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

[IvyKeepMommy]

Would it be possible in a future version that if you are in a private chat, your comments would default and stay in the private chat? There have been some embarrassing situations where they user forgot to click the pencil and made a global statement that should have been private.

Also it would be VERY helpful if there were some sort of notification that a user has a new private chat waiting. [Edit: I do see that this is planned!]

It's a great addition to our site and your work is VERY much appreciated!!

Thanks!!

[VBDev]

The problem with the private chat room is that the users must type in the userid or username in order for the other user to get it.

But this could be of course an improvement, let's say : the user type the message in the canal but forget the /mp => the command is not taken into account at all.

By the way, I am changing the way things work in the new version so this should change

[kollam003]

thanks

[Ren? Kunze]

Hello,

sorry fpr my bad english.

i have a porblem with the Smileys.

When i activate the Smileys then shout meh this Smileys:

Attachment 72378

The first Smileys are this:

Attachment 72377

so, why become the standard Smileys in the Chatbox.

I hope you understand me.

[TheBlackPoet]

why does the chat show french even though i load the english?? i've tried to hold off asking this, because i know when someone tell me, i will feel like a numbskull

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by Ren? Kunze

Hello,

sorry fpr my bad english.

i have a porblem with the Smileys.

When i activate the Smileys then shout meh this Smileys:

Attachment 72378

The first Smileys are this:

Attachment 72377

so, why become the standard Smileys in the Chatbox.

I hope you understand me.

When you say this is the first smiley, this depends if you got groups or so

So basically the shown smileys are taken in the order of add in the database this is why yuo see the vbulletin default smilies.

If you don't like this, you can activate the random smilies option in the acp so that it gets different smilies every time

Originally Posted by TheBlackPoet

why does the chat show french even though i load the english?? i've tried to hold off asking this, because i know when someone tell me, i will feel like a numbskull

Hum. If you have uploaded the english xml file thus overwriting the english language file this should be ok.

Any errors while uploading the language file ?

Your problem concerns all the chatbox or is this only few items that get shown in the wrong language ?

[VBDev]

2.0 Development news :

Hi all !

I have been able to work on the chatbox during the weekend and I have made good progress.

Just so that you know, the chatbox will be renamed to MGC Chatbox Evolution, thus taking a newer version number he he.

This change of the name is due to the fact that I am remodeling totally the way the chatbox is coded. I will now use object oriented programmation and datamanager.

So as you can see this will be a major release and it takes time.

As of now, I don't have a release date as I know there is a lots of work and this will need time but I am confident on releasing it before the end of the year.

Yes... I know the end of the year might seems far away for some of you but you must understand the work it needs

I promise the new release will give you even more fun !!

Progress estimation : 15-20%.

Update to you soon

Cl?ment

[pericolosogr]

These are great news!
Keep On...
Greek translation is almost finished and i am sending you the file!

[Sax1]

hi to all

wen I try update groups premision I have this error

help me pleas

TNX !!!

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8:

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE usergroup SET

### UPDATE QUERY GENERATED BY fetch_query_sql() ###
`title` = 'Administrators',
`description` = '',
`usertitle` = 'Administrator',
`opentag` = '',
`closetag` = '',
`passwordexpires` = '180',
`passwordhistory` = '360',
`nbmsgshowchatbox` = '10',
`mgccustomusergroupperms` = '2047',
`forumpermissions` = '1048575',
`genericpermissions` = '1073741759',
`attachlimit` = '0',
`pmquota` = '50',
`pmpermissions` = '7',
`pmsendmax` = '5',
`calendarpermissions` = '63',
`wolpermissions` = '31',
`adminpermissions` = '3',
`genericoptions` = '55',
`profilepicmaxwidth` = '100',
`profilepicmaxheight` = '100',
`profilepicmaxsize` = '65535',
`avatarmaxwidth` = '80',
`avatarmaxheight` = '80',
`avatarmaxsize` = '20000',
`signaturepermissions` = '237567',
`sigpicmaxwidth` = '500',
`sigpicmaxheight` = '100',
`sigpicmaxsize` = '10000',
`sigmaxrawchars` = '0',
`sigmaxchars` = '0',
`sigmaxlines` = '0',
`sigmaxsizebbcode` = '7',
`sigmaximages` = '0'
WHERE usergroupid=6;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'mgccustomusergroupperms' in 'field list'
Error Number : 1054
Date : Friday, November 23rd 2007 @ 12:46:49 AM
Script : http://myforum.info/new/admincp/usergroup.php?do=update
Referrer : http://myforum.info/new/admincp/user...&usergroupid=6
IP Address : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Username : admin
Classname : vb_database

[weedheaven]

how can i get this to work on vbadvanced, now it just says loading when i post something i only geta bigger screen atm. I always liked the shoutbox on the main page of the portal.

nvm saw it doesnt work with vbadvanced atm. Switched back to 1.4