I noticed that the ones who posted here, and had a forum in their sig, use a shoutbox.
As I hate scrolling down on forums :p I looked into integrating vbShout into the Info Center. :)

And it went easy :p

Since the Info Center would become too high with 2 blocks (message + vbShout), I switch off one of the textblocks in the Info Center options.

Here's how to place vbShout into the Info Center:

1.
Install the vbShout mod, according to its installation steps. But do NOT add "<!--{%SHOUTBOX%}-->" into any template.

2.
In the vbShout options, turn it on, and change the height to a little less high.
I have it at 50.
Also set the Editor Position to below the messages.

3.
Edit this template: inferno_shoutbox_box
Remove the following part:
That will remove the header, as it looks ugly to have 2 headers right below eachother.

4.
Go to the Info Center options.
You have two options: use the top area, or use the bottom area.
If you use the top area, and have the welcome guests switch on, guests won't see the ShoutBox.
If you use the bottom area, u can show it to everyone, but guests won't see their welcome header.

I'd choose to add it to the top area, but in the demo forum, I placed it into the bottom one, otherwhise you woulnd't see it :p

To add it in the top area:
Switch the bottom area off.
Add this code into the top message box:
You might want to edit the speed of the top slides.

Don't forget, that if your visitors click on the little numbers or "next" link below the Info Center, that the automatic slide changing will stop ;)
So, if u want to only see the shoutbox, click on it's number, or next till u're there, and you can sit back and watch :p

wow... nice one! :)

looks good, may use it

Thanx :)
Can't wait to see this mod in the nominations :D

Of course I'll vote for it!
but I was asking: [Since I have the Welcome Headers installed] does your hack cover those functions? [to replace it with yours] ;)

installed!!! kick-butt!!!

I think I answered u in post 9
But I prolly didn't know what I was talking about :p

So I'll check that mod out now, if I can find it.


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edit:

Ah, if this is the one, then it has these functions:

• Turning lurkers into Members --> Info Center too
• Making Users Confirm their Account --> Info Center too
• Get non-posting users to post
• Getting inactive users to become more active
• General Announcements --> Info Center too, 2x

I never thought about getting non active people back on the board.
I'll write an addon to add this, tonight :)

Maybe even a message when the user has a pm, as I noticed a nice notice in this forum when I received one :D

not bad , it's good

I made the modification asked by the hack gmt-mod, here is what I put and here is what I have in the screen

And in the LaCN_InfoCenter template, i have this :

Can't the time delay between item "slides" be controlled?

Edit:
Damn. Sorry for that.
Just looked at the screenshots.
duh...