 'Moderators',
`description` = '',
`usertitle` = 'Moderator',
`opentag` = '<b><font color=#FF0000>',
`closetag` = '</font></b>',
`passwordexpires` = '0',
`passwordhistory` = '0',
`ms_wic4_addon_permissions` = '0',
`fcpermissions` = '4',
`forumpermissions` = '12317183',
`genericpermissions` = '1558716079',
`attachlimit` = '0',
`pmquota` = '500',
`pmpermissions` = '5',
`pmsendmax` = '5',
`pmthrottlequantity` = '0',
`calendarpermissions` = '63',
`wolpermissions` = '3',
`adminpermissions` = '0',
`genericpermissions2` = '1',
`genericoptions` = '62',
`profilepicmaxwidth` = '300',
`profilepicmaxheight` = '225',
`profilepicmaxsize` = '250000',
`avatarmaxwidth` = '150',
`avatarmaxheight` = '150',
`avatarmaxsize` = '51200',
`signaturepermissions` = '237055',
`sigpicmaxwidth` = '500',
`sigpicmaxheight` = '100',
`sigpicmaxsize` = '20000',
`sigmaxrawchars` = '1000',
`sigmaxchars` = '500',
`sigmaxlines` = '0',
`sigmaxsizebbcode` = '7',
`sigmaximages` = '0',
`albumpermissions` = '255',
`albumpicmaxwidth` = '600',
`albumpicmaxheight` = '600',
`albumpicmaxsize` = '10000000',
`albummaxpics` = '100',
`albummaxsize` = '0',
`usercsspermissions` = '63',
`visitormessagepermissions` = '63',
`socialgrouppermissions` = '51063',
`maximumsocialgroups` = '5',
`groupiconmaxsize` = '250000',
`itraderpermissions` = '3'
WHERE usergroupid=7;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'ms_wic4_addon_permissions' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Request Date : Monday, September 14th 2009 @ 08:56:55 PM
Error Date : Monday, September 14th 2009 @ 08:56:56 PM
Script : http://www.site.com/forums/admincp/usergroup.php?do=update
Referrer : http://www.site.com/forums/admincp/usergroup.php?do=edit&usergroupid=7
IP Address : 67.188.1.96
Username : *****
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.0.81-community
For some reason you have lost the ms_wic4_addon_permissions column from the usergroup table in the database, which is why you are having issues.

From the installation instructions for this hack, do Step 3 again, allow overwrite.

If that does not work, then uninstall the product from the AdminCP and then do Step 3 again.

If that does not work, then let me know.

[rob4448585]

For some reason you have lost the ms_wic4_addon_permissions column from the usergroup table in the database, which is why you are having issues.

From the installation instructions for this hack, do Step 3 again, allow overwrite.

If that does not work, then uninstall the product from the AdminCP and then do Step 3 again.

If that does not work, then let me know.



thank you that worked!:D

[Mosh]

thank you that worked!:D
You are most welcome ;)

[Mosh]

Hi all,

It is with regret that after over 4 years (and thousands of hours) spent providing free support for my free hacks released here, as of today I will no longer be able to provide support for free.

This is due to being unemployed for a while, being strapped for cash and unable to rely on the virtually non-existant donations from here to help to pay the bills or put food on the table for my family. I am now providing all support for my free hacks released here over at Wolfshead Solutions (http://www.wolfshead-solutions.com) via an annual support subscription (for a small fee).

It does not mean I will be no longer release free hacks, I will, but I will just no longer be supporting them for free.

My free hacks have and always will remain free to download and use. And so will updates/bug fixes.

I will be releasing more free hacks, but if you require any support at all for those free hacks, you will need to purchase an annual support subscription over at Wolfshead Solutions to receive support.

I am really sorry I have to do this, but revenue generated by my programming gigs are now my only source of income, and I can no longer afford the luxury of providing free support here, when that time can be spent creating new commerial products, doing paid work requests or providing paid support to pay the bills.

Thank you for the understanding.

Regards,

Mosh.

[Mosh]

Hi all,

Free support has now been moved back to vBulletin.org.

Please see the first post for more information (and also this thread (http://www.wolfshead-solutions.com/threads/444-Our-quot-vBulletin.org-Hacks-Support-quot-subscription-has-been-scrapped) at Wolfshead Solutions).

Enjoy :)

Regards,

Mosh Shigdar - Wolfshead Solutions.