I didn't really keep it on for long enough to be objective about server load. It just went over 2.00 after I installed it with very few members online. But today when I installed again there wasn't any increase in server load. I removed it mainly for above mentioned things I didn't like about it, not server load. I'll give next release a god when it is out. Still think this is a great product and hope that it will be supported for a long time.
One suggestion I forgot. Maybe an option to define alt1 and alt2 colors for the box, rather then use style defined colors.
Thanks for considering them.

ps. It is not that common to have database errors after uninstalling hacks, because forgetting to remove the files. At least I didn't encounter it.

The error you encoutendered where in the usergroups manager of the acp no ? If yes, this is due to my hack coz if you don't remove the xml files in the includes/xml folder, then when bitfields are rebuild the one for the chatbox are still present but the database fields aren't ! So this is absolutely normal.

The option to define the alt1, alt2 colors, humm maybe but as there are already many options, I don't know if I should. Anyway I'll think at it :)

Yes, errors appeared when I tried to update user group permissions. But never mind, as long as it is sorted now.
And never mind the colors, it's probably better not to bother with that. I can change them myself to suit my needs.

Sorry, I keep bothering you :)
But just remembered something. Are smilies loaded automatically with the chatbox?
That is one thing I don't like with vbshout2.1. Random smilies are always loaded, and since I have some big smilies it unnecessarily increases the page loading time considering that some members won't use chatbox at all or won't use smilies. It would be much better imho if possible for them to be loaded only after smilies button is pressed?
Maybe that is not being objective again, that depends on how many admins have smilies other then default ones installed. But I imagine there is some.

The loading on button press would add user side load (more ajax again ;))

However, I am going to add the possibilty for admins to have a chatbox with a windows opening on click on the smilies buttons, so the smileys won't be loaded at each page load ;) I think this would fit your needs no ?

Yes, that would be great. I for example have some gif animations in separate smiley category which can be up to 15-20kb. So it can add like 50-60kb to the page depending on which are pulled by random.

So good solution is either loading them in a separate window on button click or pulling them from specified category which would contain only small smilies.

For the second point, I was thinking of such a selection of the active packs in which taking random smilies.

Great Plugin! THanks

Love this addition. Slight problem, seems to have freezing issues in IE. Works flawlessly in Firefox though.

I haven't experience freezing issues in IE.

Could you tell me more about those issues ? (when do they occurs, what exactyl you call a freezing ?)