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

[redraider]

This is a great chatbox. I am still waiting to hear if it can be installed on vbadvanced on the right or the left column!

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by maidos

no.. on internet explorer the team channel link is working.. im running the latest firefox....

You are the only one using the latest firefox version which appears to have that problem, this is really strange.

Could you send me by pm the html source page so that I can see if there is a clue ?

Originally Posted by maidos

Hm yeah if you disable the date feature... and use /me command u will notice it

Ok, I'll try it ! And correct it in the new version.

Originally Posted by maidos

also on the pm i said that the font size feature and toher aint visisble on usercp, edit options :/ im using dazzle as forum skins

Have you made the modifyoptions templates edit for each of your styles ? As specified in the readme file.

Originally Posted by redraider

This is a great chatbox. I am still waiting to hear if it can be installed on vbadvanced on the right or the left column!

I'll release an addon just after the new version as I explained in a previous message.

[maidos]

i just notice that it doesnt matter having time or without it.. if you have long username and use /me command the msg will be left right! and those who has short name will have a huge space btw their name and the msg

i did the mofiy option again and it seem i missed the / thats why it didnt display

[VBDev]

Hum that's very strange.

I have had a look at your html, it seems like you didn't have the team access rights with this user as this is the only condition why you shouldn't see them.

Are you usign same accounts for both ?

[maidos]

yes im using same account

[VBDev]

If you are using the same accounts, the same styles, then there shall not be such a problem.

I know lot's of people who are using both firefox and ie and never had experienced such problems.

Does users of your board have experienced the same problem ? Could you make a test on another forum ?

[Bonee70]

When typing "/del" I get an error message now (after updating to 1.2)

"Command Syntax is incorrect"

Anyone can tell me what's wrong? Thx!

[VBDev]

The /del command has parameters, this is why you got this error.

Have a look at the help in the chatbox, this will show you what is the correct syntax for this command

[vnairp11]

Everything installed successfully but i can't view the shoutbox without setting permissions and this error comes up when i try to set permissions.



Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SEt

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
`title` = 'Registered Users',
`description` = '',
`usertitle` = '',
`opentag` = '',
`closetag` = '',
`passwordexpires` = '0',
`passwordhistory` = '0',
`forumpermissions` = '782847',
`genericpermissions` = '505943751',
`attachlimit` = '0',
`pmquota` = '50',
`pmpermissions` = '3',
`pmsendmax` = '5',
`calendarpermissions` = '63',
`wolpermissions` = '1',
`adminpermissions` = '0',
`genericoptions` = '62',
`profilepicmaxwidth` = '100',
`profilepicmaxheight` = '100',
`profilepicmaxsize` = '65535',
`avatarmaxwidth` = '80',
`avatarmaxheight` = '80',
`avatarmaxsize` = '20000',
`signaturepermissions` = '237567',
`sigpicmaxwidth` = '500',
`sigpicmaxheight` = '100',
`sigpicmaxsize` = '10000',
`sigmaxrawchars` = '1000',
`sigmaxchars` = '500',
`sigmaxlines` = '0',
`sigmaxsizebbcode` = '7',
`sigmaximages` = '4',
`mgccustomusergroupperms` = '127',
`nbmsgshowchatbox` = '0'
WHERE usergroupid=2;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'mgccustomusergroupperms' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Wednesday, July 11th 2007 @ 09:38:53 AM
Script : http://thetechlife.org/admincp/usergroup.php?do=update
Referrer : http://thetechlife.org/admincp/userg...&usergroupid=2
IP Address : 69.123.240.61
Username : vnairp11
Classname : vb_database

[elmati]

I'm very exiting waiting for the 1.3 release :$

I'm making my new skin to use with your chatbox
Estimated time for release?

for your question im vote for this:
Same but Chatbox in global var instead under navbar (var has to be added in each concerned template)