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This is a php/mySQL powered chat system, just brought into production. It's features for v1.0.0 are wide but more are to follow i future versions, this version has the following features: Key:
New v1.1.1 Features:
Version 2.0 Features - Iframe Refresh Abolished --- The system now uses hidden iframes to gather data, then uses Javascript to transport the HTML to the display iframe, which never reloads, and never flashes white when recieving chat messages or posting, just like any of chat system like MSN etc... - Users Currently In vBChat Reformatted --- The display of users is now more formal, showing the there chat status here, also displaying a link to send a private message instead of clicking there username - Timestamp in messages --- The timestamp has been put back, it was removed in an earlier release due to the user chat status, however this has been moved to Users Currently In vBChat Display - vBChat Preferences Redesigned --- The vBChat Preferences form has been re-designed to be a more neater and easier to use form. - Smilies Animation Problem --- Before when clicking to insert an emoticon, the animation of any current ones would come to a complete pause, this has been fixed, you can click on them continually and the animations will continue to play onwards. - Improved Users In vbChat --- The users in vbchat display is now more correct, and works towards your forums session cut-off time, where as before it may of displayed a user offline, but still showed them within vBChat, this is no longer a case, improving accuracy more  - Chat Now In Pop Up Window --- The chat will be displayed as a pop now instead of a normal page, allowing users to chat & browse at the same time - Inactive Rooms Auto Pruned --- This is admin controllable, you may set if rooms with inactivity will be auto pruned, you can select from 1 to 24 hours, if rooms havn't had any inactivity in the last x hours, they will automatically be removed. - Permanent Rooms --- When admins/smods create a chat room, they have the option to make it permanent, doing this will stop the room from been pruned due to inactivity, the only way to remove it then is via the ACP. - What Room Are You In --- The main chat page will now display which room you're chatting within - Total Users --- The main chat page will now display the total amount of users currently within that chat room - User Joining Rooms --- Upon first joining vBChat, the chat will display: "[user] Joins Room" - User Changing Rooms --- Upon changing rooms, the previous room you were in will display "[user] Leaves Room" and the new room will display "[user] Joins Room" - Exit vBChat Link --- Upon clicking, chat automatically closes and a message is left in the room saying "[user] Leaves Room" - /status Command --- Change your vBChat Status by typing: "/status YOUR STATUS HERE" - /exit Command --- Same as the Exit vBChat link, only you may type it in as a command - vBChat Help --- Displays all chat commands, descriptions and examples of using them - Close Chat Window --- Upon closing the chat window, the system recognizes this and displays a message in the chat saying you have left: "[user] Leaves Room" Version 2.1 Updates: - Uncached template "chat_iframe_blank" has now been cached - Clicking smilies will now enter the code into the post field - Upon exiting vBChat, your session will be deleted so other users will instantly see you removed from "Users Currently In vBChat" - Internet Explorer may delete your message half way through typing, this has been fixed vBChat v2.2 Updates: - Bug Fix: Window too large upon opening - Bug Fix: Other vBChat Links Didn't Open Pop Up For vBChat - Admin CP interface for Usergroup & User banning completely re-designed, no more manual inputting of id's, the system will use a new format to add/remove banned usergroups/users to make it even easier. - Usergroup Permissions --- Group Can Create Custom Rooms (Yes/No) --- Group Can Join Custom Rooms (Yes/No) --- Group Can Join Permanent Rooms (Yes/No --- Permissions removed if usergroup is banned - Upon changing room you are redirected straight to vBChat instead of been stuck at the room select page - Upon deleting chat rooms (via ACP or Auto Prune) all chat messages inside are deleted for good - When editing a chat room via ACP you may choose if it is a permanent room or not vBChat v2.3 Updates: - Now only 1 refreshing iframe, eliminating a minimum of 8 queries per page refresh, cutting the system resources needed by nearly half! - Several queries have been optomized, selecting data which wasn't required. Note: This was a maintenance update, to optomize the system, no new features have been made. Installation Update For v2.3 You may install v2.3 fresh You may upgrade from v2.2 -> 2.3 (Archived versions included for those who missed updates!) The install has an automatic script to add templates and database modifcations. Previews are available below showing the vBChat system and admin controls. Branding Free Option Should you wish to have the visible copyright removed from vBChat, please send me a private message here on vbulletin.org, the price is $30. If you require any other details on this, please make sure all enquiries are put into a PM, and not the thread itself. Note: Payment method must be via PayPal Donations All donations great or small are appreciated to the greatest extent, wether it's for the modification itself or just a little incentive for myself, if you would like to donate then you can do so via PayPal, my email to send to is: webmaster@gzevolution.net Thanks to all those who have currently donated for this modification! Enjoy - Zero Tolerance Show Your Support
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02-24-2005, 07:31 AM
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Thanks sv1cec/John, they will be definatly something i consider.
Current v2.0 Features Completed: - Iframe Refresh Abolished --- The system now uses hidden iframes to gather data, then uses Javascript to transport the HTML to the display iframe, which never reloads, and never flashes white when recieving chat messages or posting, just like any of chat system like MSN etc... - Users Currently In vBChat Reformatted --- The display of users is now more formal, showing the there chat status here, also displaying a link to send a private message instead of clicking there username - Timestamp in messages --- The timestamp has been put back, it was removed in an earlier release due to the user chat status, however this has been moved to Users Currently In vBChat Display - vBChat Preferences Redesigned --- The vBChat Preferences form has been re-designed to be a more neater and easier to use form. - Smilies Animation Problem --- Before when clicking to insert an emoticon, the animation of any current ones would come to a complete pause, this has been fixed, you can click on them continually and the animations will continue to play onwards. - Improved Users In vbChat --- The users in vbchat display is now more correct, and works towards your forums session cut-off time, where as before it may of displayed a user offline, but still showed them within vBChat, this is no longer a case, improving accuracy more That's it for now, i'll get working on more things to stuff into this thing. Thanks to everyone who has supported this modification. - Zero Tolerance 
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02-24-2005, 07:48 AM
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#646
02-24-2005, 07:50 AM
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Zero, good to have you back, your programming skills are certainly very welcome here.
The new features take away most of the problems. I would like to suggest something, as far as the Chat rooms are concerned, and which has been discussed here a few posts back. The chat rooms can be divided in two categories, those created by the admin and those initiated by users, in order to have private discussions or whatever. The ones the admin creates should be permanent, while the others should get erased (according to my opinion) automatically, as soon as the last member logs off. That takes care of the wishes of some admins for permanent rooms, while in the same time reduces the admin work, who does not have to go around erasing private rooms which were created and then abandoned. Of course, the thing that remains to deal with, is the log out, which is a problem. In my board, the log out button has made the users list neater, no more users showing there, if they are not really there. But if you have any idea on how to disable or forbid users from closing the chat window, that would be really neat. I am looking forward to ... re-patch your new version for AWS. Kind rgds
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#647
02-24-2005, 07:55 AM
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Well that's a good idea, however i think an alternative method would be more appropriate, let me hear what you think.
When an admin create's a room, they can choose for it to be permanent or not, as for rooms getting deleted after the creator logs out, kinda bad, people would be annoyed if they are still chatting inside that room. So.. How about rooms that are *not* permanant are pruned after 1 hour of inactivity, this prune time would ofcourse be admin controllable, but i think if the room has had no messages inside it for the last 60 minutes, or whatever time the admin specifies, it should then be automatically pruned. That's my thoughts on this anyway, i think it would be the most appropriate and liked method. - Zero Tolerance
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#648
02-24-2005, 08:05 AM
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to install a new Version.
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#649
02-24-2005, 08:08 AM
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The time-out feature, where rooms get deleted after some time of inactivity is a nice backup feature, in case the last user of that room didn't hit the logout button. Suggestions only my friend, act according to your own judgement. Rgds
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#650
02-24-2005, 08:31 AM
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But if you really want to un-install then... Run these queries to un-install the DB modifications: Code:
drop table `vb3_vbchat_datastore` Code:
drop table ` vb3_vbchat_store` Code:
alter table `vb3_user` drop vbchat_pref_font_face, vbchat_pref_font_color, vbchat_pref_user_ignore, vbchat_pref_status, vbchat_pref_auto_on, vbchat_pref_auto_msg, vbchat_pref_in_room; Then "un-do" all file edits made during the installation. @ sv1cec - Ah yes, sorry, guess im still asleep. That is a good method, but some users may want to keep rooms active, so i think if they are deleted after a certain length of time of been in-active, then it will cause less problems. Thanks for the suggestion in any case. - Zero Tolerance
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#651
02-24-2005, 10:12 AM
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upgrade from v1.0.1 -> v1.1.1 there is only upgrade from v1.1.0 -> v1.1.1
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