I prefer yours and I'm sticking with it. Nothing wrong with the other one but I need something that's simple and effective.

Sorry for that Dream.

But you shouldn't be sad coz you always provide us with good products (just need to have a look to your profile to directly see that ;))

I was just kidding VBDev :)

I know ;) and I was just congratulating you :D

thanks :) I appreciate that

you would need to edit chatbox.php... are all your smiles in images/smilies?

Hi,
I've installed the chatbox today (vb3.6.5) and set everything up as good as I can but for some reason the changes for the box height don't have an effect... I've seen there's a var in the template for it but somethings not right - chatbx itself works fine :) good work.

I couldn't find a var in the php file either... but then again I have no clue about codeing :)

any help appreciated

EDIT: found the code on page 9 in this thread to insert in the chatbox template to fix the lenght
changing it through the vb-options would be preferd thouh :)

EDIT2: would it be possible to set the lenght according to the messages... i.e. if I say display 10 messages per page the box will be as long as it needs be to display all 10 (despite them being all one liners or loads of text)?

No that's not possible.

The code that creates the height is a plugin, called height something, don't you have it?

I do have that but it doesn't seem to work... somehow...

the reason I woul like to have some sort of variablle height would be to prevent the use of the scrollbar

another thing would be to move the page choice button too the bottom of the box...

PS: sorry for all the questions (I'm running the chatbox in the side panel so with is an issue)

There's an option to show the text input and pages on the bottom.

On the height problem, sorry I don't know what may be happening... may be a problem with running vba. Try changing the plugin hook to global, not sure each one.

cheers, I fixed the height for now within the template and will have a mate have a look at the plugin (don't no a thing about hooks and stuff)

I'd only want the pages at the bottom, text input on top is perfect... anyway will do for now as said variable lenght regarding to shown post would be a nice feature, especialy for those running it in the sidepanel ;)

No problem, also please mark as installed if you keep using this.

i have problem when i uploaded the chatbox there was only one smiley..and when i writing and shout its different...http://www.yah00-city.com
please check and tell me how can i fix it..i will be very greatful thanks

Ok, I want to this shoutbox apear only in few forum id. How to make it ? <if and what ? :)

Love the mod - thank you!

Couple of questions - after reading through (most) of the posts here. I have decided that I really would have rather used the ajax version (I installed the one without) - mainly because I just didn't understand what ajax was. What ramifications are there to changing over. What I have now works great, I just like the fact of not having refresh intervals (would like it instantaneous). I am using vBulletin v3.6.8 w/ vBadvanced v3.0 RC2. (I am new to all of this, so the simplist instructions how to convert would be appreciated).

Also, one of my registered users is on dial-up (I know, I know - but he isn't going to change) - He is not able to use the shoutbox at all. The curser never appears allowing him to type. I have quadruple checked all permissions, etc so I know it has nothing to do with it. Has anyone experienced this problem?

Thank you in advance!

The ajax version still has a "refresh interval", it just doesnt "refresh" the whole page. The newest version has an upgrade.txt file with the upgrade instructions.

Never heard of that problem. Does he see the messages at all?

Thanks for the reply!

Yes, he sees the chatbox and messages within, he just cannot click in the entry box to add a message - very strange.

Is he a member of any secondary usergroups? What is his primary usergroup?

Primary usergroup is registered users..........not a member of secondary.........trust me, check and checked and double checked permissions - not the issue.

I just asked because when you have the usergroup on "can't use chatbox" option, the user can't click the text field just as you described.

Is your banned users option empty? Can you send me your board's address? You can do it by PM if you want.

This is a great mod! Is there a way to give guests the ability to "use" the chatbox rather than just "see" it? In vBulletin options for chatbox I only have the banned user group listed in the can't view chatbox, and the can't send messages options. I must be missing something, because I would think guests could then actually use the chatbox. I am running vBulletin 3.6.8 w/ vBadvanced CMPS v3.0 RC2.

Thanks in advance for any/all help :)

Unregistered users should be able to use the chatbox if their usergroup is not on the "Can't Send Messages" and "Can't View Chatbox" settings.

This mod is now marked as "Re-usable Code", meaning anyone can modify it and release his own version. I'm not updating this mod anymore for the time being.

(of course there are so many chatboxes nowadays no one really needs to take this on)

Perhaps there are, but yours was the only one that didn't break the site or overload the server.

I realise others have been released since yours, and I admit I haven't tried them.

However I find this one clean, simple for site users to understand, easy for admins to tweak and effective at what it does.

I also managed to easily add it to other areas of my site, such as the arcades and casino, without breaking them or slowing them down.

Thus I'm sticking with it. Thanks for coding it in the first place.

After I installed the chatbox..I received that message on a chatbox.

i got a question
how come when i choose the color, it wont stay in that color when i type the new sentence
i have to choose it every time i type the new sentence, it keep getting back to the default color
thx

The normal behavior should be to keep the color, works like that on my installation.

just check back, it works now
sorry about the question

your chatbox rocks, it is simple and very effective

thanks

i have installed the vBa module. also the module is active but i can't see the chatbox.

the chatbox works fine for me and my people... except for my supermod... usergroup id 5 i have that group defaulted under the moderators.. but it treats that usergroup as a usergroup 1 unreg or 8 banned..... i've look in all the php... the templates... the usergroup manager... i cant figure it out..

One thing you might want to check (this bit me too) - In the vbulletin options for chatbox there are three basic permission boxes:

Can't send
Banned
Can't view

pay close attention to the banned one - it is user ID not usergroup ID

May not be your issue, but thought I would mention it!

Can you tell me if I can rename it instead of saying Chatbox atop the heading of the box to something else? Please elaborate if so. Thank you!

change the phrase chatbox_chatbox

Hi,

Probably a silly question, but when the chatbox refreshes, is this classed as a "hit" in terms of server stats?

Simple and does it's job!

Installed!

yes, for any chatbox/shoutbox
glad you liked it :)

Whow.. it plays flowlessly! I have a greek tech forum and now is more advanced,.! Thanks for sharing. My forum if anyone wants to see is www.neoshop.gr/portal2/forum/

Your forum has a very nice style :)

using on vb 3.66

chatbox 1.3 (no ajax)


I always get error message: - read the whole section with no answer!! everything installed and working properly BUT BUT...

I get a error message under IE7 -

Line 408
Char 1
Error: Objective required
Code 0
URL: http://www.fragmasters.co.uk/forum/chatbox.php


If I un-intsall it, error message disappears.

Have you tried version 2.0?

Your chatbox seems to be working for me.