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

[VBDev]

Yes Yes, that one comes from the chatbox.

However, the type of error is a problem with your sql server as "it goes away". Here is an interesting explanation of what it means : ttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/gone-away.html

Did you encounter such errors previously to the chatbox install ? I am thinking that perhaps your host does allow limited mysql simultaneous connexions ?

[nt180692]

Hi
Atm, the shoutbox is working fine, but the username colour is white, and it contrasts with my white background, therefore i can see the username. How do i change the username colour from white, to blue ?

[nt180692]

This is a picture of the above problem.

Attachment 73509

Thanks,
Nick.

[kylek]

Originally Posted by acegames

Yes I know hes not stating any problems , I meant I am having the same problem with this shoutbox as all the other shoutbox plugins I have tried today with vb3.70 b2 , they all just display loading for me

Same thing, think I tried them all. Tried a fresh install of this one on 3.7.0 beta 3 and chatbox shows but just keeps loading. Will wait for 3.7 version as the features on this chatbox look great.

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by kylek

Same thing, think I tried them all. Tried a fresh install of this one on 3.7.0 beta 3 and chatbox shows but just keeps loading. Will wait for 3.7 version as the features on this chatbox look great.

That's strange, it should work.

Have you tried those steps :

• Reverting the chatbox templates
• Uploading chatbox files again (especially the js files)

Originally Posted by nt180692

This is a picture of the above problem.

Attachment 73509

Thanks,
Nick.

You have to edit the mgc_chatbox_bit template for that and find every $username and change the html to do that

[MotMann]

Originally Posted by VBDev

Did you encounter such errors previously to the chatbox install ?

Yes. i think the Problem is, that everytime the Chatbox will be displeyd, the Smilies listet in the Background

So, if 40 User visit a side, than the Smilies are the problem. Its better, that the smilies displayed first, if a User Click on the Smilies

But you know the Problem.. i hope it fixed in the next released.


* I love your Box *

[VBDev]

Originally Posted by MotMann

Yes. i think the Problem is, that everytime the Chatbox will be displeyd, the Smilies listet in the Background

So, if 40 User visit a side, than the Smilies are the problem. Its better, that the smilies displayed first, if a User Click on the Smilies

But you know the Problem.. i hope it fixed in the next released.


* I love your Box *

On that one I don't understand you.

Smileys are retrieved in one query so there is no problem ?

[MotMann]

I don't understand you Sorry....

* in german is better *

[VBDev]

I don't speak german a lot ya know

What I was meaning is that the smilies are retrieved in only one sql query so I don't see the problem.

You said I know the problem but I don't :|

[MotMann]

Yes, you know that

b) I think its better, that the Smileylist loads, if the User Click on the Icon.. and not if the User load the side. It takes to long loadingtime, if 60 Smileys displayed

Originally Posted by VBDev

Yes I know, I have to do something about that. I don't think I will focus on it for the next release but this will be on the top priority lsit for next one.