[DBTech] vBShout v6 (vB4) [AJAX]

[DragonByte Tech]

We had to postpone it due to the upcoming release of the shop mod, but it's not been forgotten.
I have no exact date atm, but hopefully some time the following week :)


Fillip

[Khan_]

Hope this release will fix the load issues and run smooth as inferno vbshout .

[thenekoboy]

I know this is probably a really stupid question, but is there some way I can change the color of the "Active Users" button and the box where you input the text? (please see attachment)

I'm really loving this shoutbox, but the white areas are too bright for my theme ;__;

Thanks so much for this awesome shoutbox, and for taking the time to read this ^_^

[DragonByte Tech]

I believe it's input_focus_background or something like that, a stylevar.

Tab colour can be changed in dbtech_vbshout:colours.css

Fillip

[thenekoboy]

I believe it's input_focus_background or something like that, a stylevar.

Tab colour can be changed in dbtech_vbshout:colours.css


Fillip

Thank you so much!! :D

[Gold Phan7om]

The shoutbox is at top of every page? How do you only have it on main page?

[DragonByte Tech]

By default it's only on top of the index.

Go to Instance Management -> Edit -> change the relevant setting to have "index" for script name only, and it'll only show up on the forum home.

[Gold Phan7om]

Fixed thanks :)

[DragonByte Tech]

After a couple days simmering in Beta sauce over a low flame, vBShout v5.3.0 has now been released.
This is purely a performance update, and brings changes in the way BBCode is handled and also how the AOP system functions.

BBCode will now parse when -saving- shouts instead of when -fetching- them, greatly reducing the strain on your server from having to parse 20 (or however many shouts you display) every load.

The AOP system will now be up to 80% faster* in checking whether new shouts have been posted and will also use a greatly diminished amount of resources in this check.

Furthermore, caching on Chat Rooms have been improved, eliminating 1-3 queries (depending on context) from each request.

* Based on a comparison of AOP fetch times on 5.2.3 and 5.3.0 on DBTech's server and my development computer.
Lowest AOP fetch time recorded: 26ms (5.3.0) vs 1.0s (5.2.3)
Highest AOP fetch time recorded: 224ms (5.3.0) vs 1.45s (5.2.3)
Your mileage may vary. This is in no way, shape or form a guarantee that your server load will go down by 80%.

[Footman]

Excellent! Thanks guys :)

[Footman]

a simple question....

What's the time frame for the shouts to remain showing in the shout box if it doesn't scroll off... if any?

[DragonByte Tech]

No time frame, it's the last X shouts :)
The Pro version lets you auto-delete shouts after x amount of time.


Fillip

[Footman]

Thanks Fillip.

One more question...

For some reason I'm not hearing a tone when a shout is posted and I've selected the pop.mp3 file selected for all 3 instances. I must be missing something...

[hardboiled]

New version installed, works fine, very nice update.

[Gold Phan7om]

Every now and again i get this message: Error: Invalid response from server:

[DragonByte Tech]

Can you explain more about what you were doing when it appeared?

Fillip

[Gold Phan7om]

Can you explain more about what you were doing when it appeared?


Fillip


I just talk. it posts it says that message and puts the text into typing box.

[DragonByte Tech]

Strange, that would only happen when the browser didn't get any form of response from the browser, not even an error.

Do other members of your forum also report this?

Fillip

[Gold Phan7om]

Yes. everyone on the forums gets this every now and again.

[DragonByte Tech]

Gimme your forum link and Ill check it out when I have time :)


Fillip

[Gold Phan7om]

Gimme your forum link and Ill check it out when I have time :)


Fillip

http://www.dbc-forum.net,

It happens when server is on high overload.

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.3.1 has been released, a maintenance release that fixes all known problems.
There's no new features in this version, but updating is still recommended as some of the issues found was negating the performance benefits brought on by 5.3.0 in certain scenarios.

- DragonByte Tech Development Team

[PreciseDemise]

Hi, I'm not sure whether this is actually an issue with vBShout (v5.3.1), or the current release of vBv4.0.5, but Users are being marks as Idle just for clicking off the Chat Entry Area especially if a page refresh is triggered.

This issue has been affecting us for 2 days now. On average users are being marked as inactive after 120 seconds, the time out in the ACP is set to 900. I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but the refresh is set to 4 seconds with 40 stored Shouts, and yes, it's used more like a chatbox than a shoutbox, but this is the best mod for vBv4 for either scenario =)

[DragonByte Tech]

But they aren't marked as inactive if they don't click off the chat entry area?

Fillip

[PreciseDemise]

I've looked into this a little more, and it seems it is actually only seems to happen on page refresh, every time, regardless of time way from it.

I've tried it in both the default vB Skin and our sites normal skin, and it happens regardless.

It also effects all user groups and permissions levels equally.

Is there anything else I can check & get back to you with to assist you with this problem?

[DragonByte Tech]

Auto-Idle setting in Instance Management -> Edit Permissions

Fillip

[PreciseDemise]

Darn, yeah that got it. Thanks guys =)

[STORMS]

We are having issues with this plugin.

Here's the issue:
Once we install the Triple Triad plugin, the Shoutbox just loads for the members who have access to Triple Triad and the SB.

Any ideas on how this would be causing problems?

Much appreciated, thanks!

[DragonByte Tech]

Does it not show up for others, or is there a JS error in Firefox' Error Console? Tools -> Error Console.

Fillip

[STORMS]

Does it not show up for others, or is there a JS error in Firefox' Error Console? Tools -> Error Console.


Fillip

Whomever has access to Triple Triad does NOT have access to the ShoutBox. It will be stuck on "Loading..."

While those users who do NOT have access to Triple Triad have access to the ShoutBox.

Any ideas? :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Is there a JS error in Firefox' Error Console? Tools -> Error Console.

Fillip

[STORMS]

Is there a JS error in Firefox' Error Console? Tools -> Error Console.


Fillip

No... FireFox is fine. Sucks because before we release this to the community, we want both to be working.

Any other suggestions? :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Can't say that I can think of any, no :( Not much more I can do without some further trial and error on your part, see if you can make this happen with anything else.


Fillip

[STORMS]

I tried uploading the XML file, but I got this.

Any idea of what could be wrong?

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\mortalkombatempires.com\httpdocs \forum\dbtech\vbshout\install\ core.php on line 13

[STORMS]

We uninstalled it and reinstalled the updated version... and getting this also:


Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\mortalkombatempires.com\httpdocs \forum\includes\class_core.php on line 412

[DragonByte Tech]

The latest error you posted is not a vBShout error, it's happening in a vBulletin file.

I'll have to do more research, but I don't see what vBShout could be doing to cause that...

Fillip

[STORMS]

The latest error you posted is not a vBShout error, it's happening in a vBulletin file.

I'll have to do more research, but I don't see what vBShout could be doing to cause that...


Fillip

While it installs the XML, that is where it stopped so maybe it's something on our end, but either way we got a SB error too.

Thanks.

[DragonByte Tech]

What's the error in the SB then? It's possible the install didn't complete successfully.

Fillip

[STORMS]

What's the error in the SB then? It's possible the install didn't complete successfully.


Fillip

?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_ignorelist
?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_log
?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_shout
?Altered Table: administrator
?Altered Table: forum
?Altered Table: user
?Altered Table: usergroup
?Populated Table: datastore
?Populated Table: dbtech_vbshout_shout
Updating version number to: 4.0.0

Updating version number to: 4.0.1

Updating version number to: 4.0.2

Updating version number to: 4.1.0

Updating version number to: 4.1.1

Updating version number to: 4.1.2

?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_command
?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_deeplog
?Altered Table: user
?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_chatroom
?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_chatroommember
?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_instance
?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_shout
?Updated Instance: 1
?Updated Shouts: Instance ID
?Updated Shouts: SYSTEM
?Updated Shout Styles: Reset
Updating version number to: 4.5.0

Updating version number to: 4.5.1

?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_chatroommember
?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_instance
?Altered Table: user
?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_shout
Updating version number to: 5.0.0

?Created Table: dbtech_vbshout_report
?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_instance
?Altered Table: user
Updating version number to: 5.1.0

?Altered Table: user
Updating version number to: 5.2.0

Updating version number to: 5.2.1

Updating version number to: 5.2.2

Updating version number to: 5.2.3

?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_chatroom
?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_instance
?Altered Table: dbtech_vbshout_shout
Updating version number to: 5.3.0

Updating version number to: 5.3.1


Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\mortalkombatempires.com\httpdocs \forum\includes\class_xml.php on line 412

[DragonByte Tech]

Try to increase the timeout of your PHP configuration :)


Fillip

[jerseyjoe44]

Has anyone had a problem with the online users module when running this shoutbox? When I enable the shoutbox the online user module shows no users.

[DragonByte Tech]

That's a bug in vBAdvanced and its way of emulating a vBulletin environment, there's sadly nothing we can do about this at this point in time.

Fillip

[RedTrinity]

I just loaded our forum up in IE8 (I use Firefox by default) and got this error in a popup:

Line: 504
Error: 'vB_Editor.dbtech_shoutbox_editor1' is null or not an object

:confused:

[DragonByte Tech]

Another user reported a similar error but I was unable to confirm it with IE8, so I'm not sure how I'll be able to fix it when it doesn't happen to me on IE8...

Fillip

[K4GAP]

This chat/shout mod beats the heck out of VSA's!! Good job!

[DragonByte Tech]

This chat/shout mod beats the heck out of VSA's!! Good job!

=) Thanks, great to hear people enjoying the mod.

Iain

[FReeSTER]

How can I only put this chat in a specific forum ID? I will like to have it in the hidden Staff forum at my board. How can I do this?

[Tri@de]

how can i show the shoutbox only in a specified forum?
i tried to put the page in the instance management but i did something wrong because the shoutbox doesen't show.

Edit: heh the same question as El intocable :P

[Eazy1]

Installed and testing Lite version before purchasing... Its getting good reviews on our forum... one question though, I have 1 Instance and 3 Chat Rooms, for a total of 4 rooms/tabs... currently only the main "Shoutbox" tab flashes if there are new messages and you're in another room.... is there any way to have it work for all?

[DragonByte Tech]

How can I only put this chat in a specific forum ID? I will like to have it in the hidden Staff forum at my board. How can I do this?Create a new Instance via Instance Management.
Set Auto-Deploy off
Set Shoutbox Deployment to forum,showthread
Set Templates to FORUMDISPLAY,SHOWTHREAD
Edit the FORUMDISPLAY template, and add this:

vBulletin 4.x
<vb:if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 100">{vb:raw vbshout}</vb:if>vBulletin 3.x
<if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 100">{$vbshout}</if>
Edit the SHOWTHREAD template, and add this:

vBulletin 4.x
<vb:if condition="$threadinfo['forumid'] == 100">{vb:raw vbshout}</vb:if>vBulletin 3.x
<if condition="$threadinfo['forumid'] == 100">{$vbshout}</if>
Replace 100 with your private forum's ID.


That should do it.

Installed and testing Lite version before purchasing... Its getting good reviews on our forum... one question though, I have 1 Instance and 3 Chat Rooms, for a total of 4 rooms/tabs... currently only the main "Shoutbox" tab flashes if there are new messages and you're in another room.... is there any way to have it work for all?It's intended to, are your chat rooms user created or admin created?
It may also require a shout and a page reload after the room was first created.


Fillip

[doobiefillin]

why can't i see the shoutbox any more? all i see when i load up my forums the first time is a "loading..." screen in the shoutbox, then if i click on a forum and go back to my main forum page it will then display the chats. i hope i was able to describe my problem. thanks.

[DragonByte Tech]

Please check the error console in firefox. Tools -> Error Console.

Fillip

[doobiefillin]

i did, there are no errors. only warnings. and there are no java warnings or errors. what am i looking for specifically?

[DragonByte Tech]

Whenever it's stuck on loading, there should be a JS error there.

Fillip

[doobiefillin]

i only see clientscript/vbulletin_css/ warnings

http://orangeballrally.com/forums/

[Eazy1]

It's intended to, are your chat rooms user created or admin created?
It may also require a shout and a page reload after the room was first created.


Fillip

They're admin created.
I'm coming from the MGC chatbox. I really liked the feature they had that would make the icon start blinking when there was a new chat in that room. So there's no way without refreshing the page?

P.S. Thanks for the hasty response.

[FReeSTER]

Thank you very much mate for your answer but unfortunately is not showing in my forum ID i have set to be 422.

Can you please help me out please

5 stars
MOTM
Installed

thank you thank you

[K4GAP]

I glanced through the comments and did not see this covered but, is there a way to increase the default text size?

[DragonByte Tech]

They're admin created.
I'm coming from the MGC chatbox. I really liked the feature they had that would make the icon start blinking when there was a new chat in that room. So there's no way without refreshing the page?

P.S. Thanks for the hasty response.Nobody else has reported this problem and it's not easy for me to debug as such, I'm afraid.

Thank you very much mate for your answer but unfortunately is not showing in my forum ID i have set to be 422.

Can you please help me out pleaseAre you sure you followed every instruction to the letter? I just tested this on another forum and it works fine.

I glanced through the comments and did not see this covered but, is there a way to increase the default text size?Sadly that's not possible at this time, the default text size is governed by vBulletin.


Fillip

[FReeSTER]

Are you sure you followed every instruction to the letter? I just tested this on another forum and it works fine.

Yes I did my friend, I have follow every step and it did work but it was showing in every thread in forum and I only want it to be done or to show only in one forum in particular and also the style on it was looking bad.

If you want I can PM you my info for you

Thanks,

[bluedot]

I apologize if this has already been asked, I am way to lazy to go through 38 pages.

Does 5.3.1 allow automated pruning of shouts older then x amount of time?

With the additional features is it a heavier load on the server then older versions (say 4.1.2)?

Has this query been optimized? http://pastebin.com/RYeXmF7y

Thank you in advanced!
And thank you for the wonderful mod.

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.3 has been optimised in many ways :)

Automatic pruning is a Pro-only feature.


Fillip

[FReeSTER]

v5.3 has been optimised in many ways :)

Automatic pruning is a Pro-only feature.


Fillip

Hello DragonByte can you please help me put this chat in my admin forum?

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

The instructions provided also had instructions for showing it on forumdisplay, beyond that there's nothing I can do I'm afraid :(


Fillip

[FReeSTER]

Is there any place I have to add the codes you provided me?

Thanks for your support, I really need a shout on that section for quick support between staff since it have sounds

Thanks for this great Mod, I appreciated

[doobiefillin]

i only see clientscript/vbulletin_css/ warnings

http://orangeballrally.com/forums/

bumping for some advice.

[DragonByte Tech]

Is there any place I have to add the codes you provided me?

Thanks for your support, I really need a shout on that section for quick support between staff since it have sounds

Thanks for this great Mod, I appreciatedNo specific place, no.

bumping for some advice.If there's no error then there's nothing I can do I'm afraid :(


Fillip

[FReeSTER]

Thank you mate, I will try to do few more tweaks and see if I get lucky . lol

[DragonByte Tech]

A security vulnerability that exposes users' private shout messages has been identified and fixed.

To patch this, re-download the zip and re-upload all files. It is not needed to re-import the XML file.

DragonByte Tech Development Team

[aesbum]

I'm pretty sure it already been asked but I can't find it in all those pages.

I tried to make shoutbox deployment on all pages. When I display the shoutbox after navbar, it works, but when I put it above footer it only appear in my forum home. Any solutions? Is there maybe any template I can edit so it appear above footer on everypage ?

Thanks, it's a really nice mod and I try to make it accessible as much as I can

[DragonByte Tech]

Custom skins may have problems with the automatic deployment. Please switch to manual deployment and follow the other instructions next to the settings.

Fillip

[aesbum]

I don't have custom skins. I use the default style coming with vb 4.0.3.

follow the other instructions next to the settings which instructions ?

Thanks,

[DragonByte Tech]

The explanatory text next to the controls for file inclusion and template inclusion.

Fillip

[Sdahe]

Is there a way to change the text size in the shoutbox?... it's too small by default

[Footman]

Curious... this may have been addressed earlier, but is there a sound notification when someone posts a shout? I'm not hearing one and I have the "enable sounds" checked to yes in options. Any thoughts?

thanx

[DragonByte Tech]

Is there a way to change the text size in the shoutbox?... it's too small by defaultThe Pro version allows you to change the text size on a per-user basis, but beyond that the default font size is controlled by vBulletin.

Curious... this may have been addressed earlier, but is there a sound notification when someone posts a shout? I'm not hearing one and I have the "enable sounds" checked to yes in options. Any thoughts?

thanxIf you are having problems with sound, please follow this check-list:


1) Did you select a sound to be played in the Instance Manager?
AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout -> Instance Management -> [Edit] -> Shout Sound / Invite Sound / PM Sound

2) Are sounds turned on?
AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout -> Settings -> Enable Sounds

3) !!!Pro Only!!! Are sounds turned on in the UserCP?
UserCP -> Shoutbox -> Shoutbox Settings -> Shout Sounds / Invite Sounds / PM Sounds

4) Is the QuickTime browser plugin installed?
QuickTime Plugin (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)- Please note that you need to restart your browser after installing the plugin.

5) Does it work in other browsers?
If you only have one browser on your computer (Internet Explorer) you should try out Firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com).

6) Is the following text present in the source of the page: <embed ?
Right click -> View Source -> Ctrl+F -> <embed
If this is not found, and all the above steps are completed, then you may have an out of date template. Please revert any customisations to dbtech_vbshout_shoutbox


If none of the above steps fix it for you, then it's a browser issue that we are unfortunately unable to assist with.



Fillip

[Tahooma]

Is there a way to delete the archive after a specific time ?

Any ideas why private rooms do not work for users ?
If i invite them they get no message,...

Thanks in advance

[DragonByte Tech]

Timed auto-deletion of Archive is a Pro-only feature.

I've not been able to find any problems with chatrooms on any test board I have access to :(


Fillip

[jrap]

Many thanks for this!

I'm also one of the folks that would love a widget for the CMS :)

[Tahooma]

Timed auto-deletion of Archive is a Pro-only feature.

I've not been able to find any problems with chatrooms on any test board I have access to :(


Fillip

so it is not deleted at all ???

[Sdahe]

The Pro version allows you to change the text size on a per-user basis, but beyond that the default font size is controlled by vBulletin.

And would you know how to change it in vbulletin?... can I change it in the templates or in the StyleVars?

[DragonByte Tech]

so it is not deleted at all ???Not automatically, no.

And would you know how to change it in vbulletin?... can I change it in the templates or in the StyleVars?Sorry, I have no idea.


Fillip

[Sdahe]

Thanks!!!

[Footman]

6) Is the following text present in the source of the page: <embed ?
Right click -> View Source -> Ctrl+F -> <embed
If this is not found, and all the above steps are completed, then you may have an out of date template. Please revert any customisations to dbtech_vbshout_shoutbox


If none of the above steps fix it for you, then it's a browser issue that we are unfortunately unable to assist with.



Fillip

Thanks Fillip, all of the above are set appropriately except for number 6. I do not have the text <embed in the source page where vBShout is. But I also do not have any customizations to the template dbtech_vbshout_shoutbox. Perhaps I should reupload the package?

I am using Firefox on a Mac. Tried with Safari and Opera as well. A member also mentioned it to me. Not sure what browser he's using.

[DragonByte Tech]

I've been unable to find any solution beyond what was described in the previous post, which is why it wasn't in the post in the first place :p
Anything further would be pure guesswork.

One such guess is that in some occasions, other plugins incorrectly use the process_templates_complete plugin hook and thus cause a design flaw in vBulletin to be triggered.
You could also try disabling all other plugins and see if the steps above works for you then.


Fillip

[Footman]

Thanx Fillip - Appreciate the effort. When I get more free time I'll try to disable the other plugins (there are a lot of them) and see what happens...

[Zombo]

did you update again?

vBulletin.org marks this as updated but the version is still the same... (5.3.1)

[DragonByte Tech]

There's been no further update as of yet. I will always post here and also send out an update email when it's been updated, unless it's a minor patch that doesn't address any critical problems.

Fillip

[haidm]

How can I set this shoutbox to bellow of the forum?

[DragonByte Tech]

Instance Management -> Edit.

Fillip

[Metal-R-US]

Is there any way to have it collapsed as default?

[PreciseDemise]

Is it possible to move the chat box from directly below the NavBar to beneath the notices? I tried using the {vb:raw vbshout} tag but to no discernible effect ...

Ideally I'd like it in-line with the sidebar just above the first forum group. I believe I have found where to add, just after the "<!-- main -->" comment in ForumHome template.

[DragonByte Tech]

Is it possible to move the chat box from directly below the NavBar to beneath the notices? I tried using the {vb:raw vbshout} tag but to no discernible effect ...

Ideally I'd like it in-line with the sidebar just above the first forum group. I believe I have found where to add, just after the "<!-- main -->" comment in ForumHome template.You'll need to do more than just the vbshout tag, please follow the instructions on the Edit page of the instance you want to position manually.

Is there any way to have it collapsed as default?Not currently, no.


Fillip

[d3vilfish666]

Hi, really like the shoutbox and I finally managed to get it placed on our homepage/cms page but we have a small bug. With the shoutbox on the frontpage it always shows you as being on the forum page in the navbar (see pic) If I disable the shoutbox the navbar works fine.
Its not a big issue as you can get to the homepage but little things like this niggle me so I had to post.
Anyways hope you can fix it, this shoutbox is much better than gcbos version.
Regards
D3v

[DragonByte Tech]

Ill look into it for the next version :)


Fillip

[dazkeirle]

Unfortunately another user with issues.

Getting the Loading... screen.

It appears my VB is generating a JS error though:

Error: uncaught exception: [Exception... "Security Manager vetoed action" nsresult: "0x80570027 (NS_ERROR_XPC_SECURITY_MANAGER_VETO)" location: "JS frame :: chrome://smarterwiki/content/smarterwiki.js :: anonymous :: line 1152" data: no]

Could this have something to do with it?

Never had any issues with any other plugins like this though...

Googled a lot and found other random people with same error, same issue, no resolution seems strange.

Error can be seen on www.mygreatphone.com/forum , have had to disable vbshout though as it doesn't work :(

[DragonByte Tech]

I've never seen that before, don't think there's much I can do about it, though I can look around.

Fillip

[dazkeirle]

ok cheers,

I'm certainly not the only person to get the loading issue though, google is littered with examples just usually people dont bother to run the error console.

Could be unrated, or could be the issue, either way this mod doesn't work for me in the following environment:

Vbulletin 4, only VBSEO addon (no others), template changes : Adwords, facebook iframe.

Shame as looks to be a nice mod.

[PreciseDemise]

Is it possible to move the chat box from directly below the NavBar to beneath the notices? I tried using the {vb:raw vbshout} tag but to no discernible effect ...

Ideally I'd like it in-line with the sidebar just above the first forum group. I believe I have found where to add, just after the "<!-- main -->" comment in ForumHome template.

You'll need to do more than just the vbshout tag, please follow the instructions on the Edit page of the instance you want to position manually.

Fillip

Are you refering to this ..?
Manually Display Shoutbox
This setting controls which templates show the Shoutbox.
You need to add the following text to the templates you input here:

{vb:raw vbshout}

Separate each template name with a comma.

Please help me find what I'm missing ...
Default settings ...
Auto Display: Above NavBar
Shoutbox Deployment: index
Manual Placement: (blank)

Works fine (no surprise)

Custom Settings ...
Auto Display: Disabled
Shoutbox Deployment: index
Template: FORUMHOME
<!-- main -->
{vb:raw vbshout}
{vb:raw template_hook.forumhome_above_forums}


Naff all. Two things I'm trying to achieve ... (see attached)

[DragonByte Tech]

I just tested it as per the attached images and it works fine for me :)


Fillip

[PreciseDemise]

I just tested it as per the attached images and it works fine for me :)

Fillip

Works Great ... Thanks a lot for your quick help, and speedy resolution

[mbrislane]

I get a 404 when clicking on the View Chatroom Access List link for /vbshout.php which doesn't exist (VB 4.0.7)

[DragonByte Tech]

Are you sure you've uploaded the vbshout.php file correctly?

Fillip

[Alec W]

I'm having problems with sound not working. No <embed in the page soruce but everything is set.


I noticed this line in the template

<vb:if condition="$instance['shoutsound'] AND $bbuserinfo['dbtech_vbshout_settings'] & 16384">


I looked in the database table 'user' at the dbtech_vbshout_settings field and is NULL. Could that be the problem?

[hardboiled]

YO! This mod is amazing. Looking through it all, WOW, you can see the work that went into this.

[JDT]

How do you change the name of the chatbox that is viewable to viewers?

[ellinofatsa]

hi i have instal this hack bud the sound are playing everytime from alone how can i fix that?for play the sound only with reply o new post???

[DragonByte Tech]

I'm having problems with sound not working. No <embed in the page soruce but everything is set.


I noticed this line in the template

<vb:if condition="$instance['shoutsound'] AND $bbuserinfo['dbtech_vbshout_settings'] & 16384">x


I looked in the database table 'user' at the dbtech_vbshout_settings field and is NULL. Could that be the problem?stats_distance

How do you change the name of the chatbox that is viewable to viewers?Instance Management -> Edit.

hi i have instal this hack bud the sound are playing everytime from alone how can i fix that?for play the sound only with reply o new post???This is a known issue and will hopefully be addressed in a future version.


Fillip

[tvc2009]

Currently i'm running vb4.07 and i installed your mod it's work great but i'm having a little problem here that after an hour all the time showup as a text(please see the attachment. Thanks for your help.

[Alec W]

stats_distance




Huh? Do I need to do something with this?

[DragonByte Tech]

Currently i'm running vb4.07 and i installed your mod it's work great but i'm having a little problem here that after an hour all the time showup as a text(please see the attachment. Thanks for your help.Do you use some form of special characters in your designation of hours?
I'll try to fix this for the next version, it'd be helpful if I can see the string how it's supposed to look - and please, copy/paste it in a post here instead of a screenshot, that lets me test it to confirm it's been fixed :)

Huh? Do I need to do something with this?I have no idea why that was in my post in place of what I actually wrote O.o

What I wrote originally was: "Yeah that could be it, try removing that part of the if condition".
Sorry about that :(


Fillip

[ellinofatsa]

stats_distance

Instance Management -> Edit.

This is a known issue and will hopefully be addressed in a future version.


Fillip

all the member here have the same problem with my???
nobady have sound???

[tvc2009]

Do you use some form of special characters in your designation of hours?
I'll try to fix this for the next version, it'd be helpful if I can see the string how it's supposed to look - and please, copy/paste it in a post here instead of a screenshot, that lets me test it to confirm it's been fixed :)

Fillip

No i did not use any special character. Thanks for your reply looking forward for new release

[kotlt99]

I don't want unregistered member and guest to view shoutbox, how to do that?
And how to erase all log ? I see /prune can only clear,not delete forever

[DragonByte Tech]

/prune does delete.

You can control access permissions via the Edit Permissions link in Instance Management.

Fillip

[der_darkon]

Since the value of THIS_SCRIPT in your case is "test", this is what you need to set it to deploy on, not "chat.php".

Hope that helps :)


I tried to do what Reks explained in https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2060608&postcount=443 and did change "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');" to "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'chat');" (like you pointed out in the quoted posting).

But all i get is white page. :(

[Kuscheltod]

Hey,

we installed this Shoutbox at http://forum.gratis-mmorpg.com and I would like to re-design a little bit.

I would like to have the shoutarea to enter your text right of the "font-pick"-option, couldn't find an option for this - also in the variables is no opton available to set the shoutbox from _left to _below or something like that.

If you could give me a hint would be awesome.

Kind regards

[DragonByte Tech]

I tried to do what Reks explained in https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2060608&postcount=443 and did change "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'test');" to "define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'chat');" (like you pointed out in the quoted posting).

But all i get is white page. :(If THIS_SCRIPT is "chat", then fill that out in the deployment field as per the edit instance page.

Hey,

we installed this Shoutbox at http://forum.gratis-mmorpg.com and I would like to re-design a little bit.

I would like to have the shoutarea to enter your text right of the "font-pick"-option, couldn't find an option for this - also in the variables is no opton available to set the shoutbox from _left to _below or something like that.

If you could give me a hint would be awesome.

Kind regardsMoving the shout area below is a Pro-only feature.
Other template edits and such are not something we're able to support, unfortunately :(


Fillip

[der_darkon]

If THIS_SCRIPT is "chat", then fill that out in the deployment field as per the edit instance page.


I still get a white page :(

[frbmjb]

hi
a lot tnx for this nice mod
how to delete all text of one user ?

or user by date clean all text ?

sorry for bad english

[Kuscheltod]

Moving the shout area below is a Pro-only feature.
Other template edits and such are not something we're able to support, unfortunately :(


Fillip

Hm, k, then I'll edit the source on my own, it's not that it's 2 complex, thought I could safe 30 mins of work.

See ya

[haidm]

Uhm, how can I change the defaut font size in chatbox? (Larger)

[DragonByte Tech]

It uses vBulletin's default font size, changing the font size on a per-user basis is a Pro-only feature :)


Fillip

[lavagod]

I am having a weird error I hope you can help me fix. When I click on a user in the SB I get the options box half way down the screen and not next to the username like it should be.

I have attached a SS for you to see.

[DragonByte Tech]

From the knowledge we have atm, that's sadly not possible to fix. Some skins implement behaviour that breaks JavaScript functionality, and as such we have no way of knowing how to position the box.

If you look at it on a default (unmodified) style, you'll see it works fine.

We'll be re-visiting this in the future, but for now there's nothing that can be done :(


Fillip

[lavagod]

Ok and thank you for the quick reply.

[DemoniK_AK]

Hi
First off - excellent Mod. Installed it on our vbulletin installation and it's mostly working ok..
I've managed a few template changes to do what I want to it, but one thing keeps bugging me.

I have the text entry below the shoutlist.
I'd like to have the display order set to Oldest First.
However in doing that the shoutbox snaps to the bottom on every post or refresh, not giving users time to scroll back through the shouts. Happens in Firefox, IE7, IE8 and Chromium.

This happens on the default style as well as our modified one.
website is http://www.ak47ps3.com/forums

I looked through the vbshout.js and commenting out the scrollBottom() function stops it scrolling down, but also prevents it snapping to bottom on initial load :(

I suspect the issue is ajax_completed() is just snapping to the bottom no matter what and would be better if there was a way to detect this was a first load of a chat area or a refresh.
I looked to see if I could spot a hook where I could force a snap on initial load of a room - but it didn't stand out for me, and I though I should ask here first rather than pushing around in the code and making it 100 times worse :(

Any help/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[DragonByte Tech]

But if it didn't snap to the bottom, users would need to scroll through every shout in order to read the newest one O.o
It only snaps if the user hasn't manually moved the scroll bar, so if users are currently in the process of reading shouts, they won't lose their place in the conversation :)

Provided I understood you correctly, that's not an option that'll be offered, sorry.


Fillip

[roetetoet]

I been readin over 41 pages but can not find the answer.

I have nps running the shoutbox from http://aforumname.com

but when i go to http://www.aforuname.com i get the following error.

Webpage error details

User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0; InfoPath.3; .NET4.0C; .NET4.0E)
Timestamp: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:33:20 UTC


Message: Access is denied.

Line: 7
Char: 2946
Code: 0
URI: http://randomforumname.co.uk/v2/clientscript/yui/connection/connection-min.js?v=407

Only happens on the www part and i have no idea. Any help would be apriciated.

Thanks for the great addon.

[DragonByte Tech]

Due to AJAX security implementation, it's currently not possible to call AJAX requests to other domains.

Your forum / server seem to be set up in the belief that "randomforumname.co.uk" is the "real" domain and as such, it tries to send requests to that domain.

I sadly have no knowledge in how to solve such a configuration problem :(


Fillip

[roetetoet]

Due to AJAX security implementation, it's currently not possible to call AJAX requests to other domains.

Your forum / server seem to be set up in the belief that "randomforumname.co.uk" is the "real" domain and as such, it tries to send requests to that domain.

I sadly have no knowledge in how to solve such a configuration problem :(


Fillip

Sorry i am confusing you, i just typed the random domains. Sended you a PM with the domain and you see what i mean.

Thank you for your fast answer +1

[roetetoet]

Sorry i am confusing you, i just typed the random domains. Sended you a PM with the domain and you see what i mean.

Thank you for your fast answer +1

Nevermind i been so stupid.... site url was without www

sigh, sorry for wasting your time

[DragonByte Tech]

No problem, sorry for delayed response but I've been massively swarmed over the past couple of days :(

Glad everything worked out :)


Fillip

[DemoniK_AK]

But if it didn't snap to the bottom, users would need to scroll through every shout in order to read the newest one O.o
It only snaps if the user hasn't manually moved the scroll bar, so if users are currently in the process of reading shouts, they won't lose their place in the conversation :)
Apologies if I wasn't clear - not asking for a new feature...

I agree it needs to snap to the bottom - but if the user has moved the scroll bar it (currently) will also snap every refresh or new post.

The overall intent is right - but there appears to be a bug on the refresh IF the scroll bar has been moved, i.e. scroll position is not the end of the shoutbox.

To reproduce I have the shoutbox refreshing every 5s and set to 40 shouts. I don't have enough time to scroll (and read) through the current shouts before a refresh happens and I'm snapped back to the bottom.

[midnz]

Using version 5.3.1 on 4.0.8.
When using the shoutbox on a style generated using the Style Generator, the font colour on the tabs makes it difficult to read (see image below). Would you please save me a few hours and tell me where to make the appropriate edit?

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/554/shoutboxh.jpg

[sojobo]

Any idea what could be causing this? It doesn't get any further than this and doesn't appear in the list of installed mods either;

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[PreciseDemise]

Hi guys,

I have an Admin/Chatbox Manager that is currently unable to view the chat box (perpetual loading screen) on his desktop (Win7/IE8) but can do no problems from his laptop (Vista/IE7?). Unfortunately his laptop is bugging out on him for other reasons and needs to be able to rely on his desktop. Any ideas what the problem could be?

So far I've ... Reinstalled vBShout (5.3.1), returned to default option placement, to no effect. I've also cleared the server side Cache. The member is using default options of IE, and no other users have reported a problem that wasn't solved by clearing Client side Cache.

Server is running PHP v5.2.14 & MySQL Version v5.0.91-community.

What else should I try?

Also on a different note; IE9 is showin posts oddly
[Today 03:47 PM]
PreciseDemise :
it's how it is interpreting the page
[Today 03:47 PM]
PreciseDemise :
I've noticed that in IE

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi guys,

I have an Admin/Chatbox Manager that is currently unable to view the chat box (perpetual loading screen) on his desktop (Win7/IE8) but can do no problems from his laptop (Vista/IE7?). Unfortunately his laptop is bugging out on him for other reasons and needs to be able to rely on his desktop. Any ideas what the problem could be?

What else should I try?Have him install Firefox and check the Error Console :)

Also on a different note; IE9 is showin posts oddlyI'll revisit that once IE9 becomes final :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

The overall intent is right - but there appears to be a bug on the refresh IF the scroll bar has been moved, i.e. scroll position is not the end of the shoutbox.That's a bug in the browser if so, because I know at least Firefox 3.6 doesn't exhibit this behaviour, and scrollbar manipulation is something that each browser handles very differently so it would be impossible to fix.

Using version 5.3.1 on 4.0.8.
When using the shoutbox on a style generated using the Style Generator, the font colour on the tabs makes it difficult to read (see image below). Would you please save me a few hours and tell me where to make the appropriate edit?I believe the .alt2 CSS definition in dbtech_vbshout_colours.css is the appropriate place to edit :)

Any idea what could be causing this? It doesn't get any further than this and doesn't appear in the list of installed mods either;

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7688/vbshout.pngMaybe your user table is large and it's trying to edit that, or your server's silently failed..? I'm afraid I can't offer any other guesses :(


Fillip

[midnz]

I believe the .alt2 CSS definition in dbtech_vbshout_colours.css is the appropriate place to edit :)

Fillip

Thanks very much indeed :)

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/7319/shoutboxu.jpg

[DemoniK_AK]

That's a bug in the browser if so, because I know at least Firefox 3.6 doesn't exhibit this behaviour, and scrollbar manipulation is something that each browser handles very differently so it would be impossible to fix.
Then I must have a lot of buggy browsers.
I see the SB snapping to bottom even if I've scrolled up on the following browsers
Firefox 3.6.9 (Windows)
Firefox 3.6.12 (Windows)
Firefox 3.6.11 (Linux)
Chromium-7.0.517.2 (Linux)
Chromium 9.0.571.0 (64609) (Windows)
IE8 8.0.7600.16385 (Windows)

I did a screen record with camstudio and stuck the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEELTjEGzvM

[Vikingant]

This is freaking awesome. No issues and all working fine....except one small thing.

How do I get the sound notification to work? I have it checked ok. Is there another mod or add on I need first?

[DragonByte Tech]

Then I must have a lot of buggy browsers.
I see the SB snapping to bottom even if I've scrolled up on the following browsers
Firefox 3.6.9 (Windows)
Firefox 3.6.12 (Windows)
Firefox 3.6.11 (Linux)
Chromium-7.0.517.2 (Linux)
Chromium 9.0.571.0 (64609) (Windows)
IE8 8.0.7600.16385 (Windows)

I did a screen record with camstudio and stuck the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEELTjEGzvMHmm, well in that case I don't think there's anything I can do about it unfortunately :(

The JS code I used is the only way I know of to prevent scrollbar position resetting, and my efforts at searching for new code has been fruitless.

Sorry for the inconvenience.


This is freaking awesome. No issues and all working fine....except one small thing.

How do I get the sound notification to work? I have it checked ok. Is there another mod or add on I need first?Have you got the QuickTime plugin installed and enabled in your browser?
Note, it doesn't appear to work in Safari on Mac.


Fillip

[psypher]

Nice mod thumbs up

[warrior uw]

i can't get the sound working on firefox. i have installed quicktime and still nothing

[DragonByte Tech]

If you are having problems with sound, please follow this check-list:


1) Did you select a sound to be played in the Instance Manager?
AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout -> Instance Management -> [Edit] -> Shout Sound / Invite Sound / PM Sound

2) Are sounds turned on?
AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout -> Settings -> Enable Sounds

3) !!!Pro Only!!! Are sounds turned on in the UserCP?
UserCP -> Shoutbox -> Shoutbox Settings -> Shout Sounds / Invite Sounds / PM Sounds

4) Is the QuickTime browser plugin installed?
QuickTime Plugin (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)- Please note that you need to restart your browser after installing the plugin.

5) Does it work in other browsers?
If you only have one browser on your computer (Internet Explorer) you should try out Firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com).

6) Is the following text present in the source of the page: <embed ?
Right click -> View Source -> Ctrl+F -> <embed
If this is not found, and all the above steps are completed, then you may have an out of date template. Please revert any customisations to dbtech_vbshout_shoutbox


If none of the above steps fix it for you, then it's a browser issue that we are unfortunately unable to assist with.


Fillip

[vilhiem]

Just paid for the "PRO" version ... but did NOT receive a link to download any products.

So unless I hear something soon ... be very careful here folks. I just lost some hard-earned cash on this one with nothing to show for it.

[DragonByte Tech]

I take it you didn't try the Members Area then :)


Fillip

[vilhiem]

Thanks Fillip ... I found it now. Perhaps I'm just tired.

On another matter ... is there any way to "archive" the messages in the other "chat rooms" I create as the admin? Or how best can I have private chatroom where messages are archived?

Thanks and nice mod.

[DragonByte Tech]

Messages are automatically archived, however unless you enable Deep Logging (a Pro-only feature) then if you or any of your shoutbox moderators /prune the shoutbox, the shouts will vanish forever.

Currently, the only way to display the deep logging shouts is to view them via the AdminCP / ModCP, but we may look into creating a front-end display for it in the future :)


Fillip

[wampforum]

Hi I just upgraded to the latests version which has blog notifications. Is there anyway to turn off blog notifications? they are really annoying on our set up!!

thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

Go into your Plugin Manager and disable the two Blog-related plugins for vBShout :)


Fillip

[wampforum]

lovely cheers Fillip

[ImagineXGU]

My users are encountering "Error on page" while viewing the shout box on forum with IE8. Whenever I disable it, the error goes away. Is there any way to fix this?

[DragonByte Tech]

Can you ask them to check Firefox' Error Console (Tools -> Error Console)?

Fillip

[Injustice]

Members can report shouts but when submitting it mentions they don't have the correct privileges and also where can I view the reported posts?

[DragonByte Tech]

There's a tab for reported shouts for people who have permissions to manage reports :)


Fillip

[Zweeper]

any chance to get this working in a widget??

[DragonByte Tech]

There's no current plans to put this in a widget due to the advanced editor tools we have available :)


Fillip

[Zweeper]

okay, thanks for the information.
maybe you have any idea if there is a simple shout box available for a widget? just looking for something simple.

but anyway, nice addon!

[xug]

After solving 3 errors posted here I ended up with another error I can't locate even the reason why I have an error, the entire shout box shows fine, no strange things anymore but when I type something in the entry box, the text stays there and in the big box it states:

Error: Not Found
Loading...

What can this be? I have re-uploaded all files and imported the xml file several times.

[liefdesdichter]

Archive shows only the the main shout box and not other chat rooms

[DragonByte Tech]

After solving 3 errors posted here I ended up with another error I can't locate even the reason why I have an error, the entire shout box shows fine, no strange things anymore but when I type something in the entry box, the text stays there and in the big box it states:

Error: Not Found
Loading...

What can this be? I have re-uploaded all files and imported the xml file several times.If you install the addon "Firebug" in Firefox, and open it (click the bug icon in the lower right) then observe what happens in the Console tab when you post a shout, then post back what it says :)

Archive shows only the the main shout box and not other chat roomsIt'll only show the chat rooms you are a member of :)


Fillip

[DragonByte Tech]

v5.3.2 has been released to fix all outstanding known issues.

To upgrade, follow the normal procedure when updating a product.

- DragonByte Tech Development Team

[SoltanWorld]

Long time no see Dragon, have u fixed Vbadvanced bug ?

[DragonByte Tech]

Sorry, we don't have access to their development code so we can't fix their bugs :(


Fillip

[SoltanWorld]

oh np it's ok, just one more question : is there any hope it would be fixed ?

Thanks
Rad

[DragonByte Tech]

I don't know if they intend to re-code their mod or simply fix it, sorry.

Fillip

[barakuda]

thanks...simple question.how to integrated this mod with ligthweit style by darto
please help

[DragonByte Tech]

We're unfortunately unable to assist with customising this mod to fit individual sites' styles - if we did, we'd never have time to develop any new products ;)


Fillip

[barakuda]

oke thank you..
just wondering,using this plugin make another style not working properly

[DragonByte Tech]

oke thank you..
just wondering,using this plugin make another style not working properly

Any skin coded properly will work fine with vBShout (there are hundreds of sites using it on many skins).

That being said a lot of skins are not coded properly (using the correct templates, hooks etc) and if that is the case then it may not work correctly with vBShout.

Iain

[BXA]

for my part i have installed this in my website and since i have loading probleme , the bbcode option (when I pass the mouse over the logo bbcode it does not work) and the shoutbox don't load at all (view the sreen below)
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

can you help me please ?

[BXA]

anybody for help me ?

[DragonByte Tech]

Can you link me your forum URL?
Also, please have more patience than 3 hours :)

Fillip

[BXA]

sorry for the patience bro , my url is http://wrestlingshare.com/ ;)

[DragonByte Tech]

The shoutbox doesn't appear to be accessible to newly registered members.
My username is Belazor if you wish to upgrade it to the needed level to see the Shoutbox.

Fillip

[liefdesdichter]

It'll only show the chat rooms you are a member of :)


Fillip

no it doesnt

I made a room only for admins and super modorators in Chat Room Management
cant see archiv of it

[zelnik]

installed with thanks!

[DragonByte Tech]

no it doesnt

I made a room only for admins and super modorators in Chat Room Management
cant see archiv of itI've been able to confirm it and I will release a fix with the next maintenance release :)
Hopefully that will be soon, I'm just waiting confirmation on my suggested fix to an IE-specific problem :)


Fillip

[liefdesdichter]

thanks for fixing it.. Waiting patiently for the next maintenance release
I hope also that will be soon,

cant you put Delete shouts in archive for the lite version also
its not nice to prune all shouts when someone get rude

[liefdesdichter]

İ tryed to update to the 5.3.2 version but get this error message

XML Hata: Not well-formed (invalid token) Satır 1

[wampforum]

Hi I have read the thread but Im still stuck! I have created a sub forum which I would like to have its own shoutbox - I understand I need to specify a script in the instances - but not sure what this script is or anything? bear in mind im no coding expert just a newbie!

cheers

[top dogs 360]

Installed. Thanks a lot.

[DragonByte Tech]

İ tryed to update to the 5.3.2 version but get this error message

XML Hata: Not well-formed (invalid token) Satır 1Open the XML file and check that there's nothing extra in the header before <?xml

Hi I have read the thread but Im still stuck! I have created a sub forum which I would like to have its own shoutbox - I understand I need to specify a script in the instances - but not sure what this script is or anything? bear in mind im no coding expert just a newbie!

cheersYou need to create a new instance, set it to manual deployment, script forumdisplay, template FORUMDISPLAY, then edit forumdisplay with
<vb:if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == X">{vb:raw vbshout}</vb:if>

Where X is your forumid.

I believe that should work.

Fillip

[wampforum]

works a treat - thanks mate appreciate your great support

[Soup^Dragon]

great shoutbox had it now for a couple of months. got an error today not sure why. it was working ok this morning, logged back in just now and the shoutbox says loading... and then i get a 'forbidden' at the top of the shoutbox. this is happening to all my members.

re-installed and getting same error

problem sorted, something to do with ajax (don't ask me what i got someone who knows what they are talking about to do it!!!)

[Internetcafe]

Great chatbox and had no problems until yesterday when I received a PM from a member :-
Whenever i go to the forums it says i was invited by you to chat. So I click on it, it disappears for 1 second and reappears. Any way to eliminate this? It is making viewing the forum rather difficult since it wont allow me to click on anything.

[DragonByte Tech]

Great chatbox and had no problems until yesterday when I received a PM from a member :-Hmm, I thought that had been fixed in the latest version... I was able to replicate and fix it on my forums, did you upload 5.3.2 to your forum?


Fillip

[doobiefillin]

great Product, works for me. is there any way of adding the Shout Box in one of my Forum sidebar blocks instead of on top of the forum? can I place it on the bottom of the forum right before the WGO?

[majorj0nny]

I used to use infern vbshout with vb3.8 but yesterday upped everything to vb4, and could not get that to work, after messing about I installed this vbshout - and even though its not enabled to work on my vbadvanced homepage, the old inferno vbshout has started working again ? is as if ones feeding of the other somehow?

Im confused.

oh - vbshout on a vbadvanced homepage seems to kill the online users module.

[DragonByte Tech]

It will not work in the sidebar because the amount of editor controls are too large for it to be used in the sidebar.

You can move it anywhere you want, if the automatic deployment doesn't suit your needs, by editing the instance and following the instructions on the screen :)


I used to use infern vbshout with vb3.8 but yesterday upped everything to vb4, and could not get that to work, after messing about I installed this vbshout - and even though its not enabled to work on my vbadvanced homepage, the old inferno vbshout has started working again ? is as if ones feeding of the other somehow? They are completely unrelated, though I don't discount there may be some conflict. Did you remember to import the proper XML file for vB4?

oh - vbshout on a vbadvanced homepage seems to kill the online users module.That's a bug in vBAdvanced they have thus far refused to fix, there's sadly nothing I can do about this :(


Fillip

[Nab1]

How i can increase Font Size ,be cause i don't see any settings to adjusted , or i need to go further in to script to do so . ...?

tnx in advance for any idea's

[DragonByte Tech]

Adjusting font size is a Pro-only feature :)


Fillip

[Nab1]

Adjusting font size is a Pro-only feature :)


Fillip

Ok Then where i can find it PRO files to download , any links would be appreciated .

[doobiefillin]

would I be able to make a new navigation tab on top of the forum and link the chat box in there on a blank page? if so how would I go about doing that?

[ForenOpfer]

Hey there (;

I've got a problem with the timestamp. I wanna use a detailed date/time format in the forums, but a simple {vb:var time H:i:s} stamp in the vbshout... but it won't work with this timestamp. Any ideas?

Best regards from Germany
ForenOpfer

[DemoniK_AK]

Am back running vbshout.
Tried a number of the others. Some did some things better, others worse.
All in all - vbshout seems to work better for us.

2 issues with 5.3.1 though...
1. When I add to the Homepage for vbadvanced there seems to be a javascript bug between vbshout and the online users module. I've some free time coming up, so will see if I can narrow it down.

2. When a user creates a chatroom, invites aren't working. Have tried /chatinvite and /invite to no avail. However if I (as admin) get invited it works. Clearly a permission setting, but I can't figure out which one.. Any ideas?

Looked for a changelog between 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 but can't find one.. Maybe (fingers crossed) these are fixed?
Will be updating over coming days (along with vB itself) so will see.

[DragonByte Tech]

Ok Then where i can find it PRO files to download , any links would be appreciated .Purchase information can be found on our website, http://www.dragonbyte-tech.com :)

would I be able to make a new navigation tab on top of the forum and link the chat box in there on a blank page? if so how would I go about doing that?The Lite version does not support stand-alone shoutbox.

Hey there (;

I've got a problem with the timestamp. I wanna use a detailed date/time format in the forums, but a simple {vb:var time H:i:s} stamp in the vbshout... but it won't work with this timestamp. Any ideas?

Best regards from Germany
ForenOpferThe method of timestamps is hard-coded, that cannot be changed at this point in time :(

1. When I add to the Homepage for vbadvanced there seems to be a javascript bug between vbshout and the online users module. I've some free time coming up, so will see if I can narrow it down.This is a bug in vBAdvanced that they've thus far been unwilling to fix.

2. When a user creates a chatroom, invites aren't working. Have tried /chatinvite and /invite to no avail. However if I (as admin) get invited it works. Clearly a permission setting, but I can't figure out which one.. Any ideas?.2 did contain some bugfixes regarding chat rooms, maybe it got solved there :)


Fillip

[ProFifaLeagues]

Fillip is there a way to run this inside a certain forum section?

[DragonByte Tech]

Swap deployment to manual, follow instructions on screen except use this:
<vb:if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 1">{vb:raw vbshout}</vb:if>
Replacing 1 with your forum id.


Fillip

[ProFifaLeagues]

Superb Fillip Thank you!

[ProFifaLeagues]

Swap deployment to manual, follow instructions on screen except use this:
<vb:if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 1">{vb:raw vbshout}</vb:if>Replacing 1 with your forum id.


Fillip


Sorry Fillip how do i go about doing this?

[hardboiled]

Any way to increase the height of the chatbox?

[doobiefillin]

you can change the height in the shoutbox settings

[DragonByte Tech]

What Doobie said is indeed correct :)


Fillip

[owning_y0u]

got a small problem it seems that even tough that the rights are setup correct the administrators on my forum cant edit/delete shouts from users.
this is including myself we can only do editsticky but we cant select edit shout or message
This is highly annoying if you have a spammer on your forum.

Can you take a look at it dragonByte?

[ProFifaLeagues]

Swap deployment to manual, follow instructions on screen except use this:
<vb:if condition="$foruminfo['forumid'] == 1">{vb:raw vbshout}</vb:if>Replacing 1 with your forum id.


Fillip


How do i go about Doing this Please Fillip?

[TheLastSuperman]

How do i go about Doing this Please Fillip?

rammie,

Edit the template you wish to show this in and paste that code, try editing forumhome and adding it in somewhere to see how it works ;).

[ProFifaLeagues]

Thanks Michael that's superb!

[DragonByte Tech]

got a small problem it seems that even tough that the rights are setup correct the administrators on my forum cant edit/delete shouts from users.
this is including myself we can only do editsticky but we cant select edit shout or message
This is highly annoying if you have a spammer on your forum.

Can you take a look at it dragonByte?It's not really possible for me to take a look at it :p

Are you 100% sure you edited the Instance Permissions properly? Nobody else has reported this problem.
Also, are you double-clicking to edit the shout?


Fillip

[owning_y0u]

Permissions where right :rolleyes: some noob at my forum forgot to double click :o

btw installed and nominated :)

[andyv72]

HI

This Box is Great but
why cannot Change the Font Size in Free Version ?

44,99€ (1 year) for the pro is to high for our smal clan

EDIT:

The Box make Problems with the Upload Manager whe it is Aktive than cannot insert Pictures ect

[redtailboas]

Is pro version fully compatible with 4.1 PL2?

Thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

The Box make Problems with the Upload Manager whe it is Aktive than cannot insert Pictures ectWhat upload manager?

Is pro version fully compatible with 4.1 PL2?

ThanksWe've had no reports of incompatibilities with vB 4.1, we expect to fully move over to vB 4.1 when enough of our customer base has also moved :)


Fillip

[andyv72]

What upload manager?
Fillip

When the box is checked Does the insertion of the uploaded attachments no longer appear in images as thumbnails ..
See pictures ..

Box ON:
125227

Box OFF:
125228

[DragonByte Tech]

Box is checked? I don't get it O.o
vBShout does in no way, shape or form modify the attachment display or post display.

Fillip

[andyv72]

Box is checked? I don't get it O.o
vBShout does in no way, shape or form modify the attachment display or post display.


Fillip

It was a day of vBulletin on my side and he told me ...
If the box is from the works with the insertion of images, the box is on it does not work ...

As you see it on the 2 images can ..

[DragonByte Tech]

Sorry, I still don't understand what you're saying :(


Fillip

[Itay323]

How to change the background of the box, instead white

[justphil]

Is there a way to make the chat on it's own page, with a link in the nav bar?

[Sephentos]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/01/38.jpg

http://www.imagebanana.com/view/yj0l4174/shoutbox.jpg

Any Idea how to fix this problem? It hangs on every refresh. configuration is setted correctly.

[liefdesdichter]

hello

where in de AdminCP a can put PMs on / off

[Drago13]

Is there anyway to remove the box off a certain page, like a custom template page, without having to manually add the box to all my pages except that particular one. Thanks..

[Sephentos]

Each time someone is sending a message the box says
"Error: Internal Server Error"

but it still let other users show the messages.
Commands like /prune are working, but the message appears alltimes.

Any Ideas how to fix this problem?

[DragonByte Tech]

Is there a way to make the chat on it's own page, with a link in the nav bar?That's a Pro-only feature.

http://www.imagebanana.com/view/yj0l4174/shoutbox.jpg

http://www.imagebanana.com/view/yj0l4174/shoutbox.jpg

Any Idea how to fix this problem? It hangs on every refresh. configuration is setted correctly.Please revert any customised vBShout templates, that's the most common cause for this problem.

hello

where in de AdminCP a can put PMs on / offThat's a Pro-only feature.

Is there anyway to remove the box off a certain page, like a custom template page, without having to manually add the box to all my pages except that particular one. Thanks..That's not possible, sorry.

Each time someone is sending a message the box says
"Error: Internal Server Error"

but it still let other users show the messages.
Commands like /prune are working, but the message appears alltimes.

Any Ideas how to fix this problem?Please ensure you've followed the CHMOD steps in the readme file.

How to change the background of the box, instead white
The input area works off of two StyleVars:
input_background and control_focus_background. The first is before the user selected the input area, and the 2nd is while the user is typing.


Fillip

[Sephentos]

Please ensure you've followed the CHMOD steps in the readme file.

I've followed your steps and setted all correctly and it still does not work.
It sends my message into the box and appears after 3, 4 seconds but it does show the error message too and hide it after 5 seconds. It would be better if I can rename this phrase into something like "Please wait, this message will be removed after 5 seconds". But this is not a phrase.

And yes, I've reverted all template customizations.

[DragonByte Tech]

Please link me to your forum.

Fillip

[liefdesdichter]

That's a Pro-only feature.

Fillip

you wrote it on the Feature List: Lite

when will the next update come?

[DragonByte Tech]

you wrote it on the Feature List: Lite Detach shoutbox
Shows a dedicated shoutbox browser window.

Is listed under Feature List: Pro :)


Fillip

[fevredsuk]

hi,

i currently use this shoutbox on my forum and i also display a global ad below the navbar.

this shoutbox is always above my ad banner.

its the same if i use vsa banner rotator or my own code in the global ad below navbar template

is there any way i can display my ad banner above the shoutbox. i was using a different chatbox and ads always displayed above it, i would really appreciate a solution as i would really like to use this shoutbox.

thanks

[nodn4rb]

first off i would like to say great mod!

i had it working fine on my site with no issues but I recently moved to a new host and now find myself with an issues. hopefully its simple to resolve but Ill let you be the judge of that.

the shoutbox works fine when using a http url to access my forum but when a https url is used the chatbox is stuck on Loading with no apparent error messages. it was working previously on the old host via http and https but not on the new host.

any assistance is greatly appreciated!

thank you

[DragonByte Tech]

That would be because your https and http are registering as different domains as far as ajax is concerned, and it can't pull from a different domain.

Unfortunately I don't know how to fix your server settings to make it work :(


Fillip

[samanushuke]

Instaled
thank you very much

[mitomcua]

hi,
Can you please let me know how to enable the new threads, new replies in the shoutbox? For example I'd like to enable for Forum ID#8, but I'm not sure what to look for in Forum Manager

Please help and thanks

[DragonByte Tech]

hi,
Can you please let me know how to enable the new threads, new replies in the shoutbox? For example I'd like to enable for Forum ID#8, but I'm not sure what to look for in Forum Manager

Please help and thanksDBTech - vBShout menu -> Notifications.

Note that the Lite version can only set per Category, whereas the Pro version can set per Forum :)


Fillip

[Special Pages]

Thank you so much! I really like it! And it also works perfectly! Keep it up! :)

[zelnik]

Hi I can't get it to stop showing notifications for blogs and yet I see no option to turn it off?

is it a bug or a 'feature' of the lite version?

[DragonByte Tech]

Disable the two Blog-related plugins :)


Fillip

[gsmlover4u]

is there way to add it above or bellow What's Going On ?

[DragonByte Tech]

You can try using the Below Forum automatic placement in Instance Management -> Edit.

Fillip

[gsmlover4u]

You can try using the Below Forum automatic placement in Instance Management -> Edit.


Fillip

thanks sir i done it

[mitomcua]

DBTech - vBShout menu -> Notifications.

Note that the Lite version can only set per Category, whereas the Pro version can set per Forum :)


Fillip

got it- thanks

[mitomcua]

Question:
I'd like to enable shoutbox on specific area. For instance I want to have shout box enabled in forumdisplay. Can you please walk me through this?

Thanks
M

[DragonByte Tech]

To put vBShout in a custom location, do the following:


Step 1: AdminCP -> DBTech - vBShout-> Instance Management -> [Edit].

Step 2: Change the Auto-Display Shoutbox setting to Disabled.

Step 3: Change the Shoutbox Deployment setting to include the script names of all the pages you wish the Shoutbox to appear on. For instance:
To have it appear on the front page (CMS) as well as the Forum Home, you'd enter index,vbcms for this setting.
To have it appear on every page, you'd remove the contents of this setting.

Step 4: Change the Manually Display Shoutbox setting to include the template names you wish the Shoutbox to appear on. For instance:
To have it appear on the front page (CMS) as well as the Forum Home, you'd enter FORUMHOME,vbcms_page for this setting.
To have it appear on every page, you'd enter navbar for this setting.

Step 5: Enter the Style Manager and add either {vb:raw vbshout} (vB4) or {$vbshout} (vB3) to the templates you named in Step 4 in the desired location.


Follow these steps as described and you will have total control over the position of the Shoutbox.
Please note that some locations may not work as intended on vBulletin 3.8, and also note that it is not designed to go in the Forum Blocks side-bar (vBulletin 4).


Fillip

[Palehorse74480]

I do not have this:

Instance Management

[nick1]

When i try to import the XML file i keep getting this message came up

Either /home/camsats1/public_html/dbtech/vbshout/install/core.php or /home/camsats1/public_html/dbtech/vbshout/install/finalise.php is missing!

Can anyone help please?

[DragonByte Tech]

I do not have this:

Instance ManagementPlease enter Administrator Permissions and set Can Administer vBShout to Yes.

When i try to import the XML file i keep getting this message came up

Either /home/camsats1/public_html/dbtech/vbshout/install/core.php or /home/camsats1/public_html/dbtech/vbshout/install/finalise.php is missing!

Can anyone help please?Please upload the files from the /upload folder before attempting install.


Fillip

[nick1]

The files with filezilla. i have done that

[DragonByte Tech]

Can you link me to your site?

Fillip