can you add auto parsing of links?
thanks

still getting database now and then

Do what I did and remove all the smiley stuff from the vbshout forumhome template. I have a lot of smilies installed, and I didn't much care for all them having to load on every forumhome page view.

Despite that, great hack - or extension or whatever. :p

How do we prune specific shouts? I realize we use the command "/prune [shout]", but how do we specify which shout?

Any chance we could give all the colors... real names? Or possibly take all of them out but the most basic: red, blue, green, etc.

Also: I think this is a tiny bug: the /me command cannot be used unless it's the first entry in the shout. /me screams! will work... but Stacie cries as /me screams! will not work.

As far as I can see, you can only just clear the shoutbox or clear specific user's posts. /prune acidburn0520 would clear all of your shouts, and I don't think what you're looking for is available (yet?).

What exactly did you remove?

- v1.4
Usergroup HTML Markup For Usernames
Clear Editor Button
Emoticons Pop Up Menu
Time display configurated to vBulletin settings
Username Links To Profile
New Admin Conrols

New vBShout Position (Directly Above Forums)
Banned Users
Banned Usergroups
Banned Permissions
Smilie Pop-Up Box Height
Smilie Pop-Up Box Width

New Commands
"/me" - Action message (all users are able to use this command)
/pruneshout [shout] - Deletes a single shout

Looks like it's available to me...

I tried removing the code and the Shoutbox ceased to function. So I just left the "Emoticons" URL untitled.

Locate in your forumhome_vbshout template:
Replace with:
Locate and remove in your forumhome_vbshout template:
That's a quick fix... but I'd still prefer to remove the actual code.

Bug?:
banner user can still see the shoutbox at forumhome; settings are not dispplay

requests:
- disable preload of smileys

Outstanding hack! Just one request...an admin option to choose between ascending and descending order of the shouts.

I get the same.

Also, it doesn't work for unregistered users even if the user group isn't banned, they still see the shoutbox, but it just says loading all the time.

It also doesn't work to well with Opera so one of my members tells me.

@ Loki - It inherits the CSS of your forum

@ Sovereign - To delete a single shout, use the command: /pruneshout [shout], so if someone's message was 'Hi all', you would put: /pruneshout Hi all :)

@ acidburn0520 - Look above, and the /me command is supposed to be used at the beginning of all actions, you can't place it inside a sentance mid-way through.

@ kaihawaii - Look at the banned permissions in the shoutbox options inside your ACP

@ Ian Emu-UK - Look above.

As for the emoticons display/loading time, i am aware and v1.5 does imporve this greatly, i appologise for any inconveniance caused, v1.5 will hopefully be released soon, unfortunatly life is unpredictable :p

- Zero Tolerance

"can not view Shoutbox" has the same effect as "can view shoutbox but not messages"

The shout box can still be seen but it gives the banned message.

Shouldn't it not display the shout box?

My bad.... had a very long day ;) Thanks for pointing that out :D

I can't get the /me command to work in the shoutbox

It has to be on the beginning of the like like this:

[high][/high]

if i do that the /me doesnt post, if i type in /me waves, it just says waves

I do not know if this is possible, but can this shoutbox be used as a tagboard in every user's profile. Where only members of your forum can post in the shoutbox? I have been looking for this very same thing, but found nothing.

@ Ian Emu-UK - Correct, missed some code in a plugin, fixed for v1.5 :)

- Zero Tolerance

This Shoutbox is very nice. Two things:
1. If it's possible, a colored square (or something) next to the color code would be useful.
2. Is there any way that this could work with Internet Exploder?
Edit: hmm, I see it doesn't work with Mozilla 1.7.8 either...

Not sure what you mean by number 1, the drop down shows all the hex codes and the text is coloured from that hex code, ie: #FFFFFF is white, and the text would be white, so may not show clearly dependant on your drop down menu css colours.

It works fine in IE as far as i know, atleast it's the only browser i use and it's all working for me, can you be more specific as to what isn't working with IE?

- Zero Tolerance

Hmm.
Well, using Opera, the text isn't colored.
Using IE and Mozilla, it's stuck at " Loading..."

Go to the actual url: yoursite.com/forums/vbshout.php, see if it shows a db error.

Also i don't ensure the JS works with browsers like Opera, i keep to the JS standards, however i just tested in Opera and Netscape (newest versions) and it completely works, apart from the colours in the drop down menu don't show like you said in "Opera", but probably a problem on there side.

- Zero Tolerance

Nope, mysite.com/forum/vbshout.php works fine in both IE and Mozilla.
However, placed on the forum, it's stuck at "loading..." except in Opera.

Sure you've got javascript enabled in both those browsers, or is there a javascript error in either?

- Zero Tolerance

Yes, javascript is enabled.
IE shows an error loading the forum index (which has the shoutbox), but not when loading any forums.
Not sure if it's related to vbshout of course.

Hrm, thats the vbulletin_menu.js file, try pressing ctrl+F5 for a hard refresh, if that doesn't do the trick no worries, i'm releasingv1.5 in a moment which has a new visual display element for emoticons. :)

- Zero Tolerance

No trick triggered :) I'll wait for the new version, thanks.

Does the new pending version still load smilies? I'd much prefer a simple popup box that doesn't load 'em until you click it.

As far as what to remove to the question asked above, you also have to remove the script code, or you'll bork the shoutbox. Also, if you just remove the link, the smilies will still load (watch the status bar at the bottom of your browser). But this is all most likely pointless with the new version.

New version released, where you can control the number of smilies shown, also a new better visual display of them :)

- Zero Tolerance

I still can't view it with IE and Mozilla, and I get the same error with IE.
Also, it shows as version 1.4 in Installed Products. (i followed the upgrade instructions)

Did you download the new Zip file?

- Zero Tolerance

Of course. And "Version: 1.5" is stated in the txts.

Hmm, the XML file contains 1.5 and all the updated templates, try removing the product then re-adding, also ensure you select the correct XML file from the new ZIP file.

- Zero Tolerance

Damn, you're right. The archiver program decided to be spontaneous with the extraction.

Yep, this version is fine for me with IE and Mozilla.
Sorry for the confusion. Thanks.

Is it absolutely necessary to uninstall the old product?

It's shame to wipe out all the messages just as my members have started using it every time an improvement is released.

I know it's small, but I've got to complain about something in an otherwise brilliant hack/product :)

can u add auto parsing of urls?

perfect work

Not working so well on my test forum
keeps freezing up on about 50% of my users

Love now how simlies appear :)

Here's french translation (1.5 version).