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MGC Chatbox (with AJAX) · **Released**: 05-29-2007

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 :

French
English
Arabic [Translator : alessai]
German [Translator : captainslater]
Vietnamese [Translator : Anhyeu12000]
Turkish [Translator : neutralizer and bocek]
Spanish [Translator : obmob] [TO BE UPDATED FOR 1.5]

To be available [Translation in progress] :

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

VBDev · #**532** 07-12-2007, 10:08 PM

You must first remove the chatbox xml files before uninstalling it

Kaycee123 · #**533** 07-13-2007, 05:38 AM

Hi - I've just installed your chatbox but it changes the layout of our forum --
here is what it normally looks like:

here it is with the chatbox:

How can I get the layout to stay the same as it normally is??

VBDev · #**534** 07-13-2007, 07:46 AM

This is due to an error in the modification you made in the navbar template as you can see from the menu appearing in the middle of nowhere.

As I see your style, I think you should maybe not put the modifications in the navbar (it seems a bit too fixed to add anything).

X-Man70 · #**535** 07-13-2007, 12:42 PM

when i shout some words like -_> löööööl

the ö or üöä doesn´t display. why ?
the charset ist correct.
i have test the utf8 option from 0 to 1, but the äöü will not display when i shout.
i have unstill and install the hack 5 times, please HELP !

thx in advanced

VBDev · #**536** 07-13-2007, 01:38 PM

On my hack selling forum, I used to experienced that problem with our old host (mavenhostings).

I think this due to a server problem incompatibility as we experienced that problem with all existing ajax based chatbox/shoutbox. And we also had problems with many ajax functionnality in vbulletin.

I am not very experienced in ajax (though I made it for the chatbox, this was my learning hack

) so I really dont know where it could come from

Does other ajax functionnalities on your forum works well ?

oricon · #**537** 07-13-2007, 02:22 PM

i have a problem with my style. the chatbox is not visible.

i have installed the following free style
http://www.minerskinz.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691

i have following the stages in the readme "Display the Chatbox on some styles" but with no result.

in the default style all fine.

can anyone help me?

Kaycee123 · #**538** 07-13-2007, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VBDev

This is due to an error in the modification you made in the navbar template as you can see from the menu appearing in the middle of nowhere.

As I see your style, I think you should maybe not put the modifications in the navbar (it seems a bit too fixed to add anything).

Thank you for your advice - I removed those parts from the navbar and it works great now!

VBDev · #**539** 07-13-2007, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oricon

i have a problem with my style. the chatbox is not visible.

i have installed the following free style
http://www.minerskinz.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691

i have following the stages in the readme "Display the Chatbox on some styles" but with no result.

in the default style all fine.

can anyone help me?

You have carefully followed the display chatbox on some styles howto ?

This solution should always work if you have activate correctly the option to show on forumhome for example and then have modified the template forumhome to add the modification explained !

unitedpunjab · #**540** 07-13-2007, 05:18 PM

there is one request.

Can't we force MGC chat box or online users a URL. Like if get a command /force <url> and when we enter it in chat box, then browser automatically force that url on every bodies PC who is online. ???

Kyderoy · #**541** 07-13-2007, 07:05 PM

Love this shout box. Is there a way to disable folks posting with caps?

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