hello

hi Zero Tolerance
i have q.?

i am using v1.0.1
how can i update it to v1.1.1 Features????

Seems like a familiar thread .. sorry for my abscence, my time was greatly limited due to certain things which i'd rather not announce publically...

In any case, this mod deserve's an upgrade, so if anyone could reply below to this post giving future requests/ideas, id be happy to think about them, gather up numerous ideas and get started on a v2.

I'd give support, but i've probably missed around 20 pages of this thread, so i think it would be better to release a new versions and restart support from there on. :)

So, let's hear those ideas people!

- Zero Tolerance

Ideas-

1- some kind of pop-up to notify when a member coming in or leaves the chat while browsing in the forums
2-something to stop the constant updating of the chat session
3-real time user list of who is chatting and a notification when someone leaves
4-allowing the posting of url that work

1. Perhaps a message in the chat display which says "[User] has just entered/left this room" (i think a pop up would be annoying, especially if it's an active room)
2. Hmm, little more specific please? :)
3. The list shows real time, as sessions are updated on every page load.
4. Posting URL's do work if you allow BBCode to be posted.

- Zero Tolerance

How about adding "Who's in chat" code that dummys like me can use easily?!

I afraid I can't think of anything that would improve this script, but I do have a couple of questions if you have the time to help me out a bit.

1) I use vbAdvanced, and the vBChat link in the Navbar on the vBAdvanced page does not include the correct url of /forums/vbchat.php. While in the Forums the link in the Navbar links to the correct url. Any suggestions on how to repair this?

2) vBChat is running very slow, such as editing options, joining rooms, and entering text into the chatroom. I'm not sure what other info you might need on this one, it's a clean install.

If you have time for those two questions I would gretly appreciate it! Other than that, I'm looking forward to the new version even though the current version is great!

Please see Post #511 regarding a time stamp on each line of text.

Hey Zero,

Nice to have you back here. I took the liberty of playing with your code a little, nothing major since it was nicely executed to start with.

Some changes I would suggest are:

- Make the chat window open in a new browser window. In that way users can still browse the forums, while also keeping an eye on the chat.

- Alter the route the program takes, when creating or selecting a room. When one creates a room, I think the most logical next step, is to take him to the room selection form, so he can select which room he wants to go in.

- Add a log out button, which when pressed removes the user from the chat session. That helps in having an accurate user list shown. Of course, there will be users which just close the window without logging out, but the button can reduce the ghost users who left an hour ago. I have it created and my user list is quite more accurate now than before. Unfortunatelly, there is no easy way to stop a user from clicking the X button and close the window, at least I haven't find one.

- I changed the code, so that when the last user logs out from a user-created room, this room is deleted. In that way, there are no useless rooms there, which need to be deleted by the admin.

- Some cosmetic changes to show the user in which room he is etc. See pic below.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2005/02/1.jpg

- I also added some code in the first page of the site, so that users can immediately see if there are other users in the chat. You can make the code, so that when you move your mouse over it, the <A HREF> title, shows you which users are already in the chat, if your "Users in Chat" table is positioned at the bottom of the page, like mine is.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2005/02/2.jpg

- I've also added the feature of allowing moderators to warn members inside the chat. If a moderator clicks on the user name, on the left column, Warn.php gets activated with the proper offenses. Also, if a user has warning points, then these are shown next to his name, in red color, inside brackets. Integration with AWS! Oh yes, I've also changed your code a bit, so that if a user types a censored word, in a message, this word is replaced by **** or whatever, and the user gets an automatic warning.

- The most important feature, for my users, is the way the chat messages are presented (separate columns, for the poster name and message), this makes the chat easier to read. Also, the ability to seamlessly integrate it with vBulletin, is a huge benefit.

- The only thing that everyone complained about, but have all accepted after a few trials, is the screen refreshing thing. But I prefer this to a solution based on Java scripts (which I can't modify, ignorant coder) or Flash, which can't be that well-integrated with vB.

Overall, a big thanks for a lovely hack, as usual.

Rgds

P.S.: If I think of anything else I've done, and forgot it, I'll let you know.

No way!

I want to used FIXED named rooms that are always available. In fact, I'd like for each of the rooms to have a URL that I could link users into for an immediate room choice. Like having four individual chat rooms available at any time.

Then, there should be two room categories, those which are created by the admin, and remain permanently in the chat, and those which are created by users, which should be erased when the last user logs out of that room.

Either that, or the admin will have to erase rooms created by the users, and left in the chat.

But you gave me an idea, I'll go add that parameter in my own chat, so that I can create permanent rooms.

Rgds