Chat Modifications - MGC Chatbox (with AJAX)

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

Description

When I had left the vBulletin world, I was in the past the co-author of a little chatbox (shoutbox), very well known in the vBulletin world.
This chatbox had been developed by Svaliotti (known as Poseidon on vb.org) for vB2 in the past and I had made the porterage (with is authorisation as we were both members of the same french non-official support forum) and the improvement for vB3.

It is thus normal that in my return in the vBulletin world, I begin by getting down to this hack. Even if several versions of chatbox are already present in the vBulletin world, I said to myself that it would be a good thing to make a made in France.

Naturally, I don't deal with a "copy" version of the other chatbox, I have any coded at the beginning (it was preferable because the front code wasn't so clean any more), and I integrated a good quantity of very interesting features.

New version features

The new version contains all the features from the previous version. Description of these versions can be found in Sofia's post hereabove (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1257510&postcount=3).

Modifications from previous version are the following :

• 1.5 :
  • Fixed bugs :
    • Chatbox is shown two times in full page mode when the Display on all pages under the navbar option is selected.
    • "Fermer" is not in a sentence.
    • Overflow problem with Netscape.
    • Uppercase transformed to lowercase in the PM channel.
    • The ban cron debans user indefinitly banned.
    • Chatbox continuously loading on some forums.
    • Inactivity and guests problem.
    • Team icon blinking is not working properly.
    • Coma error in the who is online.
    • 2 spaces instead of one between the date and the time.
  • New functionnalities :
    • Option to deactivate the random smilies.
    • Option to deactivate the automatic PM sending when banning a user.
    • New permission to allow or not the downloading of shouts.
    • Option to specify the name under which unregistered users shouts appear.
    • Syntax change for the /ban, /ignore, /del, /pm commands : Possibility to use them with the username or the userid (For more information about the new syntax, check the help button in the chatbox).
  • Removed functionnalities :
    • vBAdvanced integration [TEMPORARLY] => See this for integration with this version https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628

This hack is very light in term of queries : only one for every recharging / refreshment of the chatbox and 5 for the statistics in the load of the page if you actiate them. If you don't activate advanced options of course as stated aside each in the acp

Installation

Read the file "Installation" in the pack.

Once the installation is ended, go in usergroups and edit permissions to see the Chatbox.

By default, no group has access to the chatbox.

Screenshots

The screenshots are in french as I have made it on an online website which is in french. Don't hesitate to give me new one if you want in english

They are up to date of 1.3 version.

See the following post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1292136&postcount=559

User manual

Coming soon ...

Copyright

This hack is under copyright MGC (Mtor&Grog Corporation) 2007-forever and was developed for vBulletin-Resources.com & vb-hacks.org. Its redistribution on another forum that vbulletin-ressources.com, vb-hacks.org or vbulletin.org are prohibited without aggreement of the authors!

Evolutions and improvements

This sixth version of the chatbox is already very complete, but like each product, its evolution depends on all. Then don't hesitate especially to share your ideas of improvements so that we can improve even more this chatbox.

Languages

Actually available :

1. French
2. English
3. Arabic [Translator : alessai]
4. German [Translator : captainslater]
5. Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
6. Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
7. Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

1. Bosnian [Translator : Benjaminbih]

[FONT='Calibri','sans-serif']For the translators : phrases with version number 1.5 in the English language file are the one that have been modified or added in the new version so you should probably find the modification for your language file easily.[/font]

Contact me if you want to participate and add your own country language file

Support

Several possible problems are explained in the file "Read Me"
Chatbox in iBProarcade and vBadvanced CMPS

See the readme file for iBProarcade.

For vbadvanced, a module is available here : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=163628.

FAQ

Q: I installed the chatbox but it doesn't display
R: Check if you have allowed users (permissions in usergroups)

Q: I see shouts but in the collapsed chatbox
R: You can specify number of shouts in the collapsed chatbox. If you don't want to see it, put "0" for this option.

Q: The chatbox doesn't display below or in the top of one of the pages while in the other position it displays
R: You use a style and it's possible that variables used in templates aren't present. (Read the file "Read Me")

Q: I have a problem with accents in the Chatbox
R: Read the file "Read Me"

Q: How to change the value of color for date and for command /me?
R: When you add additionnal CSS for each style, you can change color in class CSS.

Thanks to Sofia for her earlier help on the chatbox.

You can donate if you want to show your support

Last version - MGC Chatbox Evo available : here

[bashy]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Did you encountered that problem with both 1.2 and 1.3 versions ?

Ah actually i only got 1.1 installed pmsl..... will upgrade now

[bashy]

Ok, since doing the update to 1.2 i now get this:

Chatbox_mode is not defined
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/clientscript/mgc_chatbox.js
Line: 44

When i try to test the shoutbox i get this error in the error console

Chatbox_mode is not defined
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/clientscript/mgc_chatbox.js
Line: 64

The chatbox dont work at all, it just says loading now!!

Line 44 is

refreshAjax.send('mgc_chatbox.php', 'do=ajax_refresh_chat&cb_status=open&chatbox_mode=' + chatbox_mode + '&canal=' + canal_actif);

line 64 is

getDerniersMsgAjax.send('mgc_chatbox.php', 'do=ajax_refresh_chat&cb_status=fermee&chatbox_mode=' + chatbox_mode + '&canal=' + canal_actif);

[Ranger187]

Honestly, the upgraded instructions are not clear.

If we already had 1.0 / 1.1 installed, all we had to do was upload files, edit the modify options removing the 1.0 / 1.1 code, then add the 1.2 code then import the chatbox xml and we are done?

You should have a specific "UPGRADE" section instead of mixing it in with the full install.

Also in the usergroup permissions: "Can use command /annonce?"

It's "announce". Hope that helps the spelling error.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by bashy

Ok, since doing the update to 1.2 i now get this:

Chatbox_mode is not defined
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/clientscript/mgc_chatbox.js
Line: 44

When i try to test the shoutbox i get this error in the error console

Chatbox_mode is not defined
http://www.bashys-place.com/forums/clientscript/mgc_chatbox.js
Line: 64

The chatbox dont work at all, it just says loading now!!

Line 44 is

refreshAjax.send('mgc_chatbox.php', 'do=ajax_refresh_chat&cb_status=open&chatbox_mode=' + chatbox_mode + '&canal=' + canal_actif);

line 64 is

getDerniersMsgAjax.send('mgc_chatbox.php', 'do=ajax_refresh_chat&cb_status=fermee&chatbox_mode=' + chatbox_mode + '&canal=' + canal_actif);

But it works fine with ie ? This kind of error seems like you had customized the template of the chatbox.

Am I right ? This causes the chatbox_mode javascript var to be used in the clientscript mgc_chatbox.js file but as It's not in your template, it fires an error !

This why I tell in the installation instructions to revert the templates before

Originally Posted by Ranger187

Honestly, the upgraded instructions are not clear.

If we already had 1.0 / 1.1 installed, all we had to do was upload files, edit the modify options removing the 1.0 / 1.1 code, then add the 1.2 code then import the chatbox xml and we are done?

You should have a specific "UPGRADE" section instead of mixing it in with the full install.

Also in the usergroup permissions: "Can use command /annonce?"

It's "announce". Hope that helps the spelling error.

Yeah after rereading, instructions are not that clear.

You should :

1. Replace the files on the ftp by the one of the new version
2. Revert the modifications you have done to the templates of the chatbox (if any)
3. Remove the modificaton of the modify_options template of the chatbox v1.1
4. Import the new xml (don't forget to select the Allow Overwrite option)
5. Do the new modification of the modify_options template
6. Enjoy

No no there are no erros ! I develop this hack for the french community at first and we say annonce hereby So I won't make two versions of the commands or it will be horrible to maintain.

Anyway I don't think that's a big problem as the command syntax is shown in the help

[VBDev]

* Upgrade "how to" explain added to the modification post *

[da420]

Yeah, I had the same problems as bashy but then I remembered I changed my templates and it had to be reverted. Upgraded, and working fine. Thanks vBDev!

[taxick]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Humm really strange ! Have you try to repair the table as stated in the error ? (through phpmyadmin for example).

Hey

I repaired my sql database, and now its works - Thx for the update

[redlabour]

Originally Posted by VBDev

You should :

1. Replace the files on the ftp by the one of the new version
2. Revert the modifications you have done to the templates of the chatbox (if any)
3. Remove the modificaton of the modify_options template of the chatbox v1.1
4. Import the new xml (don't forget to select the Allow Overwrite option)
5. Do the new modification of the modify_options template
6. Enjoy

1. Sure - what else?

2. Sure!

3. The Code is the same !!!??? :erm:

4. Sure !

5. Again - the Code

<div class="smallfont">$mgc_cb_ucp</div>

is the same.

Bugs:

1. The "Help" is not longer available.

2. The Teamsection is lost - no Tabs and no Pics to switch.

[bashy]

Hi

I have not customised and of the chat templates that i know of...
I have just checked and there are difference between the 2 versions 1.1 and 1.2
The change happened obviously when i upgraded, there was no edites made to any of the templates myself.... see enclosed file, this is the mgc_chatbox template compare....there is also a screener of the mgc templates that shows only the chatbox template had been changed (by upgrade)

So, are you saying i need to revert the template after the upgrade has changed it?

EDIT:

Ok done the revert and it works ok now, I dont understand actually....
When you do the revert, does it revert back to the 1.1 version of the template?
If so what was the point in the changes in the 1.2 template?

BTW still cannot inline edit using IE 7 version: 7.0.6000.16448

I concur, there is no longer any team icons nor help option!!

I am gonna go back to 1.1 if its possible lol

Back to 1.1 and work ok apart from the inline edit

[redlabour]

Originally Posted by redlabour

Bugs:

1. The "Help" is not longer available.

2. The Teamsection is lost - no Tabs and no Pics to switch.

Found the Solution - everyone has to set the Userrights completely new for the Chatbox.

But i still see only the same Teammode then before - there are no new "Tabs".